Extinction Prevention Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.
American SamoaAntigua and BarbudaAquatic ecologyArizonaBahamasBarbadosBelizeCaliforniaCanadaCaribbean areaColoradoCongressional oversightCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcologyEl SalvadorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFishesGovernment trust fundsGrenadaGuamGuatemalaHaitiHawaiiHondurasHorticulture and plantsInsectsJamaicaLakes and riversLatin AmericaMexicoNevadaNew MexicoNicaraguaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoU.S. territories and protectoratesUtahWildlife conservation and habitat protection
Extinction Prevention Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-1728| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Extinction Prevention Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for the conservation of butterflies and moths in North America; plant species in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; freshwater mussels in the United States; and bony fish found in desert ecosystems in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. Among other things, the bill establishes the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund, the Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund, the Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund, and the Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund. In selecting projects for assistance, Interior must prioritize projects that conserve threatened and endangered species.
American SamoaAntigua and BarbudaAquatic ecologyArizonaBahamasBarbadosBelizeCaliforniaCanadaCaribbean areaColoradoCongressional oversightCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcologyEl SalvadorEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFishesGovernment trust fundsGrenadaGuamGuatemalaHaitiHawaiiHondurasHorticulture and plantsInsectsJamaicaLakes and riversLatin AmericaMexicoNevadaNew MexicoNicaraguaNorthern Mariana IslandsOregonPanamaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoU.S. territories and protectoratesUtahWildlife conservation and habitat protection