Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Aug 22, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Sep 25, 2023
Agriculture
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) watershed programs. The bill modifies the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow USDA to undertake certain measures that go beyond addressing the immediate impairment of the watershed. Specifically, USDA may undertake measures that increase the level of protection of the watershed if USDA determines that the restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and the protection of the watershed from repetitive impairments. (The EWP Program assists sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and proper...
Timeline · 3 actions
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Aug 22, 2023
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.