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Union Calendar No. 456 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2795 

[Report No. 116–558, Part I] 

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 

OCTOBER 9, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. HAALAND, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. TED LIEU

of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. 

ROONEY of Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, and Mrs. MURPHY of Florida 

OCTOBER 9, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 


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OCTOBER 9, 2020 

Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 16, 2019] 

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. 


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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: 

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 movement 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. 

8 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

11 the United States are part of a rich natural heritage 


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1 and an important legacy to pass on to future genera2 tions; 

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

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

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

6 plant species in the United States is at risk of extinc7 tion, and many species are declining in numbers; 

8 (4) threats to the survival and diversity of many 

9 native fish, wildlife, and plant species in the United 

10 States include the loss, degradation, fragmentation, 

11 and obstruction of natural habitats; 

12 (5) climate change threatens native fish, wildlife, 

13 and plant species; 

14 (6) the 2019 global assessment report from the 

15 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio16 diversity and Ecosystem Services found that— 

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

18 worldwide are now threatened with extinction; 

19 and 

20 (B) 75 percent of the land-based environ21 ment, and approximately 66 percent of the ma22 rine environment, have been significantly altered 

23 by human actions; 

24 (7) the conservation of new and existing land25 scape and seascape corridors, through which native 


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1 species can transition from 1 habitat to another, 

2 plays an important role in helping— 

3 (A) to conserve native biodiversity; and 

4 (B) to ensure resiliency against impacts 

5 from a range of biotic and abiotic stressors; 

6 (8) the conservation, restoration, and establish7 ment of new ecological connections to facilitate the 

8 movement of species into more suitable habitats is a 

9 key climate change adaptation strategy; 

10 (9) the protection of new and existing corridors 

11 is often one of the first steps in restoration and recov12 ery planning; 

13 (10) States have recognized the importance of 

14 habitat connectivity, including— 

15 (A) a New England Governors and Eastern 

16 Canadian Premiers’ Conference on the impor17 tance of connectivity for ecosystem adaptability 

18 and resilience, biodiversity, and human commu19 nities; and 

20 (B) past Western Governors’ Association 

21 policy resolution; 

22 (11) the strategic plan of the United States Fish 

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1 nation, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural dis2 turbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others 

3 must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to 

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

5 more optimally in landscapes composed of large habi6 tat blocks connected by well-placed corridors’’; 

7 (12) Federal and State agencies continue to de8 velop policies to address— 

9 (A) the importance of conserving fish, wild10 life, and plant corridors; 

11 (B) the gap between science and manage12 ment for at-risk species; and 

13 (C) ecological connectivity; and 

14 (13) Federal policies consistently recognize the 

15 importance of voluntary improvement projects by pri16 vate landowners to habitat conservation and restora17 tion for native species. 

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

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

20 including species protected under Federal, State, and 

21 Tribal law, that have experienced or may experience 

22 habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, or obstruc23 tion to connectivity; 

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

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1 mate and other environmental change, and genetic ex2 change; 

3 (3) to help restore wildlife movements that have 

4 been disrupted by habitat loss, degradation, frag5 mentation, or obstruction; 

6 (4) to facilitate coordinated landscape- and 

7 seascape-scale connectivity planning and management 

8 across jurisdictions; and 

9 (5) to support State, Tribal, local, voluntary pri10 vate landowner, and Federal agency decisionmakers 

11 in the planning and development of National Wildlife 

12 Corridors. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

15 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 

16 The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

17 means— 

18 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

19 Resources of the Senate; 

20 (B) the Committee on Environment and 

21 Public Works of the Senate; 

22 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

23 Senate; 

24 (D) the Committee on Energy and Com25 merce of the House of Representatives; 


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1 (E) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

2 the House of Representatives; and 

3 (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives. 

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

6 means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 

7 facilitates native species movement. 

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

9 feature of the landscape or seascape that— 

10 (A) provides habitat or ecological 

11 connectivity; and 

12 (B) allows for native species movement or 

13 dispersal. 

