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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7232 

To establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 10, 2018 

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

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

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

concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program 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 2018’’. 

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. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. National Wildlife Corridors Program. 

Sec. 5. National Wildlife Corridors Database. 

Sec. 6. National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 7. National Coordination Committee and regional wildlife movement councils. 

Sec. 8. Protection and management of National Wildlife Corridors. 

Sec. 9. Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund. 

Sec. 10. Protection of Indian tribes. 

Sec. 11. Relationship to other conservation laws. 

Sec. 12. Collaboration. 

Sec. 13. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 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 declining; 

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; 

12 (4) one of the greatest threats to the survival 

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

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

15 fragmentation, and obstruction of natural habitats; 

16 (5) the conservation of landscape corridors and 

17 hydrological connectivity, through which native fish, 

18 wildlife, and plant species and ecological processes 


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1 can transition from 1 habitat to another, plays an 

2 important role in helping— 

3 (A) to conserve native biodiversity; and 

4 (B) to ensure resiliency against impacts 

5 from a range of stressors; 

6 (6) climate change threatens native fish, wild7 life, and plant species; 

8 (7) the conservation, restoration, and establish9 ment of new ecological connections to facilitate the 

10 shift of species into more suitable habitats is a key 

11 climate change adaptation strategy; 

12 (8) protecting landscape-scale corridors and 

13 hydrological connectivity is— 

14 (A) a broadly accepted strategy— 

15 (i) to conserve native fish, wildlife, 

16 and plant species; and 

17 (ii) to ensure ecosystem resilience; and 

18 (B) often 1 of the first steps in restoration 

19 and recovery planning; 

20 (9) in the policy resolution of the Western Gov21 ernors’ Association entitled ‘‘Protecting Wildlife Mi22 gration Corridors and Crucial Wildlife Habitat in 

23 the West’’ and the resolution of the New England 

24 Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Con25 ference, which recognizes the importance of ecologiVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:27 Dec 12, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7232.IH H7232

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1 cal connectivity for the adaptability and resilience of 

2 the ecosystems of participating regions, biodiversity, 

3 and human communities in the face of climate 

4 change, States have recognized the importance of 

5 connectivity; 

6 (10) the strategic plan of the United States 

7 Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to accelerating 

8 climate change entitled ‘‘Rising to the Urgent Chal9 lenge’’ acknowledges that ‘‘processes such as polli10 nation, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural dis11 turbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others 

12 must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to 

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

14 more optimally in landscapes composed of large 

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

16 and 

17 (11) Federal and State agencies continue to de18 velop policies to address— 

19 (A) the importance of conserving fish, 

20 wildlife, and plant corridors; 

21 (B) the gap between science and manage22 ment for at-risk species; and 

23 (C) ecological connectivity. 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON2 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con3 gress’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

5 Resources of the Senate; 

6 (B) the Committee on Environment and 

7 Public Works of the Senate; 

8 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

9 the Senate; 

10 (D) the Committee on Energy and Com11 merce of the House of Representatives; 

12 (E) the Committee on Natural Resources 

13 of the House of Representatives; and 

14 (F) the Committee on Appropriations of 

15 the House of Representatives. 

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

17 means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 

18 facilitates or impedes native species movement. 

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

20 distinct component of the landscape or seascape 

21 that— 

22 (A) provides habitat or ecological 

23 connectivity; and 

24 (B) allows for fish, wildlife, or plant move25 ment. 


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

2 the National Wildlife Corridors Database established 

3 under section 5(a). 

4 (5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild5 life Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund es6 tablished by section 9(a). 

7 (6) 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 (7) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 

12 The term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ 

13 means the National Coordination Committee estab14 lished under section 7(b). 

15 (8) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 

16 ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any land or 

17 water designated as a National Wildlife Corridor 

18 under section 6(a). 

19 (9) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe20 cies’’ means— 

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

22 species of the United States (including terri23 tories and freely associated states of the United 

24 States), including subspecies and plant vari25 eties; and 


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1 (B) a noninvasive fish, wildlife, or plant 

2 species of the United States (including terri3 tories and freely associated states of the United 

4 States) that— 

5 (i) are not indigenous to the United 

6 States (or territories and freely associated 

7 states of the United States); but 

8 (ii) are valued for— 

9 (I) the contribution of the species 

10 to species diversity; or 

11 (II) the social, cultural, or eco12 nomic value of the species. 

