S.4549

WATER for Farmers Act aims to ensure water delivery to U.S. under 1944 Treaty and compensate farmers for shortfalls.

The WATER for Farmers Act establishes mechanisms to enforce the 1944 Water Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico, ensuring reliable water delivery to U.S. farmers. It creates the South Texas Agricultural Compensation Trust Fund to compensate U.S. agricultural producers for economic losses due to water delivery shortfalls. The U.S. Trade Representative will increase duties on Mexican imports during shortfalls, prioritizing goods from water-dependent regions. The Secretary of Agriculture calculates economic losses using an economic value per acre-foot and an impact multiplier.