Empowers communities to restore flood protection in watersheds to levels above pre-disaster conditions through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program
Restore flood protection in watersheds above pre-disaster conditions.
Occurrences
Protecting farmers and rural communities from natural disasters: (Includes provisions from H.R. 1858, Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act, introduced by Congressman Davis) Empowers communities to restore flood protection in watersheds to levels above pre-disaster conditions through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program— a federal initiative for emergency recovery.
Evidence
WCTI reported that Davis introduced the Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act and said it would let NRCS "enhance flood protection beyond pre-disaster levels" for rural communities.
Assessments
Davis made a serious federal legislative attempt by introducing the Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act, which was framed to allow flood protection to be enhanced beyond pre-disaster levels. But the available evidence shows only bill introduction and advocacy, not enacted law, implemented watershed restoration, or completed restoration above pre-disaster conditions. Under the campaign-and-office standard, that is a meaningful effort but not delivery of the promised outcome.