S2166-118

Introduced

To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for programs to voluntarily repurpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 22, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for programs to voluntarily repurpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Agriculture.

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 id0ca82b8890064b83b878b323d9dcf4e7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Agricultural Land Repurposing Act of 2023.
  • Section idAC3D44162BF44737867CCC06C120FF2B: 2. Grants to States and Indian Tribes for multibenefit programs to voluntarily repurpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use Section 101 of the...
  • Section id4b854b00cbe943b88372cec36dfc6681: 3. Grants to support agricultural sustainability to reduce reliance on groundwater and reduce consumptive water use Section 9504(a) of the Omnibus Public Land...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for programs to voluntarily repurpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Energy, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for programs to voluntarily repurpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Energy Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 22, 2023

Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Energy Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"basin-scale" §idAC3D44162BF44737867CCC06C120FF2B

an eligible landscape area or sub-basin that— includes multiple water users

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