Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4902 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4902 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a groundwater conservation easement program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2023 Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Mr. LaTurner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a groundwater conservation easement program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM. (a) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Purposes.--Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) i…