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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6448 

To establish the National Wildlife Corridors System to provide for the protection and restoration of native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their 

habitats in the United States that have been diminished by habitat 

loss, degradation, fragmentation, and obstructions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2016 

Mr. BEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To establish the National Wildlife Corridors System to provide for the protection and restoration of native fish, 

wildlife, and plant species and their habitats in the 

United States that have been diminished by habitat loss, 

degradation, fragmentation, and obstructions, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2016’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Establishment of National Wildlife Corridors System. 

Sec. 4. Administrative designation of National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 5. Protection and management. 

Sec. 6. Conservation support. 

Sec. 7. National native species habitats and corridors database. 

Sec. 8. Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund. 

Sec. 9. Protection of Indian tribes. 

Sec. 10. Definitions. 

Sec. 11. Relationship to other conservation laws. 

Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) America’s native fish, wildlife, and plant 

9 species are part of our rich natural heritage and an 

10 important legacy to pass on to future generations. 

11 (2) Populations of many native fish, wildlife, 

12 and plant species in the United States are declining. 

13 Scientists estimate that one in five animal and plant 

14 species in the United States is at risk of extinction 

15 and many species are declining in numbers. 

16 (3) One of the greatest threats to the survival 

17 and diversity of many native fish, wildlife, and plant 

18 species in the United States is the loss, degradation, 

19 fragmentation, and obstructions of their natural 

20 habitats. 


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1 (4) The conservation of landscape corridors and 

2 hydrologic connectivity, where native fish, wildlife, 

3 and plant species and ecological processes can tran4 sition from one habitat to another, is critical to con5 serving native biodiversity and ensuring resiliency 

6 against impacts from a range of stressors. 

7 (5) Climate change is a significant threat to na8 tive fish, wildlife, and plants. Conserving, restoring, 

9 and establishing new ecological connections to facili10 tate the shift of species into more suitable habitat is 

11 a key climate change adaptation strategy. 

12 (6) Protecting landscape corridors and hydro13 logic connectivity is a broadly accepted strategy to 

14 conserving native fish, wildlife, and plant species and 

15 ensuring ecosystem resilience, and it is typically one 

16 of the first steps in restoration and recovery plan17 ning. For example, States have recognized the im18 portance of connectivity in the Western Governors’ 

19 Association policy resolution, ‘‘Protecting Wildlife 

20 Migration Corridors and Crucial Wildlife Habitat in 

21 the West’’, and the Conference of New England 

22 Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ resolu23 tion recognizing the importance of ecological 

24 connectivity for the adaptability and resilience of 

25 their region’s ecosystems, biodiversity, and human 


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1 communities in the face of climate change. The 

2 United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s Strategic 

3 Plan for Responding to Accelerating Climate Change 

4 also acknowledges that ‘‘processes such as polli5 nation, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural dis6 turbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others 

7 must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to 

8 maintain or restore. These processes are likely to 

9 function more optimally in landscapes composed of 

10 large habitat blocks connected by well-placed cor11 ridors.’’. The Department of the Interior’s Public 

12 Land Policy for Implementing Mitigation at the 

13 Landscape-Scale includes ‘‘protecting and restoring 

14 core, unfragmented habitat areas, and the key link15 ages among them.’’. Federal and State policies con16 tinue to be developed to address the importance of 

17 conserving fish, wildlife, and plant corridors and eco18 logical connectivity. 

19 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR20 RIDORS SYSTEM. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na22 tional Wildlife Corridors System to provide for the con23 servation and restoration of habitats that support a diver24 sity of ecologically associated native fish, wildlife, and 

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1 tected under Federal law, that have experienced or may 

2 in the future experience habitat loss, degradation, frag3 mentation, or obstructions of connectivity. 

