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Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act

Introduced: October 7, 2005 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Oct 7, 2005
Introduced in House
Oct 7, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use necessary Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds to make emergency financial assistance available to: (1) commercial ornamental nursery and fernery producers in a disaster county for eligible inventory losses due to Hurricane Dennis, Katrina, or Rita; and (2) tropical fruit producers in a disaster county who have suffered a loss of 35 percent or more relative to expected production, due to any of those hurricanes. Provides for the calculation of losses and payments.

Directs the Secretary to use necessary CCC funds to make emergency financial assistance to commercial ornamental nursery and fernery producers in a disaster county to help cover debris removal and associated costs due to any of those hurricanes.

Amends the: (1) Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to include a producer of nursery or fernery crops within the term "agricultural producer" for purposes of its emergency conservation program; and (2) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include nursery growers that produce field- or container-grown trees within the term "eligible orchardist" for purposes of its tree assistance program.

Designates amounts provided under this Act as an emergency requirement under the FY2006 Concurrent Budget Resolution.

What's happening now October 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Oct 7, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Oct 7, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Oct 7, 2005
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Oct 7, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4031: Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4031/
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"H.R. 4031: Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4031/.
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