13 (10) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

14 the National Wildlife Corridors Program established 

15 under section 4(a). 

16 (11) REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP.—The 

17 term ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means— 

18 (A) a regional organization of 2 or more 

19 coastal States, Great Lakes States (as defined 

20 in section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pol21 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3))), ter22 ritories, or freely associated states voluntarily 

23 convened by the Governors of those coastal 

24 States, Great Lakes States, territories, or freely 

25 associated states, as applicable, to address 


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1 crossjurisdictional ocean or Great Lakes mat2 ters; or 

3 (B) the functional equivalent of a regional 

4 organization described in subparagraph (A) des5 ignated by 2 or more governors of a State, ter6 ritory, or freely associated state. 

7 (12) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUN8 CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 

9 means a regional wildlife movement council estab10 lished under section 7(c). 

11 (13) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

12 means— 

13 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

14 (B) the Secretary of Commerce; 

15 (C) the Secretary of Defense; 

16 (D) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

17 (E) the Secretary of Transportation. 

18 (14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

19 means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 

20 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

21 Service. 

22 (15) TERRITORY; FREELY ASSOCIATED

23 STATE.—The terms ‘‘territory’’ and ‘‘freely associ24 ated state’’ mean any of the following territories of 

25 the United States or freely associated states: 


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1 (A) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

2 (B) Guam. 

3 (C) American Samoa. 

4 (D) The Commonwealth of the Northern 

5 Mariana Islands. 

6 (E) The Federated States of Micronesia. 

7 (F) The Republic of the Marshall Islands. 

8 (G) The Republic of Palau. 

9 (H) The United States Virgin Islands. 

10 (16) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wild11 life movement’’ means the passage of individual 

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

13 species across a landscape or seascape. 

14 SEC. 4. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS PROGRAM. 

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

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

17 consultation with the Secretaries, shall establish a pro18 gram, to be known as the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors 

19 Program’’. 

20 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Program are— 

21 (1) to provide for the conservation and restora22 tion of habitats that— 

23 (A) support a diverse array of native spe24 cies, including at-risk species protected under 

25 Federal, State, and Tribal law, as applicable, 


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1 that have experienced or may experience habitat 

2 loss, degradation, fragmentation, or obstruction 

3 to connectivity; 

4 (B) provide long-term habitat connectivity 

5 for native species for migration, dispersal, adap6 tation to climate and other environmental 

7 change, and genetic exchange; and 

8 (C) help restore ecological processes that 

9 have been disrupted by habitat loss, degrada10 tion, fragmentation, or obstruction; 

11 (2) to support State, Tribal, local, private land12 owner, and Federal agency decisionmakers in the 

13 collaborative development of the Database and Na14 tional Wildlife Corridors that would inform planning 

15 and development decisions within the respective ju16 risdiction of each decisionmaker; 

17 (3) to provide mechanisms to support collabo18 rative research, mapping, and planning of habitats 

19 and National Wildlife Corridors; and 

20 (4) to facilitate coordinated landscape- and 

21 seascape-scale connectivity planning and manage22 ment across jurisdictions through— 

23 (A) the establishment of a National Co24 ordination Committee and regional wildlife 

25 movement councils; and 


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1 (B) the use of the Database by State, 

2 Tribal, local, private landowner, and Federal 

3 agency decisionmakers to incorporate informa4 tion on native species habitats and National 

5 Wildlife Corridors. 

6 (c) COMPONENTS.—The Program shall consist of— 

7 (1) the Database; 

8 (2) National Wildlife Corridors; 

9 (3) the National Coordination Committee and 

10 the wildlife movements grant program established 

11 under subsection (d); 

12 (4) regional wildlife movement councils; and 

13 (5) the Fund. 

14 (d) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

16 a wildlife movements grant program (referred to in 

17 this subsection as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encour18 age wildlife movement in accordance with this sub19 section. 

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

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary, based on recommendations from the National 

23 Coordination Committee under section 

24 7(b)(5)(E)(iii), shall make grants to 1 or more 

25 projects that— 


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1 (A) are a priority project identified by a 

2 regional wildlife movement council; 

3 (B) satisfy the purposes of the Program 

4 described in subsection (b); and 

5 (C) increase connectivity for native species. 

6 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the 

7 grant program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, 

8 guidelines, contracts, reporting requirements, and 

9 evaluation metrics developed by the National Coordi10 nation Committee under clauses (i) and (ii) of sec11 tion 7(b)(5)(E). 

