Drought Legislation Introduced to Lessen Severity of Losses
The bipartisan legislation would establish a National Drought Policy, a National Drought Council, a Drought Assistance Fund and develop a National Drought Monitoring Network.
The senator, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, also confirmed he is seeking $20 million through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Drought Emergency Assistance Program to be available to states with declared drought emergencies. Of the 17 eligible states, emergencies have been declared or are expected to soon be declared in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Montana, Texas and Wyoming.
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