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Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to the emergency watershed program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the emergency watershed program and flood management for agricultural lands. The Secretary of Agriculture may undertake restoration measures that provide protection above the minimum necessary if they benefit long-term watershed health and are cost-effective. The bill requires a national study within 2 years analyzing agricultural flood vulnerability, economic losses, mitigation effectiveness, available flood risk data, and current and recommended flood management practices. The act also amends the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to increase federal cost-sharing for rehabilitation projects from 65 percent to 90 percent. These amendments are intended to improve flood prevention and agricultural resilience.
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Actions (3)
- Mar 28, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Mar 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Mar 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Feenstra, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to the emergency watershed program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act”.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM.
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Level of Restoration.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary may undertake measures that increase the level of protection above that which would be necessary to address the immediate impairment of the watershed if the Secretary determines that such restoration is—
“(1) in the best interest of the long-term health and the protection of the watershed from repetitive impairments; and
“(2) cost-effective and appropriate, given risks to the environment.”.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE FLOOD VULNERABILITY STUDY.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a national agriculture flood vulnerability report containing the results of a conservation effects assessment project studying flood risk on agricultural lands, including—
(1) an analysis of economic losses of crops and livestock resulting from flooding under different recurrence scenarios;
(2) an analysis of the downstream effects of mitigation activities carried out as part of a watershed management approach;
(3) an analysis of available Federal and State data relating to flood risk, as applicable to agricultural land, including data relating to riverine flooding, coastal flooding, storm surge, extreme precipitation, and flash flooding; and
(4) a description of ongoing producer-level conservation practices and broader government initiatives to manage flooding impact and flood risk within and across watersheds, and recommendations for additional practices and initiatives to further address such impact and risk.
SEC. 4. REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES NEAR, AT, OR PAST THEIR EVALUATED LIFE EXPECTANCY.
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act is amended—
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 1002), by striking “respectively.” and all that follows through “must contain” and inserting “respectively. Each project, other than a rehabilitation project under section 14, must contain”; and
(2) in section 14(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1012(b)(2)), by striking “65 percent” and inserting “90 percent”. <all>
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