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Expands federal disaster-assistance and eases permitting for farmers and communities that rely on acequia irrigation systems. It clarifies that producers dependent on acequias are eligible for losses covered under a USDA disaster program, removes the need for special-use permits for routine acequia upkeep on Federal land, and requires USDA to report on acequia-dependent producers, assistance received, and access to USDA programs within two years.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Ben Ray Luján · Last progress 1 year ago