I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6078 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the 
wildlife crossings program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. ZINKE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to 
reauthorize the wildlife crossings program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Road Cross-
ings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
11101(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ADDITIONAL’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot program under’’ and 
inserting ‘‘program under’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘United States Code’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘United States Code, $200,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2031’’. 
(b) WILDLIFE CROSSING SAFETY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 171 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot program’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Program’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (h) and 
(i) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
following: 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL COST SHARE FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 
In the case of a grant submitted by a entity described in 
subsection (c)(6), the Federal share of the cost of the 
project shall be 100 percent. 
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‘‘(i) TRIBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use an 
amount equal to not more than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of 
the funds authorized under this section to improve 
the ability of entities described in subsection (c)(6) 
to access funding for projects under this subsection 
in an efficient and expeditious manner by providing 
to such entities application assistance, technical as-
sistance, and assistance in reducing the period of 
time between the selection of the project and the ob-
ligation of funds for the project. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts used under 
paragraph (1) may be expended— 
‘‘(A) by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) through contracts with— 
‘‘(i) a Federal, Tribal, regional, or 
State government entity; 
‘‘(ii) a private entity; or 
‘‘(iii) a nonprofit entity. 
‘‘(j) GRANT ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may 
retain not more than a total of 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the 
funds made available to carry out this section to— 
‘‘(1) review applications for grants under this 
section; 
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‘‘(2) obligate and administer grant awards se-
lected under this section; and 
‘‘(3) carry out the requirements of— 
‘‘(A) section 172 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(B) subsections (b)(6) and (i)(3) of sec-
tion 144 of title 23, United States Code. 
‘‘(k) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—If for any fiscal year 
the total of all obligations to carry out this section is less 
than the amount authorized to be obligated for the fiscal 
year, the unobligated balance of that amount shall— 
‘‘(1) remain available until expended; and 
‘‘(2) be in addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able to carry out this section for each year.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 171 in the analysis for chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘pilot’’. 
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