To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCD018E78A4AA48949B8E411F44721EFB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2024.
- Section H8B170DECFF7D4F69A5AF0C0B05AAD9D3: 2. Emergency forest watershed program Section 404(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2204(b)) is amended by inserting to carry out section...
- Section HCCDD4F5BBD0047E39C664942C543A190: 408. Emergency forest watershed program In this section: The term emergency watershed protection measures means measures that— are necessary to address runoff...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Maloy, Ms. Caraveo, and Mr. …
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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
the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. The term sponsor means— a State or local government
the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. The term sponsor means— a State or local government
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