To modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Expands USDA flood-protection authorities to support more durable watershed restoration and higher federal cost shares for certain rehabilitation projects in limited-resource areas.
Who Benefits and How
Local watershed sponsors and communities with flood-prone infrastructure could receive stronger restoration work and a larger federal share of rehabilitation costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal watershed programs and taxpayers could bear larger project costs, and USDA would have broader program-administration responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Allows emergency watershed projects to restore above the minimum immediate-impairment level when long-term watershed health warrants it.
- Raises the federal rehabilitation share to 65 percent generally and up to 90 percent in limited-resource areas.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands USDA flood-protection authorities to support more durable watershed restoration and higher federal cost shares for certain rehabilitation projects in limited-resource areas.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Disaster Relief
Primary Purpose
Expands USDA flood-protection authorities to support more durable watershed restoration and higher federal cost shares for certain rehabilitation projects in limited-resource areas.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Local watershed sponsors and communities seeking stronger flood-protection assistance
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal watershed programs financing a larger share of restoration and rehabilitation work
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ricketts (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Communities and project sponsors relying on watershed restoration and flood-protection work
Local organizations undertaking watershed rehabilitation projects
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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