12 SEC. 5. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 

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

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

15 United States Geological Survey (referred to in this sec16 tion as the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with the National 

17 Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife move18 ment councils, shall establish a database, to be known as 

19 the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.— 

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

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

23 and descriptions of native species habitats and 

24 corridors that have been developed by Federal 

25 agencies, State fish and wildlife agencies and 


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1 natural heritage programs, Indian tribes, local 

2 governments, nongovernmental organizations, 

3 and industry; and 

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

5 descriptions of projected shifts in habitats and 

6 corridors of native species in response to cli7 mate change or other environmental factors. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 (A) DATA QUALITY.—In establishing the 

10 Database, the Director shall ensure— 

11 (i) the quality of the data in the 

12 Database; and 

13 (ii) that the data in the Database— 

14 (I) reflects the best scientific 

15 data available; and 

16 (II) meets accepted geospatial 

17 and metadata protocols and stand18 ards. 

19 (B) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 

20 make the data, models, and analyses included 

21 in the Database available at scales useful to 

22 State, Tribal, local, private landowner, and 

23 Federal agency decisionmakers and the public. 

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

25 Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination 


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1 Committee and the regional wildlife movement councils, 

2 shall— 

3 (1) design the Database to support State, Trib4 al, local, private landowner, and Federal agency de5 cisionmakers and the public with data that will allow 

6 those entities— 

7 (A) to prioritize and target natural re8 source adaptation strategies; 

9 (B) to assess the impacts of proposed en10 ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 

11 projects, and other development activities, and 

12 to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 

13 those projects and activities on habitats and 

14 National Wildlife Corridors; 

15 (C) to assess the impact of existing devel16 opment on native species habitats and National 

17 Wildlife Corridors; and 

18 (D) to develop strategies that promote 

19 landscape and aquatic connectivity to allow na20 tive species to move— 

21 (i) to meet biological and ecological 

22 needs; 

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

24 (iii) to adapt to climate change; and 

25 (2) establish a coordination process— 


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1 (A) to establish geospatial data and 

2 metadata protocols and standards that enhance 

3 capabilities for integrating geographical infor4 mation systems, databases, and analytical tools 

5 that have been developed by Federal agencies, 

6 State fish and wildlife agencies and natural her7 itage programs, Indian tribes, local govern8 ments, nongovernmental organizations, and in9 dustry; 

10 (B) to ensure consistent data collection 

11 and monitoring system protocols of maps, mod12 els, high-quality data, surveys, and other 

13 geospatial information with respect to native 

14 species connectivity; 

15 (C) to update maps and other information 

16 with respect to landscapes, native species habi17 tats and ranges, National Wildlife Corridors, 

18 native species populations, and wildlife move19 ment changes as information becomes available; 

20 (D) to design useful and relevant search 

21 tools and methods for relevant stakeholders; 

22 (E) not later than 2 years after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act, to develop and submit 

24 to the Secretary and the appropriate commit25 tees of Congress a report that— 


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1 (i) provides an assessment of existing 

2 maps, data, models, surveys, and descrip3 tions of native species habitats and cor4 ridors that have been developed by Federal 

5 agencies, State fish and wildlife agencies 

6 and natural heritage programs, Indian 

7 tribes, local governments, nongovernmental 

8 organizations, and industry; and 

9 (ii) identifies gaps in native species 

10 habitat and corridor information; and 

11 (F) not less frequently than once every 5 

12 years, to develop and submit a report to the 

13 Secretary and the appropriate committees of 

14 Congress, to be made publicly available, that— 

15 (i) outlines the categories for data 

16 that may be included in the Database; 

17 (ii) outlines the data protocols and 

18 standards for each category of data in the 

19 Database; 

20 (iii) identifies gaps in native species 

21 habitat and National Wildlife Corridor in22 formation, mapping, and research in the 

23 Database that should be addressed to fully 

24 understand and assess current data; 


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1 (iv) prioritizes research and future 

2 data collection activities for use in updat3 ing the Database; and 

4 (v) evaluates and quantifies the effi5 cacy of the Database to meet the needs of 

6 the entities described in paragraph (1). 

7 (d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED IN8 FORMATION.—In developing the Database, the Director 

9 shall— 

10 (1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 

11 with respect to any licensed information, licensed 

12 data, and other items contained in the Database; 

13 and 

14 (2) protect information in the Database with 

15 respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native 

16 species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trap17 ping, and other related threats to native species. 

