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119-hr-9299119th Congress

Advancing Next-Generation Genetic Learning for Effective Resource Strategy Act

Sponsored By: Representative Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

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Summary

Would create an eDNA Sport Fish Survey grant program to help governments, universities, and nonprofits use environmental DNA to expand and improve sport fish monitoring.

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  • Fisheries managers and conservationists would get funding to increase the spatial reach and frequency of sport fish surveys, improve species identification and population estimates, and detect invasive or endangered species.
  • State, Tribal, and local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits would be eligible to apply for grants and are encouraged to collaborate across jurisdictions; collaborative applications receive priority.
  • Grant funds could be used for broader or remote sampling, more frequent surveys, better species ID, and data collection that informs fisheries management and conservation practices.

*Would authorize $4.0 million to be appropriated each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2033, increasing federal spending by that amount if appropriated.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Environmental DNA grants for fish surveys

This bill would create the eDNA Sport Fish Survey grant program. The Interior Secretary, acting through the US Geological Survey and coordinating with NOAA, would award grants to States, local and Tribal governments, colleges, and nonprofits. Grants would pay to add environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring to sport fish surveys. Uses could include larger or more frequent sampling, better species ID and population estimates, invasive species detection, and monitoring endangered fish. The bill would authorize $4,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027–2033 (about $28 million total). Congress would need to appropriate the money before grants are paid.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

MI • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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