S. 1107Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

MATCH Act of 2025

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The MATCH Act of 2025 amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to let states, local governments, and Indian tribes spend money on emergency watershed protection before a formal agreement with the USDA. Those pre‑agreement expenses can be counted toward the sponsor’s share of project costs if an agreement is later reached, but the sponsor bears any financial risk and the USDA is not obligated to sign an agreement.

Key Provisions

Defines “sponsor” as a state or local government, or an Indian tribe.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to list emergency watershed protection measures that a sponsor can fund before a formal agreement is signed.
Creates a state‑level process for sponsors to request additional emergency watershed measures after a natural disaster, allowing pre‑agreement spending.
If a later agreement is reached, any pre‑agreement costs the sponsor incurred will count toward the sponsor’s required contribution to the project.
Specifies that sponsors who spend money before an agreement assume all risk of those costs, and the Secretary is not required to enter into an agreement with any sponsor.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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March 25, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

March 25, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 25, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1107

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2025

Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 with respect to preagreement costs of emergency watershed protection measures, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2025 or the MATCH Act of 2025.

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)

Preagreement costs

(1)

Definition of sponsor

In this subsection, the term sponsor means—

(A)

a State or local government; and

(B)

an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).

(2)

Preagreement 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 under 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 under this section.

(3)

Agreement contribution

If the Secretary and a sponsor enter into an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall consider any applicable preagreement costs incurred by the sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures identified under paragraph (2) as meeting part of the contribution of the sponsor toward the cost of the project.

(4)

Assumption of risk

A sponsor that undertakes emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume the risk of incurring any cost of undertaking those measures.

(5)

Effect

Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a sponsor.