BINS Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4852 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4852

    To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make
fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans,
                        and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2026

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

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make
fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans,
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Building Infrastructure for Nutrient
Storage Act of 2026'' or the ``BINS Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. STORAGE FACILITY LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1614(a) of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8789(a)) is amended by inserting
``fertilizer,'' after ``renewable biomass,''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall amend part
1436 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the amendment
made by subsection (a), including to ensure that, with respect to
fertilizer, loans may be made under the Farm Storage Facility Loan
Program for, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) Dry bins and dry flat storage.
            (2) Fertilizer blenders.
            (3) Liquid tanks.
            (4) Anhydrous ammonia pressure vessels.
            (5) Foundations, electrical systems, conveyors, plumbing,
        piping, and pumps necessary for the receipt, storage, and
        removal of fertilizer products.
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