To provide for the conservation and designation of habitat connectivity areas, with support from the voluntary conservation programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as American wildlife corridors, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the conservation and designation of habitat connectivity areas, with support from the voluntary conservation programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as American wildlife corridors, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3FAE6B2065E549AF9C59FAA6C9935B24: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2025.
- Section H37A06CC41ED6464A9BB1387D0D148103: 2. Habitat connectivity area designation In this section: The term American wildlife corridor means a habitat connectivity area, including any adjacent lands...
- Section H8321CCB135144EB3AC1BDF7D8327438D: 3. Administrative requirements Section 1244(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting , including the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the conservation and designation of habitat connectivity areas, with support from the voluntary conservation programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as American wildlife corridors, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the conservation and designation of habitat connectivity areas, with support from the voluntary conservation programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as American wildlife corridors, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Beyer (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a habitat connectivity area, including any adjacent lands to such habitat connectivity area that is designated under subsection (c)(2). The term Directors means the Secretary of the Interior acting through— the Director of the United States Geological Survey
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