Freshwater Fishery Aid: Infrastructure Disaster Relief Expanded
This new law expands financial assistance for freshwater fishers affected by infrastructure-related disasters, such as floods or water control system failures. This means that fishers, including those involved in crawfish farming, can now receive support when their operations are disrupted by issues with federal or state infrastructure.
Key points
Freshwater fisheries, including red swamp crawfish and white river crawfish, are now eligible for disaster relief due to infrastructure-related causes.
Infrastructure-related causes include events from the operation or failure of federal or state infrastructure like flood control systems, spillways, levees, and diversions.
The law clarifies that this relief applies to measurable disruptions in commercial or subsistence fishery activity, aquatic habitat, or water quality.
Status:
Introduced
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