HR 5257
118th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Emergency planning and evacuation
Farmland
Natural disasters
Watersheds
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Aug 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed.
Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.