H.R. 7143

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7143 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7143

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2026

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Moore of Utah) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure

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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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