S. 1078 · 118th Congress
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act
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This bill revises provisions related to the wetland certification program at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 30, 2023
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act
This bill revises provisions related to the wetland certification program at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by
- prohibiting the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement;
- prohibiting USDA from imposing penalties retroactively for newly determined wetlands;
- revising the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests;
- prohibiting USDA from using new rationale for a wetland determination if a person has previously successfully appealed a final wetland determination;
- establishing that USDA bears the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that a person has violated certain wetland conservation provisions;
- requiring USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations; and
- requiring that each individual who interacts with the NRCS have the option to participate in a customer satisfaction survey provided by an independent survey company.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act
Latest action (Mar 30, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 30, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.