What does Preamble of Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025 do?

This bill amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements. These contracts, grants, and agreements are intended to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025.

What does CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND AGREEMENTS TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN of Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025 do?

This section amends Section 40804 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements for native seed collection and seedling production. Eligible entities for these contracts, grants, or agreements include State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions. This section also amends Section 4003(b)(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to include institutions of higher education as eligible entities for collaborative forest landscape restoration activities. The amendments to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act add 'the collection and maintenance of native seeds for revegetation, the production of seedlings, and' to the list of activities for which agreements may be entered into.

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Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025

Last updated: 8/1/2025 · Introduced: 8/1/2025

Author: Ben Luján (D-NM)

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This bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to award contracts, grants, and agreements for ecosystem restoration activities, including native seed collection and seedling production.
Eligible recipients of these contracts, grants, and agreements now include State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education, Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions.
The bill expands collaborative forest landscape restoration activities to include native seed collection and seedling production, allowing agreements with institutions of higher education.

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