Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
- Last Action
- 7/28/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-28Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- 2023-06-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-06-22Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-06-22Introduced in House
- 2023-06-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-22 (00)
Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
This bill specifies that agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems are eligible to receive assistance under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for all losses suffered as a result of drought, flood, or other natural disasters. Acequias, or community ditches, are community-operated and -organized water irrigation systems.
The bill also provides that a special use permit shall not be required on Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Department of the Interior land for the (1) presence or use of water from an acequia, or (2) routine maintenance and minor improvements conducted by a community user or governing body of an acequia.
Further, USDA must submit a report to Congress on agricultural producers who rely on acequia systems.
Cosponsors (2)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Subjects
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural insurance
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Floods and storm protection
- Infrastructure development
- Water use and supply
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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