Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act
H.R. 7143119th Congress

Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)26 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Roadside Pollinator Program Amendments Act.

Section 2. Pollinator-friendly practices on roadsides and highway rights-of-way

Section 332 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking; or and inserting included on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131);;

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

(4) a nonprofit organization that is—

(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and

(B) exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.

(C) ; and

(2) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting after consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service before the period at the end;

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency and inserting described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of subsection (b); and

(C) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;

(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking In developing and inserting the following:

(A) In general

In developing

(iii) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated)—

(I) in clause (i) (as so redesignated)—

(aa) by striking that is a State department of transportation or a Federal land management agency and inserting described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of subsection (b); and

(bb) by striking affected or interested Indian Tribes and inserting Indian Tribes described in subsection (b)(2), the Tribal land of which is located 50 miles or less from a project or practice proposed to be included in the plan; and

(II) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by striking any eligible entity and inserting an eligible entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b); and

(iv) by adding at the end the following:

(B) Clarification

Nothing in this paragraph requires additional consultation beyond consultation during the development of a plan under paragraph (1).

(3) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking $150,000 and inserting $500,000; and

(4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.

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