[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1469 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1469

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use the facilities of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area to develop and implement a program 
to use drought resistant species of plants in the landscaping of public 
                                 lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

 Ms. Pelosi (for herself and Mr. Miller of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use the facilities of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area to develop and implement a program 
to use drought resistant species of plants in the landscaping of public 
                                 lands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROJECT TO USE DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANT 
              SPECIES IN CERTAIN LANDSCAPING PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park 
Service and utilizing the lands and facilities of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, shall establish a technical assistance 
program to assist universities and nonprofit organizations in the 
development and implementation of projects to use drought resistant 
plant species which require minimal watering and upkeep in landscaping 
applications where the use of such species will be compatible with 
native plant species and conserve scarce water resources. In selecting 
projects to be assisted under the authority of this section, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall give a priority to providing assistance 
to projects which employ and provide educational training and 
experience for young people between the ages of 14 and 23 and which 
will contribute to restoring the native ecology of landscapes which 
have been affected by the introduction of exotic species. There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended.

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