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the System is— 

5 (1) to provide long-term habitat connectivity for 

6 native fish, wildlife, and plant species for migration, 

7 dispersal, adaptation to climate and other environ8 mental change, and genetic exchange; 

9 (2) to restore ecological processes that have 

10 been disrupted by habitat loss, degradation, frag11 mentation, or obstructions; and 

12 (3) to facilitate coordinated landscape- and 

13 seascape-scale connectivity planning and manage14 ment across jurisdictions. 

15 (c) COMPONENTS.—The System shall consist of Na16 tional Wildlife Corridors that are designated as part of 

17 the System by statute, rulemaking, or Federal manage18 ment plan issuance, revision, or amendment. 

19 (d) STRATEGY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of the Interior shall issue a strategy for the 

23 effective development of the National Wildlife Cor24 ridors System that will ensure achievement of the 

25 purpose of the System, including consideration of 


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1 connectivity needs with respect to non-Federal lands 

2 and waters, achievement of effective coordination re3 garding Corridors spanning multiple jurisdictions, 

4 and an approximate development timeline. The scope 

5 of Corridors to be designated may vary according to 

6 the habitat needs of individual or ecologically associ7 ated native fish, wildlife, and plant species. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 

9 Secretary shall develop the strategy— 

10 (A) in consultation with the Secretary of 

11 Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

12 Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 

13 Transportation; and 

14 (B) in coordination with States, tribes, and 

15 existing landscape- and seascape-scale partner16 ships, including the National Fish Habitat 

17 Partnership, National Ocean Policy regional 

18 planning bodies, Climate Science Centers of the 

19 Department of the Interior, and the Landscape 

20 Conservation Cooperative Network. 

21 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 

22 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

24 (1) RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec25 retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, 


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1 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Inte2 rior, and the Secretary of Transportation shall each 

3 within two years after the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act, through a rulemaking, create a process for 

5 designating lands and waters under their respective 

6 administration and control as National Wildlife Cor7 ridors in accordance with their land, water, and re8 source management planning authorities. 

9 (2) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

10 of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec11 retary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, and 

12 the Secretary of Transportation may each issue such 

13 regulations as he or she considers appropriate to 

14 carry out this Act. 

15 (3) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER MANAGE16 MENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

17 of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec18 retary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Trans19 portation shall consider designation of National 

20 Wildlife Corridors in processes for issuance, revision, 

21 or amendment of a management plan or plans for 

22 lands and waters under their respective administra23 tion and control. 

24 (b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—Designation of 

25 land or water as a Corridor under this section— 


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1 (1) shall be based on the best available science; 

2 (2) may consider information contained in gov3 ernmental or nongovernmental assessments, plans, 

4 monitoring reports, studies, and other sources of rel5 evant information, such as ecoregional assessments, 

6 nongovernmental reports, public transportation 

7 plans, State wildlife data and action plans, tradi8 tional ecological knowledge, and relevant agency re9 ports; 

10 (3) shall be based on historic, current, or likely 

11 future use of the areas by one or more native fish, 

12 wildlife, and plant species continuously, annually, or 

13 periodically; 

14 (4) shall support the connectivity, persistence, 

15 resilience, and adaptability of native fish, wildlife, 

16 and plant species by providing for— 

17 (A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 

18 populations; 

19 (B) range shifting, range expansion, or 

20 range restoration, such as in response to cli21 mate change; 

22 (C) seasonal movement or migration; or 

23 (D) succession, movement, or recoloniza24 tion following— 


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1 (i) a disturbance, such as fire, flood, 

2 drought, or infestation; or 

3 (ii) population decline due to disease 

4 or previous extirpation; and 

5 (5) shall be informed by the National Native 

6 Species Habitats and Corridors Geographic Informa7 tion System Database established under this Act. 

8 (c) DESIGNATION OF LAND OR WATER REQUIRING

9 RESTORATION OR CONSOLIDATION OF HABITAT.—Land 

10 or water designated as a Corridor may consist of— 

11 (1) land or water that requires restoration, in12 cluding— 

13 (A) land or water that is degraded; and 

14 (B) land or water from which a species is 

15 currently absent, but may be colonized or re16 colonized by the species or to which the species 

17 may be reintroduced or restored; and 

18 (2) fragmented land or water that consists of 

19 only a portion of the habitat required for a native 

20 fish, wildlife, and plant species to maintain itself. 

