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Senate Bill 2624
115th Congress(2017-2018)
EQIP Improvement Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 22, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 22, 2018
Latest Action
Mar 22, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2624
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Republican
Mike Lee
Utah
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

EQIP Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). (EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers and land owners to implement certain conservation practices.)

The bill modifies EQIP to:

  • reduce the maximum federal cost-share from 75% to 40% for specified practices,
  • repeal the requirement for at least 60% of the funds made available for EQIP payments to be targeted at practices relating to livestock production, and
  • reduce the five-year EQIP payment cap from $450,000 to $150,000.

The bill also requires USDA to: (1) coordinate the program with the conservation effects assessments carried out by USDA, and (2) revise the guidance issued to states for allocating funds to require data regarding environmental concerns to be used as a primary factor to prioritize projects.

USDA must prioritize EQIP applications that consist only of the performance of certain land management or vegetative practices that are a cost-effective means of addressing the most pressing impairments that threaten to degrade or impair water quality, water quantity, soil or related natural resources within a local watershed, or a specific natural resource boundary.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 22, 2018
Actions (2)
03/22/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
03/22/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:56 PM
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