S. 2643
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · August 1, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Luján · Committee: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities
- (a) Contracts, grants, and agreements
- Section 40804 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 16 U.S.C. 6592a
- (g) Contracts, grants, and agreements
- To carry out the ecosystem restoration activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ()), Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions— 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)
- for the collection and maintenance of native seeds, including material from managed seed orchards; and
- for the production of seedlings for revegetation.
- To carry out the ecosystem restoration activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ()), Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions— 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)
- (g) Contracts, grants, and agreements
- Section 40804 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 16 U.S.C. 6592a
- (b) Collaborative forest landscape restoration program
- Section 4003(b)(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 () is amended— 16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(7)
- in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after ;
- by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
- institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ()); 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)
- by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
- Section 4003(b)(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 () is amended— 16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(7)