21 (d) PETITION FOR DESIGNATION.—The process es22 tablished under subsection (a) shall include procedures 

23 under which— 

24 (1) any person may submit to the appropriate 

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1 porting such petition, to designate an area under 

2 their jurisdiction as a National Wildlife Corridor; 

3 and 

4 (2) such Secretary shall consider and respond 

5 to each such petition pursuant to a petition response 

6 process developed, through rulemaking, by the Sec7 retary. 

8 (e) DESIGNATION ON MILITARY LANDS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Cor10 ridor on a military installation— 

11 (A) must be consistent with the use of 

12 military installations and State-owned National 

13 Guard installations to ensure the preparedness 

14 of the Armed Forces; and 

15 (B) must not result in a net loss in the ca16 pability of installation lands to support the mili17 tary mission of the installation. 

18 (2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA19 TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 

20 terminate any designation of a Corridor on a mili21 tary installation if the Secretary considers such sus22 pension or termination necessary for military pur23 poses, after publication of— 

24 (A) public notice of such suspension or ter25 mination; and 


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1 (B) any steps taken by the department to 

2 ensure similar ecological connectivity elsewhere 

3 on the military installation. 

4 (3) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In 

5 this subsection, the term ‘‘military installation’’ has 

6 the meaning that term has under section 100(1) of 

7 the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(1)). 

8 (f) COORDINATION AND COOPERATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 

10 practicable and consistent with applicable law, each 

11 Secretary shall coordinate designation of National 

12 Wildlife Corridors with other relevant Federal de13 partments and agencies, affected States, including 

14 State fish and wildlife agencies and other State 

15 agencies responsible for managing natural resources, 

16 tribes, local governments, private landowners, and 

17 nongovernmental organizations engaged in conserva18 tion of native fish, wildlife, and plant species. 

19 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPORTING NON-FED20 ERAL LAND AND WATER.—In conjunction with proc21 esses to designate National Wildlife Corridors, each 

22 Secretary may identify, in consultation with affected 

23 States, tribes, local governments, private landowners 

24 and nongovernmental organizations engaged in con25 servation of native fish, wildlife, and plant species, 


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1 non-Federal lands and waters that support the pur2 poses of designated National Wildlife Corridors by 

3 maintaining habitat connectivity across jurisdictional 

4 boundaries or providing other essential functions for 

5 wildlife and its habitat. 

6 SEC. 5. PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, the 

8 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec9 retary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Transpor10 tation, as applicable, shall, consistent with other applicable 

11 land and water management requirements, manage each 

12 National Wildlife Corridor under such Secretary’s admin13 istrative jurisdiction in a manner that contributes to the 

14 long-term connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adapt15 ability of native fish, wildlife, and plant species, such as 

16 by— 

17 (1) preventing habitat loss, degradation, frag18 mentation, and obstructions within such Corridor; 

19 (2) implementing strategies and activities that 

20 enhance the ability of native fish, wildlife, and plant 

21 species to respond to climate change and other envi22 ronmental factors; 

23 (3) maintaining or restoring the integrity and 

24 functionality of the Corridor and associated habitat; 


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1 (4) mitigating or removing human-caused bar2 riers to native fish, wildlife, and plant species move3 ment, including, but not limited to, power lines, 

4 roads, fences, dams, bridges, culverts, and other hy5 drologic obstructions; and 

6 (5) using existing conservation programs under 

7 the Secretary’s jurisdiction to contribute to the 

8 connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability 

9 of native fish, wildlife, and plant species. 

