GROW SMART Act

This bill would let the Secretary of the Interior give technical and financial help to plan voluntary water projects that prepare for and respond to drought in Reclamation states. Eligible projects must use new or untested approaches, such as water-sharing agreements between farms and cities, businesses, states, or conservation groups, or farming methods that use less water, while keeping farmland in production. Projects that fallow land for most of the growing season would not qualify. The federal government would pay up to 75 percent of costs, with a possible waiver for Tribal entities, and the bill authorizes $5,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2028 through 2034.

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Sponsors

• Alex Padilla Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors