Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

Bill: 115-hr-1054
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Biological and life sciences
Building construction
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Genetics
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Horticulture and plants
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
Student aid and college costs
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

 
This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service, and other appropriate entities to support a program of intramural and extramural botanical science research to support the land management responsibilities of the Department of the Interior. Interior may hire additional personnel to augment its expertise in the botanical sciences.
 
Interior's land management agencies, the Forest Service, and the Department of Defense shall give preference to using locally adapted native plant materials when undertaking land management activities on lands under their respective jurisdictions. 
 
A state shall maximize the use of such plant materials when carrying out environmental mitigation efforts and environmental restoration and pollution abatement activities authorized under the surface transportation block grant program.
 
Sponsors of development or redevelopment projects involving certain federal facilities shall establish, maintain, or restore use of such plant materials on all natural spaces. 
 
Specified federal agencies shall collaborate regarding land use responsibility when undertaking specified activities related to native plant materials.
 
 The bill authorizes the BLM to undertake specified activities for the development and use of native plant materials. 
 
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall ensure that a program of activities which is focused on conservation and protection of native plants is incorporated into its existing programs and activities. 
 
The USFWS shall support a program of collaborative grants to: (1) prevent rare plants from becoming endangered, and (2) encourage the recovery of endangered plants. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House