10 (b) CORRIDORS SPANNING MULTIPLE JURISDIC11 TIONS.—Where a Corridor spans the administrative juris12 diction of more than one Secretary, the relevant Secre13 taries shall coordinate management of the Corridor such 

14 that the purposes of this Act are achieved regarding such 

15 Corridor. 

16 (c) ROAD MITIGATION.—With respect to a Corridor 

17 that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new or existing local, 

18 State, or Federal road or highway, the relevant Secretaries 

19 shall work with the Department of Transportation and 

20 State and local transportation agencies, as appropriate, to 

21 develop, implement, and fund environmental mitigation 

22 measures to— 

23 (1) improve public safety and reduce vehicle24 caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat 

25 connectivity; and 


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1 (2) mitigate the damage to wildlife, aquatic spe2 cies passage, flood resiliency, habitat, and ecosystem 

3 connectivity, such as by constructing, maintaining, 

4 or replacing wildlife underpasses and overpasses and 

5 culverts, or maintaining, replacing, or removing 

6 dams, bridges, culverts, and other hydrologic ob7 structions, as appropriate, such that the purposes of 

8 this Act are achieved regarding such Corridor. 

9 (d) COORDINATION.—In managing National Wildlife 

10 Corridors, each Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

11 practicable and consistent with applicable law, coordinate 

12 on lands and waters within the System with other Federal 

13 departments and agencies, and with relevant conservation 

14 plans for native fish, plants, and wildlife and their habi15 tats, including State comprehensive wildlife strategies and 

16 other State conservation strategies for species, tribal con17 servation plans, local government land use and conserva18 tion plans, and nongovernmental plans. 

19 SEC. 6. CONSERVATION SUPPORT. 

20 (a) WORKING LANDSCAPES.—The Secretary of Agri21 culture— 

22 (1) may direct investment in working land23 scapes through conservation programs under such 

24 Secretary’s administration and control to support 

25 the purposes of this Act; and 


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1 (2) shall give priority under such conservation 

2 programs to non-Federal lands and waters identified 

3 under section 4(f) as supporting the purposes of Na4 tional Wildlife Corridors. 

5 (b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION.—The Sec6 retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec7 retary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 

8 Secretary of Transportation may each acquire land and 

9 interests in land, including permanent conservation ease10 ments, from willing donors and willing sellers, to establish 

11 and enhance Corridors. 

12 (c) METHOD.—Acquisitions under this section may 

13 be made— 

14 (1) subject to section 200306 of title 54, United 

15 States Code, by purchase with amounts appropriated 

16 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund; 

17 (2) by purchase with amounts appropriated 

18 from the Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protec19 tion Fund; or 

20 (3) by acceptance of donation of land or inter21 ests in land. 

22 SEC. 7. NATIONAL NATIVE SPECIES HABITATS AND COR23 RIDORS DATABASE. 

24 The Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

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1 existing landscape- and watershed-scale partnerships, in2 cluding the National Fish Habitat Partnership, the Land3 scape Conservation Cooperative Network, and the Migra4 tory Bird Joint Ventures, shall— 

5 (1) establish a comprehensive National Native 

6 Species Habitats and Corridors Geographic Informa7 tion System Database that— 

8 (A) consists of a database of maps, models, 

9 data, surveys, and other information regarding 

10 native fish, wildlife, and plant species habitats 

11 and Corridors, particularly regarding species 

12 most at risk due to habitat loss, degradation, 

13 and fragmentation; and 

14 (B) reflects the best scientific information 

15 available; and 

16 (2) make such database available to States, In17 dian tribes, Federal agencies, local decisionmakers, 

18 and the general public, for use in— 

19 (A) identifying and prioritizing natural re20 sources adaptation strategies and activities; 

21 (B) assessing, avoiding, and minimizing 

22 the impacts of development, energy, water, 

23 transportation, and transmission projects and 

24 other activities on Corridors; and 


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1 (C) developing strategies to promote land2 scape and aquatic connectivity necessary to 

3 allow native fish, wildlife, and plant species to 

4 move as necessary to meet biological and eco5 logical needs, adjust to shifts in habitat, and 

6 adapt to climate change. 

