DRIP Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 27, 2018)
Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act or the DRIP Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to qualified partnerships to: (1) remove non-native plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and (2) replace the non-native plant species with native plant species.
A "non-native plant species" is a plant species that: (1) is non-native (or alien) to an ecosystem; and (2) when introduced to the ecosystem causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health.
A "qualified partnership" is a partnership between: (1) at least one flood control district; and (2) at least one city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state.
What just happenedOct 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 27, 2018
- Oct 22, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Sep 27, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 27, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House