3.0.0 1499 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z Senate S 2019-05-16 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-16T19:28:50Z Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 116 2795 HR 2020-10-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456. Identical bill CRS Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 116 5179 HR 2020-10-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457. Related bill CRS Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 116 2891 S 2020-12-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605. Related bill CRS 2019-05-16 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-05-16 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-05-16 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-16 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-05-16 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-05-16 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-05-16 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-05-16 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-05-16 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-16 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-06-11 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-06-12 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-07-23 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-09-09 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-11-07 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-11-07 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Aquatic ecology Birds Climate change and greenhouse gases Department of the Interior Ecology Endangered and threatened species Executive agency funding and structure Genetics Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Military facilities and property Roads and highways Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-29T14:17:08Z Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019

This bill provides for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of certain native or noninvasive species (e.g., fish, wildlife, or plant species) that may be at risk due to habitat loss or fragmentation.

The bill establishes a National Wildlife Corridor System and provides for the designation and management of such corridors on federal land and water. A corridor means a feature of the landscape or seascape that (1) provides habitat or ecological connectivity, and (2) allows for movement or dispersal of native or noninvasive fish, wildlife, or plants. Indian tribes may nominate a corridor within their land to be included in a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.

In addition, the bill establishes a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund to receive donations for the management and protection of the corridors.

It also establishes a wildlife movements grant program to encourage the passage of fish, wildlife, or plant species across a landscape or seascape. The National Coordination Committee, established by this bill, must recommend projects to fund under the grant program. The committee must also develop standards for regional wildlife movement plans to allow for better cross-regional collaboration. No fewer than four regional wildlife movement councils must be established. Among other things, the councils must submit to the committee regional wildlife movement plans as well as lists of funding priorities.

Finally, the U.S. Geological Survey must establish a National Wildlife Corridors Database.

]]> Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 Display Title Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1499is/xml/BILLS-116s1499is.xml 2019-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.