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House committee clears bill to remove federal denial requirement for drought livestock water aid
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee recommended passage of House Bill 1040, which would remove a requirement that North Dakota livestock producers first apply to and be denied federal USDA Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) assistance before qualifying for the state's drought disaster livestock water supply assistance program.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to recommend passage of House Bill 1040, which would remove a state eligibility requirement that applicants for North Dakota's drought disaster livestock water supply assistance program first apply to and receive a denial from the USDA Farm Service Agency's Emergency Conservation Program (ECP).
Proponents told the panel the federal-application requirement adds time and paperwork during emergency drought responses and can be an unnecessary barrier because many counties are ineligible for ECP even when the state program is activated. Pat Frygen, planning and education division director for the Department of Water Resources, said the state program is intended to…
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