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Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
Introduced: Jan 23, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 23, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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 an acequia or the use of the acequia's water, 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.
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Water Resources Development
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Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural insuranceAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFloods and storm protectionInfrastructure developmentWater use and supply
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