TCS Databases

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Agency: Department of the Interior

  • 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…

  • Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, And Restoration: State Grant Program

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To provide funding for States to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located on State-owned or privately owned land. Funds may also be used to identify undocumented orphaned wells and measure the environmental and public health impacts of orphaned wells, among other related uses. Bill Section: 40601 New…

  • Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, And Restoration: Tribal Grant Program

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To provide grants to Tribes to identify, plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells located on Tribal land. Bill Section: 40601 New or Existing: New Potential Cost:      $150,000,000 Timeline: FY22-30 Implementation Status/Rulemaking:    On November 23, 2022, DOI announced final guidance for Tribes on how to apply for…

  • Ecosystem Restoration: State/Tribal Restoration Projects On Private/Public Land

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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  

  • Ecosystem Restoration: Restore Native Vegetation On Federal/Non-Federal Land for DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: allocates $100 million to the Forest Service (FS) to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on both federal and non-federal previously mined land, with the goal of restoring ecological health on no fewer than 10,000 acres of federal land, including Indian forest or rangeland. IIJA spending in…

  • Ecosystem Restoration: Revegetation Effort to Implement National Seed Strategy for DOI

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    Agency: Department of the Interior   Description: To establish and implement a national revegetation effort on Federal and nonFederal land, including to implement the National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. Bill Section: 40804(b)(9)(A) Potential Cost:      $70,000,000 Timeline: FY22-26