H.R. 1726, known as the “Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023,” requires the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death. This disease is caused by a fungus affecting native...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1726 is a plan where some big helpers in the U.S. government team up with people in Hawaii to save special trees that are getting sick from a fungus, by studying the problem and finding ways to help the forest stay healthy.