Sec. 304. Grants to support collaborative efforts to prevent endangered species status
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The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 ( 16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), shall establish a program to provide collaborative grants for projects— to prevent rare plant species from becoming endangered species; and to encourage the recovery of endangered plant species. A grant under this section shall be made competitively in compliance with fully transparent procedures, as established by the Secretary.
The Federal share of the cost of a grant awarded under this section shall be not more than 50 percent. The Secretary shall give preference to projects described in subsection (a)(1) that— involve collaboration between— Federal, State, and local units of government; and nonprofit organizations with knowledge and experience in rare and endangered plant restoration issues; and are in States or communities that are home to a significant percentage of threatened or endangered plants.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. .
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Grants to support collaborative efforts to prevent endangered species status
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