Bipartisan legislation has been introduced into the U.S. Senate that would expedite producers’ access to federal disaster relief programs.
The Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, sponsored by Republican Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), would provide producers who are impacted by natural disasters an option to receive an up-front cost share based on USDA estimates.
The bill would also adjust eligibility for producers impacted by any wildfire caused or spread by natural causes.
