Relating to wildlife corridors.
Summary
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation ] cooperation with Department of Transportation, to develop Wildlife Corridor and Safe Road Crossing ] Action Plan for use by state agencies. Specifies certain content for inclusion in plan. Requires periodic plan updates. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to post report of proposed plan or of proposed updates on website and deliver report to legislative committee ] committees relating to natural resources. Requires department to prepare report regarding operation of program, post report on website and deliver report to legislative committee ] committees relating to natural resources. Requires department to periodically review statutes and rules affecting wildlife corridors and to include findings in report of program operation. Requires state agencies to cooperate with department in plan development. Requires Department of Transportation to develop program for reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions in areas where wildlife corridors intersect with proposed or existing public roads. Requires department to incorporate wildlife corridors into design options for road projects having potential to threaten wildlife habitat connectivity ] create or modify infrastructure to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions . Requires inclusion of mitigation plan in road project environmental impact statement. ] Requires department to biennially report on program to legislative committees relating to natural resources.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2019 · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
May 29, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 7, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources.
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cheri Helt
RRepublican
P
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
P
Ken Helm
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
P
Pam Marsh
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
David Smith
RRepublican
Co
JZ
Jack Zika
RRepublican
Co
PH
Paul Holvey
DDemocratic
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