7 SEC. 8. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP AND PROTEC8 TION FUND. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is es10 tablished in the Treasury of the United States a separate 

11 account to be known as the Wildlife Corridors Stewardship 

12 and Protection Fund, consisting of— 

13 (1) amounts appropriated to the Fund under 

14 this Act; and 

15 (2) donations of funds accepted under sub16 section (c). 

17 (b) USE.—The Fund— 

18 (1) shall be administered by the National Fish 

19 and Wildlife Foundation; and 

20 (2) may be used by such Foundation to provide 

21 financial assistance to States, local governments, the 

22 Federal Government, tribes, and private landowners 

23 for enhancing the management and the protection of 

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1 identified as important to further the purposes of 

2 Corridors designated under this Act. 

3 (c) DONATIONS.—The National Fish and Wildlife 

4 Foundation may accept donations of funds for deposit into 

5 the Fund. 

6 (d) DISCLOSURE OF USE.—The National Fish and 

7 Wildlife Foundation shall annually make publicly available 

8 by March 1 a description of how the Fund was used dur9 ing the preceding calendar year. 

10 SEC. 9. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 

11 (a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 

12 this Act is intended to amend, alter, or give priority over 

13 the Federal trust responsibility to Indian tribes. 

14 (b) EXEMPTION FROM FOIA.— 

15 (1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 

16 paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 

17 under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, if 

18 the head of the agency that receives the information, 

19 in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 

20 and the affected Indian tribe, determines that disclo21 sure may— 

22 (A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 

23 (B) risk harm to human remains or re24 sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 


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1 (C) impede the use of a traditional reli2 gious site by practitioners. 

3 (2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information 

4 referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 

5 by a Federal agency pursuant to this Act relating 

6 to— 

7 (A) the location, character, or ownership of 

8 human remains of a person of Indian ancestry; 

9 or 

10 (B) resources, cultural items, uses, or ac11 tivities identified by an Indian tribe as tradi12 tional or cultural because of the long-estab13 lished significance or ceremonial nature to the 

14 Indian tribe. 

15 SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘‘connectivity’’ 

18 means the condition of an area that permits, with 

19 respect to individual or ecologically associated native 

20 fish, wildlife, and plant species, dispersal and genetic 

21 exchange between populations; range shifts or ex22 pansion, such as in response to climate change; sea23 sonal movement or migration; or succession, move24 ment, or recolonization following disturbance or pop25 ulation decline. 


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1 (2) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ means 

2 any land or water designated as a National Wildlife 

3 Corridor and part of the System by statute or by a 

4 Federal agency rulemaking or management plan 

5 issuance, revision, or amendment in accordance with 

6 this Act. 

7 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild8 life Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund es9 tablished by this Act. 

10 (4) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 

11 National Wildlife Corridors System established by 

12 this Act. 

13 SEC. 11. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONSERVATION LAWS. 

14 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or 

15 otherwise affect any other statute or regulation relating 

16 to conservation of fish, wildlife, or plants. 

17 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated— 

19 (1) for each fiscal year for designating and ad20 ministering Corridors under this Act— 

21 (A) to the Secretary of the Interior, 

22 $7,500,000; 

23 (B) to the Secretary of Agriculture, 

24 $3,000,000; 


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1 (C) to the Secretary of Defense, 

2 $1,500,000; 

3 (D) to the Secretary of Commerce, 

4 $3,000,000; and 

5 (E) to the Secretary of Transportation, 

6 $3,000,000; 

7 (2) to the Secretary of the Interior, $3,000,000 

8 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act, and $1,500,000 for each 

10 fiscal year thereafter, to establish and maintain a 

11 comprehensive National Native Species Habitats and 

12 Corridors Geographic Information System Database 

13 under this Act; and 

14 (3) to the Fund, $3,000,000 for each fiscal year 

15 for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to 

16 provide assistance authorized by this Act. 

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