Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6821 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6821 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2023 Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Gallagher) 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 pilot program that focuses Department of Agriculture conservation funding on reducing the most problematic nutrients in the highest-impact areas, 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 ``Healthy Farms Healthy Watersheds Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, and other water bodies of national significance are integral to the health and wealth of millions of Americans; (2) excessive loading of nutrients in these water bodies leads to eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and dead zones that threaten human health and adversely impact fish and wildlife resources, tourism, and industry; (3) the Federal Government, State and local governments, non-profit organizations, and private entities have expended billions of dollars to reduce nutrient loading in the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, and other water bodies of national significance; (4) despite the investments described in paragraph (3), harmful algal blooms and dead zones continue to occur in the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, and other water bodies of nation