Bill > HR4892

This bill, called the "Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025", amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements with various entities including state forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, Indian Tribes, and multistate coalitions. The bill specifically authorizes these entities to collaborate on two key ecosystem restoration activities: collecting and maintaining native seeds (including from managed seed orchards) and producing seedlings for revegetation purposes. Additionally, the bill modifies the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to explicitly include language about native seed collection, seedling production, and allows institutions of higher education to participate in these restoration efforts. These changes aim to support more comprehensive and collaborative approaches to ecological restoration, potentially improving forest health, biodiversity, and landscape resilience by facilitating the production and use of native plant materials.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4892/all-info