Ecosystem Restoration: Revegetation and Hazard Mitigation on Mined Lands for USDA

Agency: Department of Agriculture

 

Description:

Allocates $100 million to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the purpose of restoring native vegetation and mitigating environmental hazards on both federal and non-federal previously mined land, including 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)(B)

Potential Cost:     

$100,000,000

Timeline:

FY22-26