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

15 National Wildlife Corridors Database established 

16 under section 401(a). 

17 (5) FEDERAL LAND OR WATER.—The term ‘‘Fed18 eral land or water’’ means any land or water, or in19 terest in land or water, owned by the United States. 

20 (6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wildlife 

21 Corridors Stewardship Fund established by section 

22 501(a). 

23 (7) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means land, 

24 water, and substrate occupied at any time during the 

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1 spect to the native species, for spawning, breeding, 

2 feeding, growth to maturity, or migration. 

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

4 means land of an Indian tribe, or an Indian indi5 vidual, that is— 

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

7 (B) subject to a restriction against alien8 ation imposed by the United States. 

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

10 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

11 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

12 U.S.C. 5304). 

13 (10) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.—The 

14 term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ means the 

15 National Coordination Committee established under 

16 section 302(a). 

17 (11) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 

18 ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any Federal land 

19 or water designated as a National Wildlife Corridor 

20 under section 101(a). 

21 (12) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM.— 

22 The term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’ means 

23 the system of National Wildlife Corridors established 

24 by section 101(a). 


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1 (13) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe2 cies’’ means— 

3 (A) a fish, wildlife, or plant species that is 

4 or was historically present in a particular eco5 system as a result of natural migratory or evolu6 tionary processes, including subspecies and plant 

7 varieties; and 

8 (B) a migratory bird species that is native 

9 to the United States or its territories (as defined 

10 in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 703(b))). 

12 (14) REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP.—The term 

13 ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means a regional orga14 nization of coastal or Great Lakes States, territories, 

15 or possessions voluntarily convened by Governors to 

16 address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, or the 

17 functional equivalent of such a regional ocean organi18 zation designated by the Governor or Governors of a 

19 State or States. 

20 (15) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUN21 CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 

22 means a regional wildlife movement council estab23 lished under section 303(a). 

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

25 means— 


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1 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

2 (B) the Secretary of Commerce; 

3 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

4 (D) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

5 (E) the Secretary of Transportation. 

6 (17) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di8 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

9 (18) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 

10 ‘‘Tribal Wildlife Corridor’’ means a corridor estab11 lished by the Secretary under section 201(a)(1)(C). 

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

13 States’’, when used in a geographical sense, means— 

14 (A) a State; 

15 (B) the District of Columbia; 

16 (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

17 (D) Guam; 

18 (E) American Samoa; 

19 (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

20 Mariana Islands; 

21 (G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

22 (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

23 (I) the Republic of Palau; 

24 (J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 


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1 (K) the territorial sea (within the meaning 

2 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

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

4 and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in 

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

6 the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal 

7 Government. 

8 (20) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wildlife 

9 movement’’ means the passage of individual members 

10 or populations of native species across a landscape or 

11 seascape. 

12 TITLE I—NATIONAL WILDLIFE 

13 CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FED14 ERAL LAND AND WATER 

15 SEC. 101. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

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

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

18 the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’, which shall con19 sist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of the 

20 National Wildlife Corridor System by— 

21 (1) statute; 

22 (2) rulemaking under section 102; or 

23 (3) a land management or land use plan devel24 oped or revised by the Secretaries. 


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

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

3 a strategy for the effective development of the National 

4 Wildlife Corridor System— 

5 (1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes de6 scribed in section 2(b); 

7 (2) to ensure coordination and consistency across 

8 Federal agencies in the development, implementation, 

9 and management of National Wildlife Corridors; and 

10 (3) to develop a timeline for the implementation 

11 of National Wildlife Corridors. 

12 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 

13 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

14 (a) RULEMAKING.— 

15 (1) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—Not later 

16 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

17 the Secretaries, pursuant to the Secretaries’ respective 

18 land, water, and resource management planning and 

19 conservation authorities, shall establish a process, by 

20 regulation, for the designation and management of 

21 National Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water 

22 under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. 

