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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 

To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and 

restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 16, 2019 

Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, 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 National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the 

protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, 

and plant species, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL 

LAND AND WATER 

Sec. 101. National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 102. Administrative designation of National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 103. Management of National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 104. Collaboration and coordination. 

Sec. 105. Effect. 

TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 

Sec. 201. Tribal Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 202. Protection of Indian tribes. 

TITLE III—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM ON NONFEDERAL LAND AND WATER 

Sec. 301. Wildlife movements grant program. 

Sec. 302. National Coordination Committee. 

Sec. 303. Regional wildlife movement councils. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE 

Sec. 401. National wildlife corridors database. 

TITLE V—FUNDING 

Sec. 501. Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund. 

Sec. 502. Working landscapes. 

Sec. 503. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the native fish, wildlife, and plant species in 

4 the United States are part of a rich natural heritage 

5 and an important legacy to pass on to future genera6 tions; 

7 (2) the populations of many native fish, wildlife, 

8 and plant species in the United States are in decline; 

9 (3) scientists estimate that 1 in 5 animal and 

10 plant species in the United States is at risk of ex11 tinction, and many species are declining in numbers; 


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1 (4) threats to the survival and diversity of 

2 many native fish, wildlife, and plant species in the 

3 United States include the loss, degradation, frag4 mentation, and obstruction of natural habitats; 

5 (5) climate change threatens native fish, wild6 life, and plant species; 

7 (6) the 2019 global assessment report from the 

8 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio9 diversity and Ecosystem Services found that— 

10 (A) 1,000,000 wildlife and plant species 

11 worldwide are now threatened with extinction; 

12 and 

13 (B) 75 percent of the land-based environ14 ment, and approximately 66 percent of the ma15 rine environment, have been significantly al16 tered by human actions; 

17 (7) the conservation of new and existing land18 scape and seascape corridors, through which native 

19 species can transition from 1 habitat to another, 

20 plays an important role in helping— 

21 (A) to conserve native biodiversity; and 

22 (B) to ensure resiliency against impacts 

23 from a range of biotic and abiotic stressors; 

24 (8) the conservation, restoration, and establish25 ment of new ecological connections to facilitate the 


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1 movement of species into more suitable habitats is a 

2 key climate change adaptation strategy; 

3 (9) the protection of new and existing corridors 

4 is often one of the first steps in restoration and re5 covery planning; 

6 (10) States have recognized the importance of 

7 habitat connectivity, including— 

8 (A) a New England Governors and East9 ern Canadian Premiers’ Conference on the im10 portance of connectivity for ecosystem adapt11 ability and resilience, biodiversity, and human 

12 communities; and 

13 (B) an expired 2007 policy resolution of 

14 the Western Governors’ Association; 

15 (11) the strategic plan of the United States 

16 Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to accelerating 

17 climate change entitled ‘‘Rising to the Urgent Chal18 lenge’’ acknowledges that ‘‘processes such as polli19 nation, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural dis20 turbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others 

21 must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to 

22 maintain or restore . . . and are likely to function 

23 more optimally in landscapes composed of large 

24 habitat blocks connected by well-placed corridors’’; 


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1 (12) Federal and State agencies continue to de2 velop policies to address— 

3 (A) the importance of conserving fish, 

4 wildlife, and plant corridors; 

5 (B) the gap between science and manage6 ment for at-risk species; and 

7 (C) ecological connectivity; and 

8 (13) Federal policies consistently recognize the 

9 importance of voluntary improvement projects by 

10 private landowners to habitat conservation and res11 toration for native species. 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

13 (1) to support a diverse array of native species, 

14 including species protected under Federal, State, 

15 and Tribal law, that have experienced or may experi16 ence habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, or ob17 struction to connectivity; 

18 (2) to provide long-term habitat connectivity for 

19 native species migration, dispersal, adaptation to cli20 mate and other environmental change, and genetic 

21 exchange; 

22 (3) to help restore wildlife movements that have 

23 been disrupted by habitat loss, degradation, frag24 mentation, or obstruction; 


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1 (4) to facilitate coordinated landscape- and 

2 seascape-scale connectivity planning and manage3 ment across jurisdictions; and 

4 (5) to support State, Tribal, local, voluntary 

5 private landowner, and Federal agency decision6 makers in the planning and development of National 

7 Wildlife Corridors. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON11 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con12 gress’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

14 Resources of the Senate; 

15 (B) the Committee on Environment and 

16 Public Works of the Senate; 

17 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

18 the Senate; 

19 (D) the Committee on Energy and Com20 merce of the House of Representatives; 

21 (E) the Committee on Natural Resources 

22 of the House of Representatives; and 

23 (F) the Committee on Appropriations of 

24 the House of Representatives. 


