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Natural Disaster Relief Act

Introduced: January 11, 2007 Introduced by: Lucas, Frank D. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2007
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jan 11, 2007
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.
Jan 11, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Disaster Relief Act - Defines "hurricane-affected county" as: (1) a county covered by a natural disaster declaration related to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, or related condition; and (2) a contiguous county.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers (other than sugar cane and sugar beet producers) who have incurred qualifying 2005-2007 crop losses due to weather or related conditions (including crop disease, insects, and delayed harvest) with respect to which a natural disaster declaration has been made. Requires a producer who suffered qualifying losses to elect assistance for only one of such years.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) payments through the 2002 livestock compensation program for livestock disaster losses during calendar years 2005-2007 for losses that occurred prior to of enactment of this Act (including wildfire disaster losses in Texas and other states, and blizzard losses in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oklahoma); and (2) livestock indemnity payments to producers who have incurred 2005-2007 livestock disaster losses prior to enactment of this Act (including wildfire disaster losses in Texas and other states, and blizzard losses in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oklahoma), including losses due to hurricanes, floods, wildfires, blizzards, and anthrax. Requires a livestock producer who suffered qualifying losses to elect assistance for only one of such years.

Directs the Secretary to hire additional county Farm Service Agency personnel to assist in agricultural disaster and economic assistance programs.

What's happening now March 2, 2007

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4