A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.
Extinction Prevention Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of
Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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