S5101-118

Introduced

To amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Education.

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 H90B6EC0D07B445D8819E85444C5109A9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2024.
  • Section H362A12382BA24B60A20B25428A6537D3: 2. Amendments to the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is...
  • Section HF1CE54204AEC44A4AC6893EC5984CD28: 8. Conservation programs assessment In coordination with the appraisal of soil, water, and related resources and the soil and water conservation program, the...
  • Section H69BC2237E55D41D7BED0F2081C64EF6D: 9. Goals and assessment process for conservation programs In coordination with the appraisal of soil, water, and related resources, the soil and water...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Agriculture, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Agriculture Education

Whole bill

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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2024

Mr. Casey 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 Agriculture Education
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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