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

2 means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 

3 facilitates native species movement. 

4 (3) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means a 

5 feature of the landscape or seascape that— 

6 (A) provides habitat or ecological 

7 connectivity; and 

8 (B) allows for native species movement or 

9 dispersal. 

10 (4) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 

11 the National Wildlife Corridors Database established 

12 under section 401(a). 

13 (5) FEDERAL LAND OR WATER.—The term 

14 ‘‘Federal land or water’’ means any land or water, 

15 or interest in land or water, owned by the United 

16 States. 

17 (6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild18 life Corridors Stewardship Fund established by sec19 tion 501(a). 

20 (7) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means 

21 land, water, and substrate occupied at any time dur22 ing the life cycle of a native species that is nec23 essary, with respect to the native species, for spawn24 ing, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, or migra25 tion. 


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1 (8) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 

2 means land of an Indian tribe, or an Indian indi3 vidual, that is— 

4 (A) held in trust by the United States; or 

5 (B) subject to a restriction against alien6 ation imposed by the United States. 

7 (9) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

8 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

9 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

10 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

11 (10) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 

12 The term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ 

13 means the National Coordination Committee estab14 lished under section 302(a). 

15 (11) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The 

16 term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any Fed17 eral land or water designated as a National Wildlife 

18 Corridor under section 101(a). 

19 (12) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYS20 TEM.—The term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor Sys21 tem’’ means the system of National Wildlife Cor22 ridors established by section 101(a). 

23 (13) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe24 cies’’ means— 


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1 (A) an indigenous fish, wildlife, or plant 

2 species of the United States, including sub3 species and plant varieties; 

4 (B) a fish, wildlife, or plant species not in5 digenous to the United States that the Sec6 retary determines to be— 

7 (i) noninvasive; or 

8 (ii) beneficial to the biodiversity of the 

9 natural ecosystem; and 

10 (C) a migratory bird species that is native 

11 to the United States or its territories (as de12 fined in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird 

13 Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))). 

14 (14) REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP.—The 

15 term ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means a regional 

16 organization of coastal or Great Lakes States, terri17 tories, or possessions voluntarily convened by Gov18 ernors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, 

19 or the functional equivalent of such a regional ocean 

20 organization designated by the Governor or Gov21 ernors of a State or States. 

22 (15) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUN23 CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 

24 means a regional wildlife movement council estab25 lished under section 303(a). 


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1 (16) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

4 (B) the Secretary of Commerce; 

5 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

6 (D) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

7 (E) the Secretary of Transportation. 

8 (17) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

9 means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

10 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

11 Service. 

12 (18) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 

13 ‘‘Tribal Wildlife Corridor’’ means a corridor estab14 lished by the Secretary under section 201(a)(1)(C). 

15 (19) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

16 States’’, when used in a geographical sense, 

17 means— 

18 (A) a State; 

19 (B) the District of Columbia; 

20 (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

21 (D) Guam; 

22 (E) American Samoa; 

23 (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

24 Mariana Islands; 

25 (G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 


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1 (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

2 (I) the Republic of Palau; 

3 (J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 

4 (K) the territorial sea (within the meaning 

5 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

6 and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) 

7 and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in 

8 section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within 

9 the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal 

10 Government. 

11 (20) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wild12 life movement’’ means the passage of individual 

13 members or populations of a fish, wildlife, or plant 

14 species across a landscape or seascape. 

