SB 455

Abstract

Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund established; report. Establishes the Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund to provide grants for projects that conserve or enhance wildlife corridors prioritized by the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan and associated wildlife crossing infrastructure projects. The bill directs the Director of Wildlife Resources to administer the Fund and to consult with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Wildlife Resources on disbursing moneys from the Fund. The bill also requires the Director to submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1 of each odd-numbered year concerning funding of the Fund, the awarding of grants from the Fund, and the progress of projects funded by the Fund, including data on the use of project infrastructure by wildlife.

Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund established; report.Establishes the Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund to provide grants forprojects that conserve or enhance wildlife corridors prioritizedby the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan and associated wildlife crossinginfrastructure projects. A grant program is established for theDepartment of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry,the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Wildlife Resources to collaborate on disbursing moneys from the Fund, andsuch Departments are directed to submit a report to the General Assemblyby November 1 of each odd-numbered year concerning funding of theFund, the awarding of grants from the Fund, and the progress of projects funded by the Fund, including data on the use of project infrastructureby wildlife.