MATCH Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.2507 | Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. (R-UT)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2021 or the MATCH Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures.
USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures as meeting part of its contribution towards the project costs.

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to pre-
  agreement costs of emergency watershed protection measures, 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 ``Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act 
of 2021'' or the ``MATCH Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM.

    Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Pre-Agreement Costs.--
            ``(1) Sponsor.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        `sponsor' means a State or local government, or an Indian tribe 
        (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
            ``(2) Pre-agreement project costs.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) identify a list of emergency watershed 
                protection measures the cost of which may be incurred 
                by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with 
                the Secretary pursuant to this section; and
                    ``(B) develop a procedure, including appropriate 
                deadlines, to be implemented at the State level, 
                through which a sponsor may request, for a specified 
                natural disaster, additional emergency watershed 
                protection measures the cost of which may be incurred 
                by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with 
                the Secretary pursuant to this section.
            ``(3) Agreement contribution.--If the Secretary and the 
        sponsor enter into an agreement pursuant to this section, the 
        Secretary shall consider any applicable pre-agreement costs 
        incurred by a sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed 
        protection measures identified pursuant to paragraph (2) as 
        meeting part of the sponsor's contribution towards the project 
        costs.
            ``(4) Assumption of risk.--Nothing in this subsection 
        requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a 
        sponsor, and a sponsor undertaking emergency watershed 
        protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with 
        the Secretary pursuant to this section shall assume the risk of 
        incurring any costs of undertaking such measures.''.
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