Southern Border Farmers and Ranchers

Summary#

The bill adds a "Southern Border Initiative" to section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985. It directs the Secretary to provide payments to producers under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Payments would help producers implement conservation practices to address and repair damage to agricultural land and farming infrastructure on "covered land." The bill defines "covered land" as land in a county at or near the southern border of Texas and lists specific counties. Contracts for payments would have a term of 1 year.

What it means for you#

  • If you are a producer with land in one of the listed counties, you may be eligible for EQIP payments to fix or prevent damage to agricultural land and farming infrastructure by implementing conservation practices.
  • Covered counties named in the bill are: Brewster; Brooks; Cameron; Crockett; Culberson; Dimmit; Duval; Edwards; El Paso; Frio; Hidalgo; Hudspeth; Jeff Davis; Jim Hogg; Jim Wells; Karnes; Kenedy; Kinney; Kleberg; La Salle; Live Oak; Maverick; McMullen; Pecos; Presidio; Reeves; Starr; Sutton; Terrell; Uvalde; Val Verde; Webb; Willacy; Zapata; and Zavala.
  • Contracts under this initiative would last one year.

Expenses#

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Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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