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HR 4290 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural insurance Agricultural practices and innovations Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Floods and storm protection Infrastructure development Water use and supply

Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act

Introduced: June 22, 2023 Introduced by: Leger Fernandez, Teresa Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Jun 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act

This bill specifies that agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems are eligible to receive assistance under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for all losses suffered as a result of drought, flood, or other natural disasters. Acequias, or community ditches, are community-operated and -organized water irrigation systems. 

The bill also provides that a special use permit shall not be required on Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Department of the Interior land for the (1) presence or use of water from an acequia, or (2) routine maintenance and minor improvements conducted by a community user or governing body of an acequia.

Further, USDA must submit a report to Congress on agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems.

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2077 Identical bill Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 22, 2023
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Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Jun 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4290: Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4290/
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"H.R. 4290: Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4290/.
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