Modification of flood protection and infrastructure resilience programs
The Act modifies U.S. Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency. It authorizes Emergency Watershed Program measures that exceed immediate repair needs to ensure long-term watershed health. Additionally, the Act allows for up to 90% federal cost-share for rehabilitation projects in limited resource areas and expands the Regional Conservation Partnership Program purposes to explicitly include flood and drought mitigation.
Key points
Post-Flood Restoration: Emergency Watershed Programs can now undertake measures beyond immediate repair to ensure long-term watershed health and protection.
Support for Limited Resource Areas: The Secretary may contribute up to 90% of rehabilitation costs for structural measures in these areas (up from the standard 65%).
Resilience Priority: The Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) purposes are expanded to include the prevention and mitigation of flooding and drought.
Status:
Introduced
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