15 TITLE I—NATIONAL WILDLIFE 

16 CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FED17 ERAL LAND AND WATER 

18 SEC. 101. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a system 

20 of corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as 

21 the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’, which shall con22 sist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of 

23 the National Wildlife Corridor System by— 

24 (1) statute; 

25 (2) rulemaking under section 102; or 


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1 (3) a land management plan developed or re2 vised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 

3 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

4 (b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 18 months after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 

6 a strategy for the effective development of the National 

7 Wildlife Corridor System— 

8 (1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes 

9 described in section 2(b); 

10 (2) to ensure coordination and consistency 

11 across Federal agencies in the development, imple12 mentation, and management of National Wildlife 

13 Corridors; and 

14 (3) to develop a timeline for the implementation 

15 of National Wildlife Corridors. 

16 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 

17 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

18 (a) RULEMAKING.— 

19 (1) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—Not 

20 later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 

21 this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec22 retaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource 

23 management planning and conservation authorities 

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1 tional Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water 

2 under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. 

3 (2) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER MANAGE4 MENT.—The Secretaries shall consider the designa5 tion of National Wildlife Corridors in any process re6 lating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a 

7 management plan for land or water under the re8 spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries. 

9 (b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 

10 promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) 

11 shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Cor12 ridor, the Secretaries— 

13 (1) base the designation of the National Wild14 life Corridor on— 

15 (A) coordination with existing— 

16 (i) National Wildlife Corridors; 

17 (ii) corridors established by States; 

18 and 

19 (iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and 

20 (B) the best available science of— 

21 (i) existing native species habitat; and 

22 (ii) likely future native species habi23 tats; 

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1 ience, and adaptability of the native species for 

2 which it has been designated by providing for— 

3 (A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 

4 populations; 

5 (B) range shifting, range expansion, or 

6 range restoration, such as in response to cli7 mate change; 

8 (C) seasonal movement or migration; or 

9 (D) succession, movement, or recoloniza10 tion following— 

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

12 drought, or infestation; or 

13 (ii) population decline or previous ex14 tirpation; 

15 (3) consult the Database; and 

16 (4) consider recommendations from the Na17 tional Coordination Committee under section 

18 302(e)(2)(C). 

19 (c) DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LAND OR WATER RE20 QUIRING RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.— 

21 The Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Cor22 ridor land or water that— 

23 (1) is necessary for the natural movements of 

24 1 or more native species; 

25 (2) requires restoration, including— 


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

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

3 currently absent— 

4 (i) but may be colonized or recolo5 nized by the species naturally; or 

6 (ii) to which the species may be re7 introduced or restored based on habitat 

8 changes; and 

9 (3) is fragmented or consists of only a portion 

10 of the habitat required for the connectivity needs of 

11 1 or more native species. 

12 (d) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the process 

14 for designation under subsection (a)(1), the Sec15 retary shall include procedures under which— 

16 (A) any State, Tribal, or local government, 

17 or a nongovernmental organization engaged in 

18 the conservation of native species and the im19 provement of the habitats of native species, may 

20 submit to the Secretaries a nomination to des21 ignate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area 

22 under the respective jurisdiction of the Secre23 taries; and 

24 (B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 

25 later than 1 year after the date on which the 


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1 nomination was submitted under subparagraph 

2 (A), respond to any nomination submitted 

3 under that subparagraph. 

4 (2) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.—A nomina5 tion for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall in6 clude supporting documentation, including— 

7 (A) the native species for which the Na8 tional Wildlife Corridor would be designated; 

9 (B) summaries and references of, with re10 spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 

11 Corridor— 

12 (i) the best science available at the 

13 time of the submission of the nomination 

14 for designation documenting why the cor15 ridor is needed; and 

16 (ii) the most current scientific reports 

17 available at the time of the submission of 

18 the nomination for designation; 

19 (C) information with respect to how the 

20 nomination was coordinated with potential part21 ners; 

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1 mental organizations, and affected voluntary 

2 private landowners; and 

3 (E) any additional information the Secre4 taries, in consultation with the National Coordi5 nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 

6 nomination. 

7 (e) DESIGNATION ON MILITARY LAND.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Na9 tional Wildlife Corridor on a military installation (as 

10 defined in section 100 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 670))— 

12 (A) shall be consistent with the use of mili13 tary installations and State-owned National 

14 Guard installations to ensure the preparedness 

15 of the Armed Forces; and 

16 (B) may not result in a net loss in the ca17 pability of military installation lands to support 

18 the military mission of the installation. 

