Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act

This bill changes a federal grant program that pays for pollinator-friendly plantings and practices along roadsides and highway rights-of-way. It adds certain tax-exempt nonprofit organizations to the groups that can get grants, and defines eligible Indian Tribes by reference to the federal list of recognized Tribes. It requires consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on one part of the plans, and requires applicants to consult Indian Tribes whose land is within 50 miles of a proposed project. It raises a grant dollar limit from $150,000 to $500,000 and authorizes $5 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031, up from $2 million per year.

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Sponsors

• Jimmy Panetta Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors