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 HF2CD681FE4D04E609AD8D47B767C659D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2024.
- Section H3A48302A38CB4E99A8AB92C59B2B78C7: 2. Habitat connectivity area designation In this section: The term American wildlife corridor means land identified, under subsection (b)(1), as a habitat...
- Section H3E68C19ABB0A4B8993417910FE19369B: 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
an owner, operator, or producer of a covered land that has an American wildlife corridor on such covered land. The term Directors means the Secretary of the Interior acting through— the Director of the United States Geological Survey
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