S. 557IntroducedPUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022
Animal and plant health · Congressional oversight · Ecology
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 3, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Oct 18, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
Summary
Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022
This bill establishes a pilot program for native plant species.
The National Park Service (NPS) shall establish a pilot program to prioritize the use of native plant species within geographically diverse units of the National Park System and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The Department of the Interior shall, in carrying out the pilot program, coordinate activities with
- the National Seed Strategy of the BLM,
- the Plant Conservation Alliance, and
- the Plant Materials Centers of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Oct 18, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530.
- Oct 18, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-179.
- Oct 18, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-179.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 11, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
- Mar 3, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1027-1028)
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
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