19 (2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA20 TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 

21 terminate the designation of any National Wildlife 

22 Corridor on a military installation if the Secretary of 

23 Defense considers the suspension or termination to 

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1 (A) the suspension or termination; and 

2 (B) any voluntary steps taken by the De3 partment of Defense to attempt to provide simi4 lar ecological connectivity elsewhere on the mili5 tary installation. 

6 SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR7 RIDORS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, consistent 

9 with other applicable Federal land and water management 

10 requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each Na11 tional Wildlife Corridor under the respective administra12 tive jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that con13 tributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resil14 ience, and adaptability of native species for which the Na15 tional Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through— 

16 (1) the maintenance and improvement of habi17 tat connectivity within the National Wildlife Cor18 ridor; 

19 (2) the implementation of strategies and activi20 ties that enhance the ability of native species to re21 spond to climate change and other environmental 

22 factors; 

23 (3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ24 rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor25 ridor; 


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1 (4) the mitigation or removal of human infra2 structure that obstructs the natural movement of 

3 native species; and 

4 (5) the use of existing conservation programs, 

5 including Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the re6 spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute 

7 to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 

8 adaptability of native species. 

9 (b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING

10 MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—In the case of a National 

11 Wildlife Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdic12 tion of 2 or more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secre13 taries shall coordinate management of the National Wild14 life Corridor in accordance with section 104(b) to advance 

15 the purposes described in section 2(b). 

16 (c) ROAD MITIGATION.—In the case of a National 

17 Wildlife Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new 

18 or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the rel19 evant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 

20 Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 

21 agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement vol22 untary environmental mitigation measures— 

23 (1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle24 caused native species mortality while maintaining 

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1 (2) to mitigate damage to the natural move2 ments of native species through strategies such as— 

3 (A) the construction, maintenance, or re4 placement of native species underpasses, over5 passes, and culverts; and 

6 (B) the maintenance, replacement, or re7 moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 

8 hydrological obstructions. 

9 (d) COMPATIBLE USES.—A use of Federal land or 

10 water that was authorized before the date on which the 

11 Federal land or water is designated as a National Wildlife 

12 Corridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries deter13 mine that the use is compatible with the wildlife move14 ments of the species for which the National Wildlife Cor15 ridor was designated, consistent with applicable Federal 

16 laws and regulations. 

17 SEC. 104. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 

18 (a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretaries may partner 

19 with and provide funds to States, local governments, In20 dian tribes, the National Coordination Committee, vol21 untary private landowners, and the regional wildlife move22 ment councils to support the purposes described in section 

23 2(b). 

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1 or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy 

2 under section 101(b), designate National Wildlife Cor3 ridors under section 102, and manage National Wildlife 

4 Corridors under section 103— 

5 (1) in consultation and coordination with— 

6 (A) other relevant Federal agencies; 

7 (B) States, including— 

8 (i) State fish and wildlife agencies; 

9 and 

10 (ii) other State agencies responsible 

11 for managing the natural resources and 

12 wildlife; 

13 (C) Indian tribes; 

14 (D) units of local government; 

15 (E) other interested stakeholders identified 

16 by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary 

17 private landowners; 

18 (F) landscape- and seascape-scale partner19 ships, including— 

20 (i) the National Fish Habitat Part21 nership; 

22 (ii) the National Marine Fisheries 

23 Service; 

24 (iii) regional fishery management 

25 councils established under section 302(a) 


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1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con2 servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1852(a)); 

4 (iv) relevant regional ocean partner5 ships; 

6 (v) the Climate Science Centers of the 

7 Department of the Interior; and 

8 (vi) the Landscape Conservation Co9 operative Network; 

10 (G) the National Coordination Committee; 

11 and 

12 (H) the regional wildlife movement coun13 cils. 

14 SEC. 105. EFFECT. 

15 (a) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONSERVATION

16 LAWS.—Nothing in this Act amends or otherwise affects 

17 any other law (including regulations) relating to the con18 servation of native species. 

