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To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to preagreement costs of emergency watershed protection measures, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to allow state and local governments and Indian Tribes to incur costs for emergency watershed protection measures before entering into an agreement with the federal government. The bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to identify which emergency watershed protection measures qualify for preagreement funding and establish procedures for sponsors to request approval for additional measures related to specific natural disasters. Any preagreement costs incurred by a sponsor can be counted toward the sponsor's required financial contribution to the project if an agreement is reached. Sponsors that undertake these measures before reaching an agreement assume the financial risk if no agreement is ultimately reached with the government. The bill does not obligate the Secretary to enter into any agreement with a sponsor.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
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Actions (3)
- Dec 2, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Oct 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Oct 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 17, 2025
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Maloy, and Mr. Garamendi) 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 preagreement costs of emergency watershed protection measures, 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 “Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2025” or the “MATCH Act of 2025”.
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) Preagreement Costs.—
“(1) Definition of sponsor.—In this subsection, the term ‘sponsor’ means—
“(A) a State or local government; and
“(B) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).
“(2) Preagreement project costs.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall—
“(A) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section; and
“(B) develop a procedure, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the State level, through which a sponsor may request, for a specified natural disaster, additional emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section.
“(3) Agreement contribution.—If the Secretary and a sponsor enter into an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall consider any applicable preagreement costs incurred by the sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures identified under paragraph (2) as meeting part of the contribution of the sponsor toward the cost of the project.
“(4) Assumption of risk.—A sponsor that undertakes emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume the risk of incurring any cost of undertaking those measures.
“(5) Effect.—Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a sponsor.”. <all>
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