S 228 · Acequia Communities Empowered by Qualifying Upgrades for Infrastructure Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced
- Jan 23, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 23, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Ben Ray Luján [D-NM]
- Policy area
- Water Resources Development
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Jan 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.