19 (b) JURISDICTION OF STATES AND INDIAN

20 TRIBES.—Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by 

21 this Act affects the jurisdiction of a State or an Indian 

22 tribe with respect to fish and wildlife management, includ23 ing the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in a 

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1 TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE 

2 CORRIDORS 

3 SEC. 201. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

6 (A) NOMINATIONS.—An Indian tribe may 

7 nominate a corridor within Indian land of the 

8 Indian tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by 

9 submitting to the Secretary, in consultation 

10 with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Af11 fairs (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec12 retary’’), an application at such time, in such 

13 manner, and containing such information as the 

14 Secretary may require. 

15 (B) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 90 

16 days after the date on which the Secretary re17 ceives an application under subparagraph (A), 

18 the Secretary shall determine whether the nomi19 nated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the 

20 application meets the criteria established under 

21 paragraph (2). 

22 (C) PUBLICATION.—On approval of an ap23 plication under subparagraph (B), the Sec24 retary shall publish in the Federal Register a 

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1 life Corridor, which shall include a map and 

2 legal description of the land designated as a 

3 Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 

4 (2) CRITERIA.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

7 the Secretary shall establish criteria for deter8 mining whether a corridor nominated by an In9 dian tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as 

10 a Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 

11 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The criteria established 

12 under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min13 imum, the following: 

14 (i) The restoration of historical habi15 tat for the purposes of facilitating 

16 connectivity. 

17 (ii) The management of land for the 

18 purposes of facilitating connectivity. 

19 (iii) The management of land to pre20 vent the imposition of barriers that may 

21 hinder current or future connectivity. 

22 (3) REMOVAL.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian tribe may 

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1 Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land of the In2 dian tribe by notifying the Secretary. 

3 (B) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—An Indian 

4 tribe that elects to remove a designation under 

5 subparagraph (A) may not receive assistance 

6 under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 301. 

7 (b) COORDINATION OF LAND USE PLANS.—Section 

8 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

9 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes by’’ and in12 serting the following: ‘‘Indian tribes— 

13 ‘‘(1) by’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

15 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

16 and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining whether 

19 the land use plans for land in the National Forest 

20 System would provide additional connectivity to ben21 efit the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor estab22 lished under section 10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Cor23 ridors Conservation Act of 2019.’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(g) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—On the estab2 lishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 

3 10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 

4 2019, the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consulta5 tion with the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal 

6 Wildlife Corridor to determine whether, through the revi7 sion of 1 or more existing land use plans, the Tribal Wild8 life Corridor can— 

9 ‘‘(1) be expanded into public lands; or 

10 ‘‘(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined 

11 in section 3 of that Act) between public lands and 

12 the Tribal Wildlife Corridor.’’. 

13 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

14 provide to Indian tribes technical assistance relating to the 

15 establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal 

16 Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wild17 life data and working with voluntary private landowners 

18 to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife 

19 habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land. 

20 (d) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.— 

21 (1) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CONSIDER22 ATION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating applica24 tions under conservation programs described in 

25 subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Agriculture 


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1 may consider whether a project would enhance 

2 connectivity through the expansion of a Tribal 

3 Wildlife Corridor. 

4 (B) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The con5 servation programs referred to in subparagraph 

6 (A) are any of the following conservation pro7 grams administered by the Secretary of Agri8 culture: 

9 (i) The conservation reserve program 

10 established under subchapter B of chapter 

11 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se12 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et 

13 seq.). 

14 (ii) The environmental quality incen15 tives program established under subchapter 

16 A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of 

17 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

18 3839aa et seq.). 

19 (iii) The conservation stewardship 

20 program established under subchapter B of 

21 chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the 

22 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

23 3839aa–21 et seq.). 

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1 title H of title XII of the Food Security 

2 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.). 

3 (2) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM.— 

4 An Indian tribe that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor 

5 established on the Indian land of the Indian tribe 

6 shall be eligible for a grant under the wildlife move7 ments grant program under section 301, subject to 

8 other applicable requirements of that grant program. 

9 (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au10 thorizes or affects the use of private property or Indian 

11 land. 

12 SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 

13 (a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 

14 this Act amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust re15 sponsibility to Indian tribes. 

16 (b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 

17 (1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 

18 paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 

19 under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 

20 (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information 

21 Act’’), if the head of the agency that receives the in22 formation, in consultation with the Secretary and 

23 the affected Indian tribe, determines that disclosure 

24 may— 

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1 (B) risk harm to human remains or re2 sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 

3 (C) impede the use of a traditional reli4 gious site by practitioners. 

