Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
118-HR-6717118th CongressIntroduced Dec 12, 2023Agriculture and Food
Market Probability
No market
Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Sponsor
Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5](R-LA-5)Summary
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2023
This bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to provide agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by natural disasters the option to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures.
The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes, and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government.
Subjects
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditEmergency planning and evacuationFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters
Actions (5)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jan 25, 2024House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jan 25, 2024House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 12, 2023House floor actions
Introduced in House
Dec 12, 2023Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Dec 12, 2023Library of Congress