S. 4931 · 117th Congress · Senate

NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced
Sep 22, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act

This bill revises provisions related to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by (1) revising the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests, (2) requiring USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations, and (3) prohibiting the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 22, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. SEP 22, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Committees

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Referred: Sep 22, 2022

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