5 (2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information 

6 referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 

7 by a Federal agency— 

8 (A) pursuant to this Act relating to— 

9 (i) the location, character, or owner10 ship of human remains of a person of In11 dian ancestry; or 

12 (ii) resources, cultural items, uses, or 

13 activities identified by an Indian tribe as 

14 traditional or cultural because of the long15 established significance or ceremonial na16 ture to the Indian tribe; or 

17 (B) pursuant to the Native American 

18 Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

19 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 

20 TITLE III—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT 

21 GRANT PROGRAM ON NON22 FEDERAL LAND AND WATER 

23 SEC. 301. WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

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1 tion as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encourage wildlife move2 ment in accordance with this subsection. 

3 (b) GRANTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based 

5 on recommendations from the National Coordination 

6 Committee under section 302(e)(2)(C), shall make grants 

7 to 1 or more projects that— 

8 (1) are a regional priority project identified by 

9 a regional wildlife movement council; 

10 (2) satisfy the purposes described in section 

11 2(b); and 

12 (3) increase connectivity for native species. 

13 (c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—A person that is eligible 

14 to receive a grant under the grant program is— 

15 (1) a voluntary private landowner or group of 

16 landowners; 

17 (2) a State fish and wildlife agency or other 

18 State agency responsible for managing natural re19 sources and wildlife; 

20 (3) an Indian tribe; 

21 (4) a unit of local government; 

22 (5) an agricultural cooperative; 

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1 ery authority (including acequias and land grant 

2 communities in the State of New Mexico); 

3 (7) institutions of higher education; 

4 (8) an entity approved for a grant by a regional 

5 wildlife movement council; and 

6 (9) any group of entities described in para7 graphs (1) through (8). 

8 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the grant 

9 program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, 

10 contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics 

11 developed by the National Coordination Committee under 

12 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(e)(2). 

13 SEC. 302. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 establish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘National Co17 ordination Committee’’. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 

19 provide administrative support for the National Coordina20 tion Committee. 

21 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Coordination Com22 mittee shall be composed of— 

23 (1) the Secretary (or a designee); 

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1 (3) the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee); 

2 (4) the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee); 

3 (5) the Secretary of Defense (or a designee); 

4 (6) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

5 (or a designee); 

6 (7) the Executive Director of the Association of 

7 Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a designee); 

8 (8) 2 representatives of intertribal organiza9 tions, to be appointed by the Secretary; 

10 (9) the chairperson of each regional wildlife 

11 movement council (or a designee); and 

12 (10) not more than 3 representatives of non13 governmental, science, or academic organizations 

14 with expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat 

15 connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a 

16 manner that ensures that the membership of the 

17 National Coordination Committee is fair and bal18 anced. 

19 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The National Coordination 

20 Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chair21 person from among the members of the National Coordi22 nation Committee. 

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1 (1) shall establish standards for regional wild2 life movement plans to allow for better cross-regional 

3 collaboration; and 

4 (2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movements 

5 grant program under section 301— 

6 (A) establish criteria and develop guide7 lines for the solicitation of applications for 

8 grants by regional wildlife movement councils; 

9 (B) develop standardized contracts, report10 ing requirements, and evaluation metrics for 

11 grant recipients; and 

12 (C) make recommendations annually to the 

13 Secretary for the selection of grant recipients 

14 on the basis of the ranked lists of regional pri15 ority projects received from the regional wildlife 

16 movement councils under section 303(c)(4) that 

17 are consistent with the purposes described in 

18 section 2(b). 

19 (f) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 

20 provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 

21 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordina22 tion Committee. 

23 SEC. 303. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 tablish not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils 

2 with separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the 

3 entire United States. 

4 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife move6 ment council shall be composed of— 

7 (A) the director of each State fish and 

8 wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of the re9 gional wildlife movement council (or a des10 ignee); 

11 (B) balanced representation from Tribal 

12 governments within the jurisdiction of the re13 gional wildlife movement council; 

14 (C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison 

15 and nonvoting, ex officio member— 

16 (i) the Director of the United States 

17 Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); 

18 or 

19 (ii) the director of any applicable re20 gional office of the United States Fish and 

21 Wildlife Service (or a designee); 

22 (D) not more than 3 representatives of 

23 nongovernmental, science, or academic organi24 zations with expertise in native species con25 servation and the habitat connectivity needs of 


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1 the region covered by the regional wildlife move2 ment council; and 

3 (E) not more than 3 voluntary representa4 tives of private landowners with property in the 

5 applicable region, not less than 1 of whom shall 

6 be a farmer or rancher. 

