cils, shall establish a database, to be known as the ‘‘National 
Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Database shall— 
(A) include maps, data, models, surveys, 
and descriptions of native species habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors that have been de-
veloped by Federal agencies that pertain to Fed-
eral land and water; 
(B) include maps, models, analyses, and de-
scriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wildlife 
movements, and corridors of native species in re-
sponse to climate change or other environmental 
factors; 
(C) reflect the best scientific data and infor-
mation available; and 
(D) in accordance with the requirements of 
the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 
included in the Database available at scales use-
ful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agency 
decisionmakers and the public. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the Di-
rector, in collaboration with the National Coordination 
Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and the 
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Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, shall— 
(1) design the Database to support State, Tribal, 
local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal agen-
cy decisionmakers and the public with data that will 
allow those entities— 
(A) to prioritize and target natural resource 
adaptation strategies and enhance existing State 
and Tribal corridor protections; 
(B) to assess the impacts of proposed en-
ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 
projects, and other development activities, and to 
avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 
those projects and activities on National Wildlife 
Corridors; 
(C) to assess the impact of new and existing 
development on native species habitats and Na-
tional Wildlife Corridors; and 
(D) to develop strategies that promote habi-
tat connectivity to allow native species to 
move— 
(i) to meet biological and ecological 
needs; 
(ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and 
(iii) to adapt to climate change; 
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(2) establish a coordination process among Fed-
eral agencies to update maps and other information 
with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 
habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 
Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as 
information based on new scientific data becomes 
available; and 
(3) not later than 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and not less frequently than once 
every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a report to 
the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Con-
gress, and make publicly available a report, that, 
with respect to the Database— 
(A) outlines the categories for data that 
may be included in the Database; 
(B) outlines the data protocols and stand-
ards for each category of data in the Database; 
(C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 
and National Wildlife Corridor information; 
(D) prioritizes research and future data col-
lection activities for use in updating the Data-
base; and 
(E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 
the Database to meet the needs of the entities de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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(d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED INFOR-
MATION.—In developing the Database, the Director shall— 
(1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 
with respect to any licensed information, licensed 
data, and other items contained in the Database; and 
(2) protect information in the Database with re-
spect to the habitats and ranges of specific native spe-
cies to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trapping, 
and other related threats to native species. 
TITLE V—FUNDING 
SEC. 501. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Wildlife 
Corridors Stewardship Fund’’, that consists of donations of 
amounts accepted under subsection (c). 
(b) USE.—The Fund— 
(1) shall be administered by the Secretary and 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, acting 
jointly; and 
(2) may be used by the National Fish and Wild-
life Foundation to enhance the management and pro-
tection of National Wildlife Corridors by providing fi-
nancial assistance to the Federal Government, Indian 
tribes, and nongovernmental, science, and academic 
organizations. 
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(c) DONATIONS.—The National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation may solicit and accept donations of amounts 
for deposit into the Fund. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In administering the Fund, the 
Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
may coordinate with regional wildlife movement councils, 
regional ocean partnerships, and the National Coordination 
Committee to the maximum extent practicable. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF USE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-
tion shall make publicly available a description of usage 
of the Fund during the preceding calendar year. 
SEC. 502. WORKING LANDSCAPES. 
The Secretary of Agriculture may— 
(1) direct investments in working landscapes 
through conservation programs under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Agriculture, including programs 
under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), to support the purposes described 
in section 2(b); and 
(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
give priority under the conservation programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to non-Federal land and 
water for the purposes described in section 2(b). 
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eral funding received by the projects funded by 
those grants. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Not more 
than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under 
subparagraph (A) may be used for administra-
tive support. 
(2) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CILS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to provide support 
for the regional wildlife movement councils to 
carry out section 303 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) EQUAL
DIVISION.—Amounts appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) shall be propor-
tionally divided between each regional wildlife 
movement council. 
(d) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out section 401— 
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fis-
cal year thereafter. 
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Union Calendar No. 456 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2795 
[Report No. 116–558, Part I] 
A BILL 
To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide 
for the protection and restoration of certain na-
tive fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for other 
purposes. 
OCTOBER 9, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
OCTOBER 9, 2020 
Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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