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 also includes efforts to establish and implement a national revegetation effort and a collaborative, landscape-scale restoration program to restore water quality or fish passage on federal and Indian land.
Bill Section:
40804(b)(8)(A)
Potential Cost:
$100,000,000
Timeline:
FY22-26