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MONARCH Act of 2023

Introduced: March 16, 2023 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Mar 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Mar 16, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2023 or the MONARCH Act of 2023

This bill provides support for the conservation of western monarch butterflies (the monarch butterfly population that overwinters along the coast of California and breeds across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah). Specifically, the bill establishes the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies and other pollinators within the range of western monarch butterflies.

In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate updating and implementing the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

What's happening now March 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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