Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2025
What it does
The Watershed Protection and Forest Recovery Act of 2025 would amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to carry out emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land following natural disasters or other natural occurrences that impair natural resources. The bill defines eligible measures as those necessary to address runoff retardation, soil erosion, and flood mitigation that, if untreated, would significantly endanger forest resources or pose an immediate risk to water resources, life, or property downstream. It authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with sponsors—including state…
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