23 (2) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT.— 

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1 the issuance, revision, or modification of a manage2 ment plan for land or water under the respective ju3 risdiction of the Secretaries. 

4 (b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 

5 promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall 

6 ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Corridor, 

7 the Secretaries— 

8 (1) base the designation of the National Wildlife 

9 Corridor on— 

10 (A) coordination with existing— 

11 (i) National Wildlife Corridors; 

12 (ii) corridors established or recognized 

13 by States; and 

14 (iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and 

15 (B) the best available science of— 

16 (i) existing native species habitat; and 

17 (ii) likely future native species habi18 tats; 

19 (2) determine that the National Wildlife Cor20 ridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resilience, 

21 and adaptability of the native species for which it has 

22 been designated by providing for— 

23 (A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 

24 populations; 


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1 (B) range shifting, range expansion, or 

2 range restoration, such as in response to climate 

3 change; 

4 (C) seasonal movement or migration; or 

5 (D) succession, movement, or recolonization 

6 following— 

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

8 drought, or infestation; or 

9 (ii) population decline or previous ex10 tirpation; 

11 (3) consult the Database; and 

12 (4) consider recommendations from the National 

13 Coordination Committee under section 302(e)(2)(C). 

14 (c) DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LAND OR WATER RE15 QUIRING RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.—The 

16 Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Corridor 

17 land or water that— 

18 (1) is necessary for the natural movements of 1 

19 or more native species; 

20 (2) requires restoration, including— 

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

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

23 currently absent— 

24 (i) but may be colonized or recolonized 

25 by the species naturally; or 


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1 (ii) to which the species may be re2 introduced or restored based on habitat 

3 changes; and 

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

5 the habitat required for the connectivity needs of 1 or 

6 more native species. 

7 (d) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the process for 

9 designation under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 

10 shall include procedures under which— 

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

12 or a nongovernmental organization engaged in 

13 the conservation of native species and the im14 provement of the habitats of native species, may 

15 submit to the Secretaries a nomination to des16 ignate as a National Wildlife Corridor Federal 

17 land or water under the respective jurisdiction of 

18 the Secretaries; and 

19 (B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 

20 later than 1 year after the date on which the 

21 nomination was submitted under subparagraph 

22 (A), respond to any nomination submitted under 

23 that subparagraph. 


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1 (2) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.—A nomina2 tion for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall in3 clude supporting documentation, including— 

4 (A) the native species for which the Na5 tional Wildlife Corridor would be designated; 

6 (B) summaries and references of, with re7 spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 

8 Corridor— 

9 (i) the best science available at the 

10 time of the submission of the nomination for 

11 designation documenting why the corridor 

12 is needed; and 

13 (ii) the most current scientific reports 

14 available at the time of the submission of 

15 the nomination for designation; 

16 (C) information with respect to how the 

17 nomination was coordinated with potential part18 ners; 

19 (D) a description of supporting stake20 holders, such as States, Indian tribes, local gov21 ernments, scientific organizations, nongovern22 mental organizations, and affected voluntary 

23 private landowners; and 

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1 nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 

2 nomination. 

3 (e) DESIGNATION ON MILITARY LAND.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Na5 tional Wildlife Corridor on a military installation 

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

7 670))— 

8 (A) shall be consistent with the use of mili9 tary installations and State-owned National 

10 Guard installations to ensure the preparedness of 

11 the Armed Forces; and 

12 (B) may not result in a net loss in the ca13 pability of military installation lands to support 

14 the military mission of the installation. 

15 (2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA16 TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or ter17 minate the designation of any National Wildlife Cor18 ridor on a military installation if the Secretary of 

19 Defense considers the suspension or termination to be 

20 necessary for military purposes, after public notice 

21 of— 

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1 lar ecological connectivity elsewhere on the mili2 tary installation. 

