To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H94380EB2AA654827A14D769FB7F82600: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Act of 2023.
- Section H5ED068D717C044C985AD0B874E0E71BC: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, and other water bodies of national significance are integral to the health and wealth of...
- Section H70CA1E21D55C4B1D8854AAEB3D64809B: 3. Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Action Program Subchapter A of chapter 4 of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is...
- Section H75517A01C5A047F8B9379D31454283C2: 1240H–1. Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Action Program In this section: The term covered agreement means a contract or agreement under the program or a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a watershed that is— delineated at the hydrologic unit code level 12 in the Watershed Boundary Dataset managed by the United States Geological Survey
a watershed that is— delineated at the hydrologic unit code level 12 in the Watershed Boundary Dataset managed by the United States Geological Survey
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