Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Transportation.
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 HF61FA9FCAE4149608EFD81DF4C7FD945: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026. The table of contents for...
- Section H60765AC1D9E44FDFB2D18BCF99E4A2C6: 2. Findings; purposes Congress finds that— the native fish, wildlife, and plant species in the United States are part of a rich natural heritage and an...
- Section HD8C20A6FE9F14D47B87A44FE9E496DD6: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on...
- Section H501D9728BF5A4EF2895A16B4B407E04B: 101. Program establishment The Director shall establish and maintain a habitat connectivity mapping and science program to carry out this section. The purpose...
- Section HB2AE880D2944456A8AAEE86E53C83B81: 201. Establishment of National Wildlife Corridors System on Federal land and water There is established a system of corridors on Federal land and water, to be...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, 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
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
each of the Secretaries with administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land or water at issue. The term United States, when used in a geographical sense, means— a State
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