7 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall 

9 ensure that the membership of each regional 

10 wildlife movement council is fair and balanced 

11 in terms of expertise and perspectives rep12 resented. 

13 (B) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wildlife 

14 movement council shall include experts in eco15 logical connectivity, native species ecology, and 

16 ecological adaptation. 

17 (3) CHAIRPERSON.—Each regional wildlife 

18 movement council shall select a Chairperson from 

19 among the members of the regional wildlife move20 ment council. 

21 (c) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement coun22 cil shall— 

23 (1) not later than 2 years after the date of es24 tablishment of the regional wildlife movement coun25 cil and in accordance with any standards established 


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1 by the National Coordination Committee, prepare 

2 and submit to the Secretary and the National Co3 ordination Committee a regional wildlife movement 

4 plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by 

5 identifying research priorities and data needs for the 

6 Database that is revised, amended, or updated not 

7 less frequently than once every 5 years; 

8 (2) provide for public engagement, including en9 gagement of Indian tribes, at appropriate times and 

10 in appropriate locations in the region covered by the 

11 regional wildlife movement council, to allow all inter12 ested persons an opportunity to be heard in the de13 velopment and implementation of a regional wildlife 

14 movement plan under paragraph (1); 

15 (3) solicit applications for wildlife movement 

16 grants under section 301 in accordance with the cri17 teria and guidelines established by the National Co18 ordination Council under section 302(e)(2)(A); 

19 (4) in accordance with the criteria and guide20 lines established under section 302(e)(2)(A), submit 

21 to the National Coordination Committee an annual 

22 list of regional priority projects, in ranked order, for 

23 wildlife movements grants under section 301 to 

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1 jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement coun2 cil; and 

3 (5) submit to the Secretary and the National 

4 Coordination Committee, and make publicly avail5 able, an annual report describing the activities of the 

6 regional wildlife movement council. 

7 (d) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase habi8 tat connectivity between designated Federal land and 

9 water and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife 

10 movement council shall coordinate with— 

11 (1) Federal agencies; 

12 (2) Indian tribes; 

13 (3) regional fishery management councils estab14 lished under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

15 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

16 U.S.C. 1852(a)); 

17 (4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships 

18 recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

19 Service with respect to migratory bird species; 

20 (5) State fish and wildlife agencies; 

21 (6) regional associations of fish and wildlife 

22 agencies; 

23 (7) nongovernmental organizations; 

24 (8) applicable voluntary private landowners; 

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1 (10) fish habitat partnerships; 

2 (11) other regional wildlife movement councils 

3 with respect to crossregional projects; 

4 (12) international wildlife management entities 

5 with respect to transboundary species in accordance 

6 with trade policies of the United States; and 

7 (13) Federal and State transportation agencies. 

8 (e) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 

9 provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 

10 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife 

11 movement councils. 

12 TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLIFE 

13 CORRIDORS DATABASE 

14 SEC. 401. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

17 United States Geological Survey (referred to in this sec18 tion as the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with the National 

19 Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife move20 ment councils, shall establish a database, to be known as 

21 the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 

22 (b) CONTENTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Database shall— 

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1 life movements, and corridors that have been 

2 developed by Federal agencies that pertain to 

3 Federal land and water; 

4 (B) include maps, models, analyses, and 

5 descriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wild6 life movements, and corridors of native species 

7 in response to climate change or other environ8 mental factors; 

9 (C) reflect the best scientific data and in10 formation available; and 

11 (D) in accordance with the requirements of 

12 the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 

13 115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 

14 included in the Database available at scales 

15 useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agen16 cy decisionmakers and the public. 