18 SEC. 6. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

19 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretaries shall designate 

20 connectivity corridors, to be known as ‘‘National Wildlife 

21 Corridors’’, on the land or water under the respective ju22 risdictions of the Secretaries in accordance with regula23 tions promulgated by the Secretary under subsection 

24 (c)(1). 

25 (b) STRATEGY.— 


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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall develop a strategy for the effective devel4 opment of the National Wildlife Corridors de5 signed— 

6 (A) to ensure the fulfillment of the pur7 poses of the Program described in section 4(b); 

8 and 

9 (B) to include— 

10 (i) consideration of connectivity needs 

11 with respect to non-Federal land and 

12 water; 

13 (ii) effective coordination of National 

14 Wildlife Corridors that span across land 

15 and water of Federal, State, Tribal, and 

16 local jurisdictions and private land with 

17 the National Coordination Committee and 

18 the regional wildlife movement councils; 

19 and 

20 (iii) an approximate development 

21 timeline for the implementation of Na22 tional Wildlife Corridors. 

23 (2) SCOPE.—The scope of a National Wildlife 

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1 vary according to the habitat needs of individual or 

2 ecologically associated native species. 

3 (3) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 

4 Secretary shall develop the strategy under paragraph 

5 (1)— 

6 (A) in consultation with the Secretaries; 

7 and 

8 (B) in coordination with— 

9 (i) States, Indian tribes, and other in10 terested stakeholders, including relevant 

11 private landowners; 

12 (ii) landscape- and seascape-scale 

13 partnerships, including— 

14 (I) the National Fish Habitat 

15 Partnership; 

16 (II) the National Ocean Service 

17 of the National Oceanic and Atmos18 pheric Administration; 

19 (III) the National Marine Fish20 eries Service; 

21 (IV) regional ocean partnerships; 

22 (V) the Climate Science Centers 

23 of the Department of the Interior; and 

24 (VI) the Landscape Conservation 

25 Cooperative Network; 


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1 (iii) the National Coordination Com2 mittee; and 

3 (iv) the regional wildlife movement 

4 councils. 

5 (c) RULEMAKING.— 

6 (1) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—Not 

7 later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec9 retaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource 

10 management planning authorities of the Secretaries, 

11 shall establish a process, by regulation, for the des12 ignation and management of National Wildlife Cor13 ridors of land and water under the respective juris14 dictions of the Secretaries. 

15 (2) FEDERAL LAND AND WATER MANAGE16 MENT.—The Secretaries shall consider the designa17 tion of National Wildlife Corridors in any process re18 lating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a 

19 management plan for land or water under the re20 spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries. 

21 (d) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 

22 promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1) 

23 shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Cor24 ridor, the Secretaries— 


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1 (1) base the designation of the National Wild2 life Corridor on— 

3 (A) the best available science; and 

4 (B) historic, current, or likely future con5 tinuous, annual, or periodic use of the land or 

6 water to be designated as a National Wildlife 

7 Corridor by native species; 

8 (2) may take into consideration recommenda9 tions from the National Coordination Committee 

10 under subparagraph (F) of section 7(b)(5) and in11 formation from the North American Plan for Main12 taining Wildlife Movements under subparagraph (C) 

13 of that section; 

14 (3) may consider information contained in— 

15 (A) governmental or nongovernmental as16 sessments, plans, monitoring reports, and stud17 ies; and 

18 (B) other relevant sources of information, 

19 such as— 

20 (i) ecoregional assessments; 

21 (ii) nongovernmental reports; 

22 (iii) public transportation plans; 

23 (iv) State native species data and 

24 State wildlife action plans; 


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1 (v) traditional ecological knowledge, 

2 including Tribal and indigenous ecological 

3 knowledge; and 

4 (vi) Federal agency reports; 

5 (4) shall ensure that the National Wildlife Cor6 ridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resil7 ience, and adaptability of native species by providing 

8 for— 

9 (A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 

10 populations; 

11 (B) range shifting, range expansion, or 

12 range restoration, such as in response to cli13 mate change; 

14 (C) seasonal movement or migration; or 

15 (D) succession, movement, or recoloniza16 tion following— 

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

18 drought, or infestation; or 

19 (ii) population decline due to disease 

20 or previous extirpation; and 

21 (5) shall be informed by the Database. 