3 SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR4 RIDORS. 

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

6 with other applicable Federal land and water management 

7 requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each National 

8 Wildlife Corridor under the respective administrative juris9 diction of the Secretaries in a manner that contributes to 

10 the long-term connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 

11 adaptability of native species for which the National Wild12 life Corridor is identified, including through— 

13 (1) the maintenance and improvement of habitat 

14 connectivity within the National Wildlife Corridor; 

15 (2) the implementation of strategies and activi16 ties that enhance the ability of native species to re17 spond to climate change and other environmental fac18 tors; 

19 (3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ20 rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor21 ridor; 

22 (4) the mitigation or removal of human infra23 structure that obstructs the natural movement of na24 tive species; and 


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1 (5) the use of existing conservation programs, in2 cluding Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the respec3 tive jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute to the 

4 connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability 

5 of native species. 

6 (b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING MUL7 TIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—In the case of a National Wildlife 

8 Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdiction of 2 or 

9 more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secretaries shall coordi10 nate management of the National Wildlife Corridor in ac11 cordance with section 104(b) to advance the purposes de12 scribed in section 2(b). 

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

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

15 or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the rel16 evant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 

17 Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 

18 agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement vol19 untary environmental mitigation measures— 

20 (1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle21 caused native species mortality while maintaining 

22 habitat connectivity; and 

23 (2) to mitigate damage to the natural movements 

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1 (A) the construction, maintenance, or re2 placement of native species underpasses, over3 passes, and culverts; and 

4 (B) the maintenance, replacement, or re5 moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 

6 hydrological obstructions. 

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

8 water that was authorized before the date on which the Fed9 eral land or water is designated as a National Wildlife Cor10 ridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries determine 

11 that the use is compatible with the wildlife movements of 

12 the species for which the National Wildlife Corridor was 

13 designated, consistent with applicable Federal laws and reg14 ulations. 

15 SEC. 104. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 

16 (a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretaries may partner 

17 with and provide funds to States, local governments, Indian 

18 tribes, the National Coordination Committee, voluntary 

19 private landowners, and the regional wildlife movement 

20 councils to support the purposes described in section 2(b). 

21 (b) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac22 ticable and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 

23 or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy 

24 under section 101(b), designate National Wildlife Corridors 


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1 under section 102, and manage National Wildlife Corridors 

2 under section 103— 

3 (1) in consultation and coordination with— 

4 (A) other relevant Federal agencies; 

5 (B) States, including— 

6 (i) State fish and wildlife agencies; 

7 and 

8 (ii) other State agencies responsible for 

9 managing the natural resources and wild10 life; 

11 (C) Indian tribes; 

12 (D) units of local government; 

13 (E) other interested stakeholders identified 

14 by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary 

15 private landowners; 

16 (F) landscape- and seascape-scale partner17 ships, including— 

18 (i) the National Fish Habitat Partner19 ship; 

20 (ii) the National Marine Fisheries 

21 Service; 

22 (iii) regional fishery management 

23 councils established under section 302(a) of 

24 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

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1 (iv) relevant regional ocean partner2 ships; 

3 (v) the Climate Science Centers of the 

4 Department of the Interior; and 

5 (vi) the Landscape Conservation Coop6 erative Network; 

7 (G) the National Coordination Committee; 

8 and 

9 (H) the regional wildlife movement councils. 

10 SEC. 105. EFFECT. 

11 (a) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONSERVATION

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

13 any other law (including regulations) relating to the con14 servation of native species. 

15 (b) JURISDICTION OF STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 

16 Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act 

17 affects the jurisdiction of a State or an Indian tribe with 

18 respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regu19 lation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in a National 

20 Wildlife Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 

21 TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE 

22 CORRIDORS 

23 SEC. 201. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (A) NOMINATIONS.—An Indian tribe may 

2 nominate a corridor within Indian land of the 

3 Indian tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by 

4 submitting to the Secretary, in consultation with 

5 the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (re6 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), an 

7 application at such time, in such manner, and 

8 containing such information as the Secretary 

9 may require. 

