Agency: Department of the Interior

  • Ecosystem Restoration: Ecological Health Restoration Contracts for DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: For entering into contracts, including stewardship contracts or agreements, the purpose of each of which shall be to restore ecological health on not fewer than 10,000 acres of Federal land, including Indian forest land or rangeland, and for salaries and expenses associated with preparing and executing those contracts.…

  • Ecosystem Restoration: Working Capital Fund

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To establish a Working Capital Fund that may be accessed by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to fund requirements of contracts to restore ecological health on Federal lands, including cancellation costs and periodic payments over the span of the contract period Bill Section:…

  • Ecosystem Restoration: Grants to States and Tribes for Voluntary Restoration

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes for implementing voluntary ecosystem restoration projects on private or public land that prioritizes funding cross-boundary projects and requires matching funding. Bill Section: 40804(b)(4) Potential Cost:      $400,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26  

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Geostationary Operations Environmental Satellite Program at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: For entering into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and operate a program that makes use of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Program to rapidly detect and report wildfire starts in all areas in which the Secretary of the Interior…

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Mechanical Thinning And Timber Harvesting; Precommercial Thinning In Young Growth at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: For conducting mechanical thinning and timber harvesting that maximizes the retention of large trees to the extent that the trees promote fire-resilient stands or precommercial thinning in young growth stands for wildlife habitat benefits to provide subsistence resources. Bill Section: 40803(c)(11)(B)(i) Potential Cost:      $100,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 Other…

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Prescribed Fires at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: Provides funding for the planning and conducting of prescribed fires and related activities by the DOI. This allocation is part of a larger $3.369 billion authorized for wildfire risk reduction activities between fiscal years 2022 and 2026. Bill Section: 40803(c)(13)(A) Potential Cost:      $250,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 Other TCS…

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Fuelbreaks at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: For developing or improving potential control locations, including installing fuelbreaks, with a focus on shaded fuelbreaks when ecologically appropriate. Bill Section: 40803(c)(14)(A) Potential Cost:      $250,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26 Other TCS Resources: Clearing the Smoke: A Closer Look at Federal Spending and Programs on Wildfire  

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Removal Of Vegetation For Biochar And Innovative Wood Products at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: For contracting or employing crews of laborers to modify and remove flammable vegetation on Federal land and for using materials from treatments, to the extent practicable, to produce biochar and other innovative wood products, including through the use of existing locally based organizations that engage young adults, Native…

  • Wildfire Risk Reduction: Post-Fire Restoration at DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: Allocates $200 million for post-fire restoration activities to be implemented within three years following the containment of a wildland fire. This funding is part of a broader commitment by the Department of the Interior (DOI) to manage and mitigate wildfire risks, restore ecosystems affected by fires, and enhance…

  • Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, And Restoration: Federal Program

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To establish a program to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located on Federal land. The program will identify orphaned wells and distribute funding, with priority given to wells with high environmental and public health risks. The program must seek to identify potentially responsible parties. Additionally, the program…