,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ceaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the priority and consideration of using 
native plants in ,federal projects1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,building
 ,native ,habitats at ,federal          
,facilities ,act4  #b4 ,priority and    
consideration of the use of native      
plants in ,federal projects  7a7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,federal agency ,the term ,federal      
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency in section #aje of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,federal project ,the term ,federal     
project means a construction or         
maintenance activity that-- 7,a7 is     
carried out-- 7i7 by a ,federal agency2 

and  7ii7 at a ,federal facility 7as    
defined in section #icj7;g7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,b7      
involves landscape planting             
improvements2 and  7,c7 is located in a 
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 or a            
commonwealth1 territory1 or possession  
of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,native   
plant ,the term native plant has the    
meaning given the term native plant     
species in section #aja7;a7 of title ,i 
of division ,,dd of the ,consolidated   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7#dc        
,u4,s4,c4 #agcb note2 ,public ,law      
#aag-cbh74  7b7 ,federal project        
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later
 than #bgj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 any ,federal    
agency that carries out a ,federal      
project shall-- 7,a7 prioritize1 as     
feasible with respect to cost1 schedule1
 and product supply or a scientific1    
historical1 or educational purpose1 the 

use of native plants over non-native    
plants2 and  7,b7 consider the benefits1
 such as habitat creation1 supporting   
native pollinators1 providing food and  
shelter to insect and wildlife          
population1 decreasing soil erosion and 
landscape water usage1 increasing       
sediment control1 and controlling       
stormwater runoff1 of using native      
plants over the life of the ,federal    
project when deciding whether to use    
native plants4  7#b7 ,turfgrass and     
lawns ,a ,federal agency-- 7,a7 is not  
required to prioritize and consider     
turfgrass and lawn plantings as required
 by paragraph 7#a72 but  7,b7 is        
encouraged to consider1 with respect to 
cost1 schedule1 product supply1 overall 
maintenance requirements1 and property  
usage1 the planting of native plants on 
appropriate areas of existing or planned
 turfgrass and lawns1 particularly      
unused areas1 while carrying out a      
,federal project4  7c7 ,contractor      
requirements ,in entering into a        

,federal contract1 the head of a        
,federal agency shall-- 7#a7 include the
 priority and consideration requirements
 described in subsection 7b7 in the     
contract1 to the maximum extent         
practicable2 and  7#b7 require that any 
subcontract 7at any tier7 of that       
contract include those priority and     
consideration requirements4  7d7 ,update
 to agency-,specific design standards   
,not later than #bgj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 a ,federal  
agency that maintains agency-specific   
facility design standards or that has   
landscape and maintenance development   
requirements or standards shall update  
those requirements and standards in     
accordance with subsections 7b7 and 7c74
  7e7 ,,ceq ,guidance ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and every #b years          
thereafter1 the ,chair of the ,council  
on ,environmental ,quality shall        
distribute to ,federal agencies guidance
 on-- 7#a7 the use of native plants in  

,federal projects2 and  7#b7            
implementing the requirements of this   
section4  7f7 ,report ,not later than #b
 years after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 and every #b years           
thereafter1 the ,chair of the ,council  
on ,environmental ,quality shall make   
publicly available on the website of the
 ,council on ,environmental ,quality a  
report on the use of native plants in   
,federal projects for at least the      
previous #b years that includes1 at a   
minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,case      
studies on best practices used in       
various ,federal projects4  7#b7 ,a     
general analysis of scientific or       
environmental findings relating to      
selected ,federal projects1 the types of
 plants used1 and any quantifiable      
impacts of native plant usage in the    
,federal projects4  7#c7 ,a description 
of how the ,federal ,government is      
promoting native habitats and native    
plant usage4