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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3972
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood prevention and
mitigation measures to purposes of the Regional Conservation Partner-
ship Program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 2023
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. SORENSEN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood
prevention and mitigation measures to purposes of the
Regional Conservation Partnership Program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Flood Resiliency and
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Land Stewardship Act’’.
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SEC. 2. RCPP PURPOSES.
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Paragraph (2) of section 1271(b) of the Food Secu-
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rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871(b)(2)) is amended to
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read as follows:
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‘‘(2) To address natural resource concerns on
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eligible land on a regional or watershed scale, includ-
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ing—
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‘‘(A) the conservation, protection, restora-
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tion, and sustainable use of soil;
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‘‘(B) the conservation and protection of
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water, including sources of drinking water and
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groundwater;
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‘‘(C) the prevention and mitigation of the
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effects of flooding and drought, and the im-
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provement or expansion of flood resiliency; and
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‘‘(D) the conservation of wildlife, agricul-
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tural land, and related natural resources.’’.
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