HR9776-118

Introduced

To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 24, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1D317D5B1AFF4B64A9A9378D67F88029: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2024. The table of contents for...
  • Section H16FB9E7B6BA14FD58D1EE8C44816A98C: 2. Findings and 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 H85989E46BFB543CCA0561FBEF57A2F46: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term collaborative partnership means a collaborative partnership established under section 203(a). The term Coordinating...
  • Section H23D6DEC2148748D1B92276CAB7A9DB44: 101. Program establishment The Director shall establish and maintain a habitat connectivity area mapping and science program to carry out this section. The...
  • Section HE038728853E249CEA927299EBDAD6161: 201. Designation of American wildlife corridors State, Tribal, and local governments and collaborative partnerships may nominate Federal lands and waters as...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative 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

1 term
"Secretaries" §H85989E46BFB543CCA0561FBEF57A2F46

each of the Secretaries described in subparagraph (A). The term Tribal wildlife corridor means a corridor established by the Secretary under section 301. The term United States, when used in a geographical sense, means— a State

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