A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to remove nonnative plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and for other purposes.
Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2019 or the DRIP Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a competitive grant program to (1) remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions, (2) replace those nonnative plant species with native plant species, and (3) maintain and monitor riparian areas in which nonnative plant species have been removed and replaced.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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