Sec. 301. Interagency plant materials efforts
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In this section, the term Federal agency means the following: In the Department of the Interior— the Bureau of Indian Affairs; the Bureau of Land Management; the National Park Service; the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and the United States Geological Survey. In the Department of Agriculture— the Agricultural Research Service; the Forest Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The United States Botanic Garden.
The Smithsonian Institution. The Federal Highway Administration. The heads of the Federal agencies shall collaborate, as appropriate, regarding land use responsibility to carry out the following activities relating to plant materials of native plant species: Identifying seed needs and ensuring the reliable availability of genetically appropriate seed. Conducting research to develop genetically appropriate seed and improving technology for seed production and ecological restoration.
Supporting the ability of land managers to make timely and informed seeding decisions for ecological restoration. Enhancing, protecting, and restoring plant materials, as necessary to support pollinators and dispersers. Coordinating activities with the goals of sustaining and restoring public land through the use of techniques and materials that promote, to the extent practicable, the use of locally adapted plant materials of native plant species.