To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border of Texas, and for other purposes.
This bill would modify the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program to provide financial assistance to farmers and ranchers in counties along Texas's southern border. The payments would help agricultural producers repair damage to their land and farming infrastructure caused by border-related issues and restore natural resources in the affected areas. The program would operate through one-year contracts between producers and the federal government. The legislation covers 34 specific Texas counties stretching from El Paso to the Gulf Coast, including areas like Cameron, Hidalgo, and Webb counties. While the bill does not specify funding amounts or timelines in the text provided, it authorizes the Department of Agriculture to make these payments to eligible producers in the designated border region.
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