10 (B) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 90 

11 days after the date on which the Secretary re12 ceives an application under subparagraph (A), 

13 the Secretary shall determine whether the nomi14 nated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the 

15 application meets the criteria established under 

16 paragraph (2). 

17 (C) PUBLICATION.—On approval of an ap18 plication under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 

19 shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of 

20 the establishment of the Tribal Wildlife Corridor, 

21 which shall include a map and legal description 

22 of the land designated as a Tribal Wildlife Cor23 ridor. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall establish criteria for deter4 mining whether a corridor nominated by an In5 dian tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as a 

6 Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 

7 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The criteria established 

8 under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min9 imum, the following: 

10 (i) The restoration of historical habitat 

11 for the purposes of facilitating connectivity. 

12 (ii) The management of land for the 

13 purposes of facilitating connectivity. 

14 (iii) The management of land to pre15 vent the imposition of barriers that may 

16 hinder current or future connectivity. 

17 (3) REMOVAL.— 

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

19 elect to remove the designation of a Tribal Wild20 life Corridor on the Indian land of the Indian 

21 tribe by notifying the Secretary. 

22 (B) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—An Indian tribe 

23 that elects to remove a designation under sub24 paragraph (A) may not receive assistance under 

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

2 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

3 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes by’’ and in6 serting the following: ‘‘Indian tribes— 

7 ‘‘(1) by’’; 

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

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

10 and’’; and 

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

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

13 land use plans for land in the National Forest Sys14 tem would provide additional connectivity to benefit 

15 the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor established 

16 under section 10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Con17 servation Act of 2019.’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(g) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—On the estab20 lishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 

21 10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019, 

22 the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consultation with 

23 the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal Wildlife Cor24 ridor to determine whether, through the revision of 1 or 


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1 more existing land use plans, the Tribal Wildlife Corridor 

2 can— 

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

4 ‘‘(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined in 

5 section 3 of that Act) between public lands and the 

6 Tribal Wildlife Corridor.’’. 

7 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

8 provide to Indian tribes technical assistance relating to the 

9 establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal 

10 Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wild11 life data and working with voluntary private landowners 

12 to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife 

13 habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land. 

14 (d) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.— 

15 (1) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CONSIDER16 ATION.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating applica18 tions under conservation programs described in 

19 subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Agriculture 

20 may consider whether a project would enhance 

21 connectivity through the expansion of a Tribal 

22 Wildlife Corridor. 

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1 are any of the following conservation programs 

2 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

3 (i) The conservation reserve program 

4 established under subchapter B of chapter 1 

5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu6 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.). 

7 (ii) The environmental quality incen8 tives program established under subchapter 

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

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

11 3839aa et seq.). 

12 (iii) The conservation stewardship pro13 gram established under subchapter B of 

14 chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the 

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

16 3839aa–21 et seq.). 

17 (iv) The agricultural conservation ease18 ment program established under subtitle H 

19 of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 

20 (16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.). 

21 (2) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.—An 

22 Indian tribe that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor es23 tablished on the Indian land of the Indian tribe shall 

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1 grant program under section 301, subject to other ap2 plicable requirements of that grant program. 

3 (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section author4 izes or affects the use of private property or Indian land. 

5 SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 

6 (a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 

7 this Act amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust respon8 sibility to Indian tribes. 

9 (b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 

10 (1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 

11 paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure under 

12 section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 

13 known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’), if the 

14 head of the agency that receives the information, in 

15 consultation with the Secretary and the affected In16 dian tribe, determines that disclosure may— 

17 (A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 

18 (B) risk harm to human remains or re19 sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 

20 (C) impede the use of a traditional religious 

21 site by practitioners. 

