Freight for Farms Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8472 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8472 To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the expansion of freight rail infrastructure to support the transport of agricultural inputs and products to farms, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2024 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Molinaro, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the expansion of freight rail infrastructure to support the transport of agricultural inputs and products to farms, 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 ``Freight for Farms Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUDING FREIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS. (a) In General.--Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and essential community facilities including necessary related equipment'' and inserting ``and essential community facilities (such as freight rail infrastructure that supports access to agricultural and related entities) including necessary related equipment''; (2) in each of paragraphs (19)(A), (20)(B), and (21)(A) by striking ``essential community facilities'' and inserting ``essential community facilities (such as freight rail infrastructure that supports access to agricultural and related entities)''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(27) Requirements for freight rail infrastructure projects.-- ``(A) In general.--The requirement