17 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 

18 Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination 

19 Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and 

20 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration, shall— 

22 (1) design the Database to support State, Trib23 al, local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal 

24 agency decisionmakers and the public with data that 

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1 (A) to prioritize and target natural re2 source adaptation strategies and enhance exist3 ing State and Tribal corridor protections; 

4 (B) to assess the impacts of proposed en5 ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 

6 projects, and other development activities, and 

7 to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 

8 those projects and activities on National Wild9 life Corridors; 

10 (C) to assess the impact of new and exist11 ing development on native species habitats and 

12 National Wildlife Corridors; and 

13 (D) to develop strategies that promote 

14 habitat connectivity to allow native species to 

15 move— 

16 (i) to meet biological and ecological 

17 needs; 

18 (ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and 

19 (iii) to adapt to climate change; 

20 (2) establish a coordination process among Fed21 eral agencies to update maps and other information 

22 with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 

23 habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 

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1 information based on new scientific data becomes 

2 available; and 

3 (3) not later than 5 years after the date of en4 actment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

5 once every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a re6 port to the Secretary and the appropriate commit7 tees of Congress, and make publicly available a re8 port, that, with respect to the Database— 

9 (A) outlines the categories for data that 

10 may be included in the Database; 

11 (B) outlines the data protocols and stand12 ards for each category of data in the Database; 

13 (C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 

14 and National Wildlife Corridor information; 

15 (D) prioritizes research and future data 

16 collection activities for use in updating the 

17 Database; and 

18 (E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 

19 the Database to meet the needs of the entities 

20 described in paragraph (1). 

21 (d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED IN22 FORMATION.—In developing the Database, the Director 

23 shall— 

24 (1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 

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1 data, and other items contained in the Database; 

2 and 

3 (2) protect information in the Database with 

4 respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native 

5 species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trap6 ping, and other related threats to native species. 

7 TITLE V—FUNDING 

8 SEC. 501. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP FUND. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is es10 tablished in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the 

11 ‘‘Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund’’, that consists of 

12 donations of amounts accepted under subsection (c). 

13 (b) USE.—The Fund— 

14 (1) shall be administered by the Secretary and 

15 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, acting 

16 jointly; and 

17 (2) may be used by the National Fish and 

18 Wildlife Foundation to enhance the management 

19 and protection of National Wildlife Corridors by pro20 viding financial assistance to the Federal Govern21 ment, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental, science, 

22 and academic organizations. 

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

24 Foundation may solicit and accept donations of amounts 

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1 (d) COORDINATION.—In administering the Fund, the 

2 Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

3 may coordinate with regional wildlife movement councils, 

4 regional ocean partnerships, and the National Coordina5 tion Committee to the maximum extent practicable. 

6 (e) DISCLOSURE OF USE.—Not later than 1 year 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

8 thereafter, the Secretary and the National Fish and Wild9 life Foundation shall make publicly available a description 

10 of usage of the Fund during the preceding calendar year. 

11 SEC. 502. WORKING LANDSCAPES. 

12 The Secretary of Agriculture may— 

13 (1) direct investments in working landscapes 

14 through conservation programs under the jurisdic15 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, including pro16 grams under title XII of the Food Security Act of 

17 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), to support the pur18 poses described in section 2(b); and 

19 (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

20 give priority under the conservation programs de21 scribed in paragraph (1) to non-Federal land and 

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1 SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM.— 

3 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title 

4 I for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter— 

5 (1) to the Secretary, $7,500,000; 

6 (2) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000; 

7 (3) to the Secretary of Defense, $1,500,000; 

8 (4) to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; 

9 and 

10 (5) to the Secretary of Transportation, 

11 $3,000,000. 

12 (b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—There is au13 thorized to be appropriated to carry out title II 

14 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year there15 after. 

16 (c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM AND

17 REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 

18 (1) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

20 be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

21 the wildlife movements grant program under 

22 section 301 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 

23 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

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2 by those grants. 

3 (C) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Not 

4 more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated 

5 under subparagraph (A) may be used for ad6 ministrative support. 

7 (2) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUN8 CILS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

10 be appropriated to the Secretary to provide sup11 port for the regional wildlife movement councils 

12 to carry out section 303 $1,000,000 for fiscal 

13 year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

14 (B) EQUAL DIVISION.—Amounts appro15 priated under subparagraph (A) shall be pro16 portionally divided between each regional wild17 life movement council. 

18 (d) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.— 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

20 to carry out section 401— 

21 (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 

22 (2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 

23 fiscal year thereafter. 

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