Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to explicitly make propane storage facilities an eligible use under the storage facility loan program. It authorizes loans to agricultural producers to construct or upgrade propane storage primarily used for agricultural production, referencing the definition in 7 C.F.R. §4279.2.
Progressives highlight climate and fossil-fuel lock-in concerns
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that cleanly amends an existing loan program to permit propane storage as an eligible use, with clear statutory text and references to regulatory definitions.
This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to explicitly make propane storage facilities an eligible use under the storage facility loan program.
It authorizes loans to agricultural producers to construct or upgrade propane storage primarily used for agricultural production, referencing the definition in 7 C.F.R. §4279.2.
The change is limited to clarifying eligibility within the existing loan authority; it does not specify funding levels, caps, or new regulatory requirements.
Small, administrable change benefiting farmers with limited fiscal impact; possible environmental pushback and reliance on being folded into broader agriculture legislation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that cleanly amends an existing loan program to permit propane storage as an eligible use, with clear statutory text and references to regulatory definitions.
Progressives highlight climate and fossil-fuel lock-in concerns
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives highlight climate and fossil-fuel lock-in concerns
Generally supportive of rural infrastructure and farmer resiliency, but concerned about reinforcing fossil fuel dependence and emissions.
Would seek safeguards to ensure loans benefit small producers and include environmental and safety oversight.
Views this as a narrow, pragmatic fix but wants climate-consistent alternatives considered.
Pragmatic approval conditioned on fiscal and administrative safeguards.
Sees the amendment as a targeted, technical fix to support agricultural operations, but wants clarity on program limits, oversight, and cost containment.
Likely to favor with modest guardrails.
Likely supportive as a practical measure to strengthen rural agriculture and property rights.
Views clarifying loan eligibility as a limited, pro-farmer action that improves productivity without broad regulatory changes.
Prefers minimal new federal strings attached.
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Small, administrable change benefiting farmers with limited fiscal impact; possible environmental pushback and reliance on being folded into broader agriculture legislation.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives highlight climate and fossil-fuel lock-in concerns
Small, administrable change benefiting farmers with limited fiscal impact; possible environmental pushback and reliance on being folded int…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive policy change that cleanly amends an existing loan program to permit propane storage as an eligible use, with clear statutory text an…
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