The White House has released the framework of its Build Back Better Act Budget legislation. The framework says the bill would bolster resilience and natural solutions to climate change through investment in coastal restoration, forest management and conservation. Center for Rural Affairs Senior Policy Associate Kayla Bergman says her group likes the framework which boosts rural development across the country.

She says the bill helps invest in improving the climate as well as funds conservation efforts to aid in that process.

Bergman says they’re especially pleased that the REAP or Rural Energy for American Program through USDA is included in the Build Back Better Bill.

Bergman is hoping that because they’ve pared down the cost of this legislation from the original $1.2 trillion that might aid in its passage.