22 (e) DESIGNATION OF LAND OR WATER REQUIRING

23 RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.—The Sec24 retaries may designate as a National Wildlife Corridor 

25 land or water that— 


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1 (1) requires restoration, including— 

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

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

4 currently absent— 

5 (i) but may be colonized or recolo6 nized by the species; or 

7 (ii) to which the species may be re8 introduced or restored; and 

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

10 of the habitat required for a native species. 

11 (f) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 

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

13 for designation under subsection (c)(1), the Sec14 retary shall include procedures under which— 

15 (A) any person or State, Tribal, or local 

16 government may submit to the Secretaries a 

17 nomination to designate as a National Wildlife 

18 Corridor an area under the respective jurisdic19 tion of the Secretaries; and 

20 (B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 

21 later than 2 years after the date on which the 

22 nomination was submitted under subparagraph 

23 (A), respond to any nomination submitted 

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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) summaries and references of, with re5 spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 

6 Corridor— 

7 (i) the best science available at the 

8 time of the submission of the nomination 

9 for designation; and 

10 (ii) the most current scientific reports 

11 available at the time of the submission of 

12 the nomination for designation; 

13 (B) information with respect to how the 

14 nomination was coordinated with potential part15 ners; 

16 (C) a description of supporting stake17 holders, such as States, Indian tribes, local gov18 ernments, scientific organizations, nongovern19 mental organizations, and affected private land20 owners; and 

21 (D) any additional information the Secre22 taries, in consultation with the National Coordi23 nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 

24 nomination. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Na2 tional Wildlife Corridor on a military installation (as 

3 defined in section 100(1) of the Sikes Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 670(1)))— 

5 (A) shall be consistent with the use of mili6 tary installations and State-owned National 

7 Guard installations to ensure the preparedness 

8 of the Armed Forces; and 

9 (B) may not result in a net loss in the ca10 pability of military installation lands to support 

11 the military mission of the installation. 

12 (2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA13 TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 

14 terminate the designation of any National Wildlife 

15 Corridor on a military installation if the Secretary of 

16 Defense considers the suspension or termination to 

17 be necessary for military purposes, after public no18 tice of— 

19 (A) the suspension or termination; and 

20 (B) any voluntary steps taken by the De21 partment of Defense to attempt to provide simi22 lar ecological connectivity elsewhere on the mili23 tary installation. 

24 (h) COORDINATION AND COOPERATION.— 


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

2 practicable, consistent with applicable law, the Sec3 retaries shall coordinate the designation of a Na4 tional Wildlife Corridor with— 

5 (A) other relevant Federal agencies; 

6 (B) the National Coordination Committee; 

7 (C) the regional wildlife movement coun8 cils; and 

9 (D) affected— 

10 (i) States, including State fish and 

11 wildlife agencies and other State agencies 

12 responsible for managing natural re13 sources; 

14 (ii) local governments; 

15 (iii) Indian tribes; 

16 (iv) private landowners; and 

17 (v) nongovernmental organizations en18 gaged in the conservation of native species. 

19 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPORTING NON-FED20 ERAL LAND AND WATER.—In designating a National 

21 Wildlife Corridor, the Secretaries may identify, in 

22 consultation with affected States, Indian tribes, local 

23 governments, private landowners, the applicable re24 gional wildlife movement council, and nongovern25 mental organizations engaged in the conservation of 


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1 native species, non-Federal land and water that sup2 port the purposes of the National Wildlife Corridor 

3 by— 

4 (A) maintaining habitat connectivity; or 

5 (B) providing other essential functions for 

6 native species and the habitats of native spe7 cies. 

8 SEC. 7. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE AND RE9 GIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 

10 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

11 (1) to ensure the fulfillment of the purposes of 

12 the Program described in section 4(b); and 

13 (2) to support habitat connectivity and the 

14 movement of native species on Federal and non-Fed15 eral land through coordination, collaboration, admin16 istrative, and financial support, including the shar17 ing of data contained in the Database. 

18 (b) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 

20 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known 

22 as the ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’. 

