Wildlife Corridors and USDA Conservation Programs Act of 2024
This bill requires the USDA to identify and map "American wildlife corridors" on farmland enrolled in conservation programs (like the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program), using science-based criteria to support wildlife movement and habitat connectivity. It mandates technical assistance for producers maintaining these corridors and allows USDA to prioritize re-enrollment in conservation programs for such lands. The bill directly affects farmers and ranchers enrolled in USDA conservation programs who have designated corridors, while requiring annual reports to Congress on implementation progress and data gaps.
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Introduction
Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Last action Aug 29, 2024
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Aug 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Feb 5, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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State
District
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
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