Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
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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.
EcologyEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFishesFloods and storm protectionHorticulture and plantsLakes and riversNatural disastersWater storageWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection
DRIP Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-5100| House
| Updated: 12/4/2019
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.
EcologyEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFishesFloods and storm protectionHorticulture and plantsLakes and riversNatural disastersWater storageWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection