We have received text from H.R. 11022: AGRI–FLOOD Resilience and Infrastructure Act. This bill was received on 2026-11-12, and currently has 1 cosponsor.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
This bill would create a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program focused on reducing flood risk and improving watershed resilience. In practical terms, it would let USDA provide financial and technical help for projects on flood-prone land that:
- restore or improve floodplains and watershed areas;
- repair, upgrade, or rehabilitate flood prevention infrastructure, including high-hazard dams;
- use nature-based approaches such as wetland restoration, riparian buffers, floodplain restoration, and reforestation;
- decommission certain dams when doing so would reduce flood risk or improve safety; and
- take pre-disaster steps to reduce flooding when forecasts or risk assessments show an imminent or recurring flood threat.
The bill defines a “high-hazard dam” as one whose failure could cause loss of life or major economic and environmental damage. It also defines “eligible land” broadly to include land in floodplains or watershed protection areas, land at risk of flooding, and land that could be restored to a more natural floodplain condition.
For projects that receive assistance, the bill would require the project sponsor, which can be a state, tribal, territorial, or local government or similar non-federal entity, to do several things:
- assess current and future flood risks;
- consider impacts on infrastructure, farmland, housing, and public safety;
- consider community vulnerability factors such as underserved populations and limited evacuation capacity;
- show how the project will reduce the identified risks; and
- conduct a follow-up assessment after the project is finished to measure results and record lessons learned.
The Secretary of Agriculture would have several new responsibilities under the program, including:
- creating a 20-year maintenance plan for each assisted project;
- deploying real-time monitoring tools like remote sensors and flood gauges;
- ensuring covered dams have complete and verified records of their condition and rehabilitation needs;
- building and maintaining a centralized national database of program data;
- running public education efforts about flood risk and watershed protection;
- encouraging use of smart water management technologies; and
- setting performance measures to evaluate how well projects reduce flood risk and improve water quality.
The bill would also require USDA, working with FEMA, to complete a national assessment of flood vulnerability within 360 days of enactment. In addition, USDA would have to make flood risk maps and related data publicly available in digital form, while allowing limited withholding of sensitive information for national security, law enforcement, or protection of critical federal facilities.
When choosing which projects to fund, USDA would have to prioritize projects that address repeated flooding or documented flood losses, protect agricultural land or rural infrastructure, or serve communities identified as high-risk in the national assessment.
The bill would change the existing emergency watershed protection program by requiring emergency watershed measures to be completed within one year after funding is obligated, or within 30 days in exigent situations that pose an imminent threat to life or property. It would also allow the government to fund broader watershed restoration work than just the minimum needed to address immediate danger, if the extra work supports long-term watershed health and environmental outcomes.
To improve transparency, the bill would require USDA to publish yearly guidance about program funding, eligibility, timelines, and application procedures. State NRCS offices would also have to document why they advanced each project, including how it fits national priorities and what public-safety benefits it is expected to provide. The bill would create an expedited review process for projects in areas with an active flood, a recent flood disaster declaration, an imminent flood risk, or a flood within the past year.
The bill authorizes whatever sums are necessary to carry out these activities. It also allows USDA to reserve some of those funds for immediate flood-risk reduction, emergency watershed stabilization, and short-term projects in communities that are currently flooding or at risk of flooding.
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Representative April McClain Delaney Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative April McClain Delaney:
- H.R.11022: AGRI–FLOOD Resilience and Infrastructure Act
- H.R.10684: DOE Bioenergy Program Reauthorization Act
- H.R.9286: Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026
- H.R.8981: SCALE Biology Act
- H.R.8825: Democracy Without Intimidation Act
- H.R.8453: Rural Child Care Facility Expansion Act
You can track bills proposed by Representative April McClain Delaney on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for McClain Delaney.
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