H.R. 6961 · 115th Congress
DRIP Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kyrsten Sinema
- Introduced
- 2018-09-27
- Latest action
- 2018-10-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Summary
Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act or the DRIP Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to qualified partnerships to: (1) remove non-native plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and (2) replace the non-native plant species with native plant species.
A "non-native plant species" is a plant species that: (1) is non-native (or alien) to an ecosystem; and (2) when introduced to the ecosystem causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health.
A "qualified partnership" is a partnership between: (1) at least one flood control district; and (2) at least one city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state.