22 (2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information re23 ferred to in paragraph (1) is information received by 

24 a Federal agency— 

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1 (i) the location, character, or owner2 ship of human remains of a person of In3 dian ancestry; or 

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

5 activities identified by an Indian tribe as 

6 traditional or cultural because of the long7 established significance or ceremonial na8 ture to the Indian tribe; or 

9 (B) pursuant to the Native American 

10 Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

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

12 TITLE III—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT 

13 GRANT PROGRAM ON NON14 FEDERAL LAND AND WATER 

15 SEC. 301. WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

17 wildlife movement grant program (referred to in this sec18 tion as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encourage wildlife move19 ment in accordance with this subsection. 

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based on 

22 recommendations from the National Coordination Com23 mittee under section 302(e)(2)(C), shall make grants to 1 

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1 (1) are a regional priority project identified by 

2 a regional wildlife movement council; 

3 (2) satisfy the purposes described in section 2(b); 

4 and 

5 (3) increase connectivity for native species. 

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

7 to receive a grant under the grant program is— 

8 (1) a voluntary private landowner or group of 

9 landowners; 

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

11 State agency responsible for managing natural re12 sources and wildlife; 

13 (3) an Indian tribe; 

14 (4) a unit of local government; 

15 (5) an agricultural cooperative; 

16 (6) water, irrigation, or rural water districts or 

17 associations, or other organizations with water deliv18 ery authority (including acequias and land grant 

19 communities in the State of New Mexico); 

20 (7) institutions of higher education; 

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

22 wildlife movement council; and 

23 (9) any group of entities described in para24 graphs (1) through (8). 


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1 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the grant pro2 gram, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, con3 tracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics de4 veloped by the National Coordination Committee under sub5 paragraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(e)(2). 

6 SEC. 302. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab9 lish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘National Coordina10 tion Committee’’. 

11 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 

12 provide administrative support for the National Coordina13 tion Committee. 

14 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Coordination Com15 mittee shall be composed of— 

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

17 (2) the Secretary of Transportation (or a des18 ignee); 

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

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

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

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

23 (or a designee); 

24 (7) the Executive Director of the Association of 

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1 (8) 2 representatives of intertribal organizations, 

2 to be appointed by the Secretary; 

3 (9) the chairperson of each regional wildlife 

4 movement council (or a designee); and 

5 (10) not more than 3 representatives of non6 governmental, science, or academic organizations with 

7 expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat 

8 connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a 

9 manner that ensures that the membership of the Na10 tional Coordination Committee is fair and balanced. 

11 (d) DUTIES.—The National Coordination Com12 mittee— 

13 (1) shall establish standards for regional wildlife 

14 movement plans to allow for better cross-regional col15 laboration; and 

16 (2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movement 

17 grant program under section 301— 

18 (A) establish criteria and develop guidelines 

19 for the solicitation of applications for grants by 

20 regional wildlife movement councils; 

21 (B) develop standardized contracts, report22 ing requirements, and evaluation metrics for 

23 grant recipients; and 

24 (C) make recommendations annually to the 

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1 the basis of the ranked lists of regional priority 

2 projects received from the regional wildlife move3 ment councils under section 303(c)(4) that are 

4 consistent with the purposes described in section 

5 2(b). 

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

7 provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 

8 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordina9 tion Committee. 

10 SEC. 303. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 

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

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

13 not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils with 

14 separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the entire 

15 United States. 

16 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife move18 ment council shall be composed of— 

19 (A) the director of each State fish and wild20 life agency within the jurisdiction of the regional 

21 wildlife movement council (or a designee); 

22 (B) balanced representation from Tribal 

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1 (C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison and 

2 nonvoting, ex officio member— 

3 (i) the Director of the United States 

4 Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); or 

5 (ii) the director of any applicable re6 gional office of the United States Fish and 

7 Wildlife Service (or a designee); 

8 (D) not more than 3 representatives of non9 governmental, science, or academic organizations 

10 with expertise in native species conservation and 

11 the habitat connectivity needs of the region cov12 ered by the regional wildlife movement council; 

13 and 

14 (E) not more than 3 voluntary representa15 tives of private landowners with property in the 

16 applicable region, not less than 1 of whom shall 

17 be a farmer or rancher. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 (A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall en20 sure that the membership of each regional wild21 life movement council is fair and balanced in 

22 terms of expertise and perspectives represented. 

