Rolnictwo i żywność · 19.11.2003
Emergency Watershed Protection Program
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) proposes several changes to the implementation of the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to improve the effectiveness of its response to natural disasters. These changes to the existing program regulations include the following: [sbull] Modifying the cost-share rate for program assistance; [sbull] Clarifying that EWP assistance is not available for Federal lands except in situations where safeguards are followed to avoid inappropriate augmentation of appropriations; [sbull] Allowing a greater Federal share in areas that qualify as limited resource areas; and [sbull] Describing the parameters under which the agency will purchase floodplain easements as a means to limit flood damages and reduce future Federal obligations.