Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act

Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act

This bill amends the purpose of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include the prevention and mitigation of the effects of flooding and drought and the improvement or expansion of flood resiliency. (Under the RCPP, USDA enters into agreements with eligible partners to deliver conservation projects in specific geographical areas. Within an RCPP project, producers enter into contracts and agreements with USDA to carry out eligible conservation activities.)

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3972 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3972

  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood prevention and 
     mitigation measures to purposes of the Regional Conservation 
              Partnership Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2023

  Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood prevention and 
     mitigation measures to purposes of the Regional Conservation 
              Partnership 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 ``Flood Resiliency and Land 
Stewardship Act''.

SEC. 2. RCPP PURPOSES.

    Paragraph (2) of section 1271(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) To address natural resource concerns on eligible land 
        on a regional or watershed scale, including--
                    ``(A) the conservation, protection, restoration, 
                and sustainable use of soil;
                    ``(B) the conservation and protection of water, 
                including sources of drinking water and groundwater;
                    ``(C) the prevention and mitigation of the effects 
                of flooding and drought, and the improvement or 
                expansion of flood resiliency; and
                    ``(D) the conservation of wildlife, agricultural 
                land, and related natural resources.''.
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