Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act

The Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act proposes to amend the Food Security Act of 1985, specifically targeting the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Its primary goal is to broaden the scope of RCPP to include critical measures for flood prevention and mitigation . This expansion aims to enhance the flood resiliency of land and communities. The bill modifies the existing RCPP purposes, which currently address natural resource concerns like soil and water conservation. The new language explicitly adds the prevention and mitigation of flooding and drought effects, alongside the improvement or expansion of flood resiliency, as core objectives. This legislative change seeks to integrate flood management more directly into regional conservation efforts.