23 (B) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wildlife 

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1 logical connectivity, native species ecology, and 

2 ecological adaptation. 

3 (c) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement council 

4 shall— 

5 (1) not later than 2 years after the date of estab6 lishment of the regional wildlife movement council 

7 and in accordance with any standards established by 

8 the National Coordination Committee, prepare and 

9 submit to the Secretary and the National Coordina10 tion Committee a regional wildlife movement plan 

11 that maintains natural wildlife movement by identi12 fying research priorities and data needs for the Data13 base that is revised, amended, or updated not less fre14 quently than once every 5 years; 

15 (2) provide for public engagement, including en16 gagement of Indian tribes, at appropriate times and 

17 in appropriate locations in the region covered by the 

18 regional wildlife movement council, to allow all inter19 ested persons an opportunity to be heard in the devel20 opment and implementation of a regional wildlife 

21 movement plan under paragraph (1); 

22 (3) solicit applications for wildlife movement 

23 grants under section 301 in accordance with the cri24 teria and guidelines established by the National Co25 ordination Council under section 302(e)(2)(A); 


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1 (4) in accordance with the criteria and guide2 lines established under section 302(e)(2)(A), submit to 

3 the National Coordination Committee an annual list 

4 of regional priority projects, in ranked order, for 

5 wildlife movement grants under section 301 to main6 tain wildlife movements in the area under the juris7 diction of the regional wildlife movement council; and 

8 (5) submit to the Secretary and the National Co9 ordination Committee, and make publicly available, 

10 an annual report describing the activities of the re11 gional wildlife movement council. 

12 (d) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase habitat 

13 connectivity between designated Federal land and water 

14 and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife move15 ment council shall coordinate with— 

16 (1) Federal agencies; 

17 (2) Indian tribes; 

18 (3) regional fishery management councils estab19 lished under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

20 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

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

22 (4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships 

23 recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

24 Service with respect to migratory bird species; 

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1 (6) regional associations of fish and wildlife 

2 agencies; 

3 (7) nongovernmental organizations; 

4 (8) applicable voluntary private landowners; 

5 (9) the National Coordination Committee; 

6 (10) fish habitat partnerships; 

7 (11) other regional wildlife movement councils 

8 with respect to crossregional projects; 

9 (12) international wildlife management entities 

10 with respect to transboundary species in accordance 

11 with trade policies of the United States; and 

12 (13) Federal and State transportation agencies. 

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

14 provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 

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

16 movement councils. 

17 TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLIFE 

18 CORRIDORS DATABASE 

19 SEC. 401. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 

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

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United 

22 States Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the 

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1 cils, shall establish a database, to be known as the ‘‘National 

2 Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 

3 (b) CONTENTS.— 

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

5 (A) include maps, data, models, surveys, 

6 and descriptions of native species habitats, wild7 life movements, and corridors that have been de8 veloped by Federal agencies that pertain to Fed9 eral land and water; 

10 (B) include maps, models, analyses, and de11 scriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wildlife 

12 movements, and corridors of native species in re13 sponse to climate change or other environmental 

14 factors; 

15 (C) reflect the best scientific data and infor16 mation available; and 

17 (D) in accordance with the requirements of 

18 the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 

19 115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 

20 included in the Database available at scales use21 ful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agency 

22 decisionmakers and the public. 