23 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

24 shall provide administrative support for the National 

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1 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Coordination 

2 Committee shall be composed of— 

3 (A) the Secretary (or a designee); 

4 (B) the Secretary of Transportation (or a 

5 designee); 

6 (C) the Secretary of Agriculture (or a des7 ignee); 

8 (D) the Secretary of Commerce (or a des9 ignee); 

10 (E) the Secretary of Defense (or a des11 ignee); 

12 (F) the Director of the Bureau of Indian 

13 Affairs (or a designee); 

14 (G) the Executive Director of the Associa15 tion of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a des16 ignee); 

17 (H) a representative of an intertribal orga18 nization, to be appointed by the Secretary; 

19 (I) the chairperson of each regional wildlife 

20 movement council (or a designee); and 

21 (J) not more than 3 representatives of 

22 nongovernmental, science, or academic organi23 zations with expertise in wildlife conservation 

24 and habitat connectivity, to be appointed by the 

25 Secretary in a manner that ensures that the 


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1 membership of the National Coordination Com2 mittee is fair and balanced. 

3 (4) CHAIRPERSON.—The National Coordination 

4 Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice 

5 Chairperson from among the members of the Na6 tional Coordination Committee. 

7 (5) DUTIES.—The National Coordination Com8 mittee— 

9 (A) shall discuss issues of relevance to all 

10 regional wildlife movement councils, including 

11 issues and reports related to the purposes of 

12 the Program described in section 4(b) and im13 plementation of this Act; 

14 (B) shall establish standards for regional 

15 wildlife movement plans to allow for better 

16 cross-regional collaboration; 

17 (C) shall, not later than 3 years after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, create a plan, to 

19 be known as the ‘‘North American Plan for 

20 Maintaining Wildlife Movements’’— 

21 (i) to incorporate the Federal strategy 

22 for wildlife movement on land developed 

23 under section 6(b) under the jurisdiction of 

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1 (ii) to incorporate regional wildlife 

2 movement plans; and 

3 (iii) to identify connectivity priorities; 

4 (D) shall ensure consistency between Na5 tional Wildlife Corridors and the North Amer6 ican Plan for Maintaining Wildlife Movements; 

7 (E) shall, with respect to the wildlife move8 ments grant program under section 4(d)— 

9 (i) establish criteria and develop 

10 guidelines for the solicitation of applica11 tions for grants by regional wildlife move12 ment councils; 

13 (ii) develop standardized contracts, re14 porting requirements, and evaluation 

15 metrics for grant recipients; and 

16 (iii) make recommendations to the 

17 Secretary for the selection of grant recipi18 ents; and 

19 (F) may make recommendations to the 

20 Secretaries for designating National Wildlife 

21 Corridors on Federal land— 

22 (i) based on— 

23 (I) regional wildlife movement 

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1 (II) information from the Data2 base; and 

3 (ii) that are consistent with the pur4 poses of the Program described in section 

5 4(b). 

6 (6) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as other7 wise provided in this subsection, the Federal Advi8 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 

9 the National Coordination Committee. 

10 (c) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 

12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall establish not less than 4 regional 

14 wildlife movement councils with separate geographic 

15 jurisdictions that encompass the entire United 

16 States, including territories and freely associated 

17 states. 

18 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife 

20 movement council shall be composed of— 

21 (i) the director of each State fish and 

22 wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of 

23 the regional wildlife movement council (or 

24 a designee); 


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1 (ii) representatives from Tribal gov2 ernments within the jurisdiction of the re3 gional wildlife movement council; 

4 (iii) to serve as a Federal agency liai5 son and nonvoting, ex officio member— 

6 (I) the Director of the United 

7 States Fish and Wildlife Service (or a 

8 designee); or 

9 (II) the director of any applicable 

10 regional office of the United States 

11 Fish and Wildlife Service (or a des12 ignee); and 

13 (iv) not more than 3 representatives 

14 of nongovernmental, science, or academic 

15 organizations with expertise in native spe16 cies conservation and the habitat 

17 connectivity needs of the region covered by 

18 the regional wildlife movement council. 

19 (B) REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 (i) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary 

21 shall ensure that the membership of each 

22 regional wildlife movement council is fair 

23 and balanced in terms of expertise and 

24 perspectives represented. 


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1 (ii) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wild2 life movement council shall include experts 

3 in ecological connectivity, native species 

4 ecology, and ecological adaptation. 

5 (C) CHAIRPERSON.—Each regional wildlife 

6 movement council shall select a Chairperson 

7 and Vice Chairperson from among the members 

8 of the regional wildlife movement council. 

