119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act
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Latest action (Apr 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 10, 2025)
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act
This bill revises provisions related to compliance and the appeals process for the wetland certification program at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Among other things, this bill
• prohibits the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement;
• prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from imposing penalties retroactively for newly determined wetlands;
• revises the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests;
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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