,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eade  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ca1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,o',halleran introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize new grants for 
research into riparian forest genetics  
and climate adaptation4  #a4 ,findings  
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 because most
 native plant species are genetically   
adapted to their local environment1     
climate change and invasive species     
result in plants no longer being locally
 adapted2  7#b7 to promote restoration  
success1 a network of integrated field  
trials 7also known as provenance trials 
or common gardens7 is crucial to        
determine which populations of dominant 
plants can survive current and projected
 future conditions1 which in turn will  
enable the development of precision     
models to forecast climate change       
impacts on key native riparian forest   
species and the species that depend upon

 them for their survival2 and  7#c7     
riparian systems are integral to and    
essential to wetland health and         
preservation1 research into1 and efforts
 to restore and protect the health of   
riparian ecosystems is essential4  #b4  
,research grants for projects related to
 riparian forest genetics and climate   
adaptation ,the ,secretary of the       
,interior shall establish a grant       
program for eligible entities to carry  
out projects that involve long-term     
research into plant genetics and        
genomics to make riparian forests and   
streams more resilient to climate change
 and invasive species and to provide    
critical habitat for birds1 native fish1
 endangered species and other animals   
and plants that are suffering from lost1
 degraded1 or threatened habitat4 ,the  
,secretary shall determine entities     
eligible to receive such grants1        
projects eligible for such grants1      
application and approval procedures for 
such grants1 and any limitations on the 

amount and uses of such grants1 and any 
other terms and conditions the          
,secretary determines appropriate4  #c4 
,definition of riparian forest ,as used 
in this ,act1 the term riparian forest  
means any riparian area and includes all
 plant1 animal1 insect1 and microbial   
communities in such areas4  #d4         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of the ,interior #ac1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscals years #bjbb through 
#bjca to carry out the grant program    
established under section #b4