Senators Welch, Sanders, and Representative Balint Introduce Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience (BUFFER) Act, to Help Protect Vermont Farmland from Flooding and Erosion
September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following catastrophic flooding in Vermont, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) today introduced the Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience (BUFFER) Act, legislation that would ensure all states, including Vermont, can access Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) funding to implement buffer zones, agricultur . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following catastrophic flooding in Vermont, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Representative Becca Balint (D-VT) today introduced the Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience (BUFFER) Act, legislation that would ensure all states, including Vermont, can access Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) funding to implement buffer zones, agricultur . . .