To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Establishes Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount under Pittman-Robertson Act for habitat restoration. Funds efforts to recover listed species and prevent new listings.
Who Benefits and How
- State wildlife agencies receive new habitat restoration funding
- Endangered species benefit from recovery-focused habitat work
- At-risk species may avoid ESA listing through proactive conservation
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Federal budget funds new subaccount
- Fish and Wildlife Service administers expanded program
- GAO must study progress after 5 years
Key Provisions
- Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Restoration Subaccount created
- Funds habitat restoration on state, tribal, federal, private lands
- Goal to recover listed species and prevent new listings
- Extends to territories, DC, and Indian Tribes
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates wildlife habitat conservation funding to recover endangered species and prevent new listings
Who Benefits
- State wildlife agencies
- Endangered species
- At-risk species
Who Bears Costs
- Federal budget
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- GAO
Key Policy Areas
Wildlife, Conservation, Endangered Species
Primary Purpose
Creates wildlife habitat conservation funding to recover endangered species and prevent new listings
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Proactive species conservation through habitat restoration funding"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Owens, …
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Bentz, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stauber, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Landowners with candidate species agreements, Landowners with threatened species habitat, Private landowners with sensitive species
County governments with forest management programs, State fish and wildlife agencies, State forestry agencies
Endangered species conservation groups, Environmental advocacy groups, Environmental groups seeking dam removal
Forest Service, NOAA climate programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Positive-direction: Forest Service, U.S. Treasury
Negative-direction: NOAA climate programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Indian Tribes, Indian Tribes with forest restoration capacity, Indian Tribes with forestry capacity
Forest management contractors, Timber companies on federal lands
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Actions reestablishing conditions benefiting species diversity and ecosystem health
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