9 (3) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement 

10 council shall— 

11 (A) not later than 2 years after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act and in accordance with 

13 any standards established by the National Co14 ordination Committee, prepare and submit to 

15 the Secretary and the National Coordination 

16 Committee a regional wildlife movement plan 

17 that— 

18 (i) maintains native species movement 

19 by identifying— 

20 (I) priority areas on non-Federal 

21 land under the jurisdiction of the re22 gional wildlife movement council 

23 where resources are needed to secure 

24 biological movements by native spe25 cies; and 


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1 (II) research priorities and data 

2 needs for the Database; and 

3 (ii) not less frequently than once every 

4 5 years, is revised, amended, or updated, 

5 as determined necessary by the regional 

6 wildlife movement council; 

7 (B) provide for public engagement, at ap8 propriate times and in appropriate locations in 

9 the region covered by the regional wildlife move10 ment council, to allow all interested persons an 

11 opportunity to be heard in the development and 

12 implementation of a regional wildlife movement 

13 plan; 

14 (C) establish criteria for soliciting project 

15 proposals to be submitted to the Secretary for 

16 a wildlife movements grant under section 4(d) 

17 that are consistent with the purposes of the 

18 Program described in section 4(b); 

19 (D) recommend proposals to the National 

20 Coordination Committee for recommendation to 

21 the Secretary for priority projects for wildlife 

22 movements grants under section 4(d) to main23 tain wildlife movements in the area under the 

24 jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement 

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1 (E) submit to the Secretary and the Na2 tional Coordination Committee, and make pub3 licly available, an annual report describing the 

4 activities of the regional wildlife movement 

5 council. 

6 (4) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase 

7 habitat connectivity between Federal and non-Fed8 eral land and water, a regional wildlife movement 

9 council shall coordinate with— 

10 (A) Federal agencies; 

11 (B) Indian tribes; 

12 (C) regional fishery management councils 

13 established under section 302(a) of the Magnu14 son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage15 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)); 

16 (D) migratory bird joint ventures partner17 ships recognized by the United States Fish and 

18 Wildlife Service with respect to migratory bird 

19 species; 

20 (E) State fish and wildlife agencies; 

21 (F) regional associations of fish and wild22 life agencies; 

23 (G) nongovernmental organizations; 

24 (H) the National Coordination Committee; 

25 (I) fish habitat partnerships; 


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1 (J) other regional wildlife movement coun2 cils with respect to crossregional projects; 

3 (K) international wildlife management en4 tities with respect to transboundary species; 

5 and 

6 (L) Federal and State transportation agen7 cies. 

8 (5) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as other9 wise provided in this subsection, the Federal Advi10 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 

11 the regional wildlife movement councils. 

12 SEC. 8. PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL 

13 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

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

15 with other applicable land and water management require16 ments, laws, and regulations, manage each National Wild17 life Corridor under the respective administrative jurisdic18 tion of the Secretaries in a manner that contributes to 

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

20 adaptability of native species, including through— 

21 (1) the prevention of habitat loss, degradation, 

22 fragmentation, and obstructions within the National 

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1 spond to climate change and other environmental 

2 factors; 

3 (3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ4 rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor5 ridor and associated habitat; 

6 (4) the mitigation or removal of human-caused 

7 obstructions to native species movement, including— 

8 (A) power lines; 

9 (B) roads; 

10 (C) fences; 

11 (D) dams; 

12 (E) bridges; 

13 (F) railways; 

14 (G) culverts; and 

15 (H) other hydrological obstructions; and 

16 (5) the use of existing conservation programs 

17 under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to 

18 contribute to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, 

19 and adaptability of native species. 

20 (b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING

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1 life Corridor in accordance with section 6(c)(1) to advance 

2 the purposes of the Program described in section 4(b). 

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

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

5 or existing Federal, State, Tribal, or local road or high6 way, the relevant Secretaries shall coordinate with the 

7 Secretary of Transportation and State, Tribal, and local 

8 transportation agencies, as appropriate, to develop, imple9 ment, and fund environmental mitigation measures— 

10 (1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle11 caused native species mortality while maintaining 

12 habitat connectivity; and 

13 (2) to mitigate damage to native species, aquat14 ic species passage, flood resiliency, habitat, and eco15 system connectivity, including through— 

16 (A) the construction, maintenance, or re17 placement of native species underpasses, over18 passes, and culverts; and 

19 (B) the maintenance, replacement, or re20 moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 

21 hydrological obstructions. 

