Congress Bill Would Have USDA Cover Most Costs to Add Rollover Protection to Farm Tractors
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Local TV report on the newly introduced Roll-Over Prevention & Safety Act creating USDA cost-share grants to retrofit older tractors with rollover protection structures and seatbelts, highlighting sponsors and how the grant would work.
State-focused write-up tying the legislation to tractor rollover fatality data and describing the USDA cost-sharing grants to retrofit older tractors with rollbars/ROPS and seatbelts.
Industry statement endorsing the bill’s USDA cost-share grant approach for retrofitting older tractors with ROPS/rollbars; includes key program features such as up to 70% coverage and a $500 out-of-pocket cap framing.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other purposes.
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