23 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the Di24 rector, in collaboration with the National Coordination 

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1 Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

2 Administration, shall— 

3 (1) design the Database to support State, Tribal, 

4 local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal agen5 cy decisionmakers and the public with data that will 

6 allow those entities— 

7 (A) to prioritize and target natural resource 

8 adaptation strategies and enhance existing State 

9 and Tribal corridor protections; 

10 (B) to assess the impacts of proposed en11 ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 

12 projects, and other development activities, and to 

13 avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 

14 those projects and activities on National Wildlife 

15 Corridors; 

16 (C) to assess the impact of new and existing 

17 development on native species habitats and Na18 tional Wildlife Corridors; and 

19 (D) to develop strategies that promote habi20 tat connectivity to allow native species to 

21 move— 

22 (i) to meet biological and ecological 

23 needs; 

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

25 (iii) to adapt to climate change; 


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1 (2) establish a coordination process among Fed2 eral agencies to update maps and other information 

3 with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 

4 habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 

5 Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as 

6 information based on new scientific data becomes 

7 available; and 

8 (3) not later than 5 years after the date of enact9 ment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 

10 every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a report to 

11 the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Con12 gress, and make publicly available a report, that, 

13 with respect to the Database— 

14 (A) outlines the categories for data that 

15 may be included in the Database; 

16 (B) outlines the data protocols and stand17 ards for each category of data in the Database; 

18 (C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 

19 and National Wildlife Corridor information; 

20 (D) prioritizes research and future data col21 lection activities for use in updating the Data22 base; and 

23 (E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 

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1 (d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED INFOR2 MATION.—In developing the Database, the Director shall— 

3 (1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 

4 with respect to any licensed information, licensed 

5 data, and other items contained in the Database; and 

6 (2) protect information in the Database with re7 spect to the habitats and ranges of specific native spe8 cies to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trapping, 

9 and other related threats to native species. 

10 TITLE V—FUNDING 

11 SEC. 501. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP FUND. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is estab13 lished in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Wildlife 

14 Corridors Stewardship Fund’’, that consists of donations of 

15 amounts accepted under subsection (c). 

16 (b) USE.—The Fund— 

17 (1) shall be administered by the Secretary and 

18 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, acting 

19 jointly; and 

20 (2) may be used by the National Fish and Wild21 life Foundation to enhance the management and pro22 tection of National Wildlife Corridors by providing fi23 nancial assistance to the Federal Government, Indian 

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

2 Foundation may solicit and accept donations of amounts 

3 for deposit into the Fund. 

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

5 Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

6 may coordinate with regional wildlife movement councils, 

7 regional ocean partnerships, and the National Coordination 

8 Committee to the maximum extent practicable. 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

11 the Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Founda12 tion shall make publicly available a description of usage 

13 of the Fund during the preceding calendar year. 

14 SEC. 502. WORKING LANDSCAPES. 

15 The Secretary of Agriculture may— 

16 (1) direct investments in working landscapes 

17 through conservation programs under the jurisdiction 

18 of the Secretary of Agriculture, including programs 

19 under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

20 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), to support the purposes described 

21 in section 2(b); and 

22 (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

23 give priority under the conservation programs de24 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.—There 

3 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title I for 

4 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 author13 ized to be appropriated to carry out title II $5,000,000 for 

14 fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

15 (c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND RE16 GIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 

17 (1) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

19 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the 

20 wildlife movement grant program under section 

21 301 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each 

22 fiscal year thereafter. 

23 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts appro24 priated under subparagraph (A) may be used to 

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1 eral funding received by the projects funded by 

2 those grants. 

3 (C) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Not more 

4 than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under 

5 subparagraph (A) may be used for administra6 tive support. 

7 (2) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUN8 CILS.— 

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

10 appropriated to the Secretary to provide support 

11 for the regional wildlife movement councils to 

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

13 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

14 (B) EQUAL DIVISION.—Amounts appro15 priated under subparagraph (A) shall be propor16 tionally divided between each regional wildlife 

17 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 fis23 cal year thereafter. 


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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2795 

[Report No. 116–558, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide 

purposes. tive fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for other for the protection and restoration of certain naOCTOBER 9, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

OCTOBER 9, 2020 

Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and TransUnion and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the portation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to 


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