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1 risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture to support 

2 the purposes of the Program described in section 

3 4(b); and 

4 (2) acting through the Chief of the Natural Re5 sources Conservation Service, shall give priority 

6 under the conservation programs under the jurisdic7 tion of the Chief, notwithstanding any provision of 

8 law with respect to those programs, to non-Federal 

9 land and water identified under section 6(h)(2) as 

10 supportive of the purposes of a National Wildlife 

11 Corridor. 

12 (e) COORDINATION.—In managing a National Wild13 life Corridor, the Secretaries shall, to the maximum extent 

14 practicable— 

15 (1) coordinate with other applicable Federal 

16 agencies; and 

17 (2) take into consideration any State conserva18 tion plans for native species and the habitats of na19 tive species, including any— 

20 (A) State comprehensive fish and wildlife 

21 conservation strategy; 

22 (B) State conservation strategy for a spe23 cies; 

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1 (D) local government land use and con2 servation plan; 

3 (E) nongovernmental conservation plan; 

4 and 

5 (F) relevant private land conservation 

6 plan. 

7 SEC. 9. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP AND PROTEC8 TION FUND. 

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

11 ‘‘Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund’’, 

12 that consists of donations of amounts accepted under sub13 section (c). 

14 (b) USE.—The Fund— 

15 (1) shall be administered by the National Fish 

16 and Wildlife Foundation; 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 and 

20 non-Federal land and water identified under section 

21 6(h)(2)— 

22 (A) to provide financial assistance to the 

23 Federal Government, States, Indian tribes, local 

24 governments, and nongovernmental, science, 

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1 (B) to support the voluntary efforts of pri2 vate landowners. 

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

4 Foundation may accept donations of amounts for deposit 

5 into the Fund. 

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

7 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation may coordinate 

8 with regional wildlife movement councils and the National 

9 Coordination Committee to the maximum extent prac10 ticable. 

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

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

13 thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the National 

14 Fish and Wildlife Foundation makes publicly available a 

15 description of usage of the Fund during the preceding cal16 endar year. 

17 SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 

18 (a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 

19 this Act amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust re20 sponsibility to Indian tribes. 

21 (b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 

22 (1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 

23 paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 

24 under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 

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1 Act’’), if the head of the agency that receives the in2 formation, in consultation with the Secretary and 

3 the affected Indian tribe, determines that disclosure 

4 may— 

5 (A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 

6 (B) risk harm to human remains or re7 sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 

8 (C) impede the use of a traditional reli9 gious site by practitioners. 

10 (2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information 

11 referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 

12 by a Federal agency— 

13 (A) pursuant to this Act relating to— 

14 (i) the location, character, or owner15 ship of human remains of a person of In16 dian ancestry; or 

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

18 activities identified by an Indian tribe as 

19 traditional or cultural because of the long20 established significance or ceremonial na21 ture to the Indian tribe; or 

22 (B) pursuant to the Native American 

23 Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

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1 SEC. 11. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONSERVATION LAWS. 

2 Nothing in this Act amends or otherwise affects any 

3 other law (including regulations) relating to the conserva4 tion of native species. 

5 SEC. 12. COLLABORATION. 

6 The Secretaries may partner with and provide funds 

7 to States, local governments, Indian tribes, the National 

8 Coordination Committee, and the regional wildlife move9 ment councils to support the purposes of this Act. 

10 SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

13 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the grant 

14 program under section 4(e) $50,000,000 for fiscal 

15 year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

16 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts appropriated 

17 under paragraph (1) may be used to complement or 

18 match other Federal or non-Federal funding re19 ceived by the projects funded by those grants. 

20 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Not more 

21 than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under para22 graph (1) may be used for administrative support. 

23 (b) REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

25 appropriated to the Secretary to provide support for 

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1 section 7(c) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and 

2 each fiscal year thereafter. 

3 (2) EQUAL DIVISION.—Amounts appropriated 

4 under paragraph (1) shall be proportionally divided 

5 between each regional wildlife movement council. 

6 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Not more 

7 than 10 percent of amounts appropriated under 

8 paragraph (1) may be used for administrative sup9 port. 

10 (c) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY DATA11 BASE.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

12 Secretary of the Interior to carry out section 5— 

13 (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 

14 (2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each 

15 fiscal year thereafter. 

16 (d) DESIGNATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF NA17 TIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—There are authorized to 

18 be appropriated to carry out sections 6 and 8 for fiscal 

19 year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter— 

20 (1) to the Secretary of the Interior, $7,500,000; 

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

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

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

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1 (5) to the Secretary of Transportation, 

2 $3,000,000. 

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