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[S. 3673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3673
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve and reauthorize the
pollinator-friendly practices on roadside highways and rights-of-way
program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2026
Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve and reauthorize the
pollinator-friendly practices on roadside highways and rights-of-way
program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Roadside Pollinator Program
Amendments Act''.
SEC. 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.''; 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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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