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Bill116th CongressFiled Nov 19, 2019Native Americans
H.R. 5179

Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019

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Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the use of wildlife corridors on Indian land to provide habitat or ecological connectivity and allow for fish, wildlife, or plant movement on such land.

Specifically, the bill permits an Indian tribe to nominate a corridor within the land of such tribe as a tribal wildlife corridor. The Department of the Interior must establish criteria for determining whether such a corridor qualifies as a tribal wildlife corridor, including criteria for restoring historical habitat.

Interior must provide tribes with technical assistance to establish, manage, or expand a tribal wildlife corridor. Such assistance must include support with accessing wildlife data and working with private landowners to access programs for facilitating connectivity on nonfederal land.

Additionally, Interior must (1) establish a program to award grants to tribes to increase connectivity through tribal wildlife corridors, and (2) consult with tribes to determine whether a tribal wildlife corridor may be expanded into public lands or otherwise benefit connectivity between public lands and such corridor.

The bill also permits the Department of Agriculture to give priority under certain conservation programs to those projects that enhance connectivity by expanding a tribal wildlife corridor.

What just happenedOct 9, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7](D-AZ)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 D
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  1. Oct 9, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.

  2. Oct 9, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Agriculture Committee
  3. Oct 9, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Agriculture Committee
  4. Oct 9, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-559, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Oct 9, 2020Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-559, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jan 29, 2020Committee

    Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Jan 29, 2020Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jan 29, 2020Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Jan 29, 2020Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Dec 11, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

    Forestry Subcommittee
  11. Dec 6, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  12. Dec 6, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  13. Nov 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

    Agriculture Committee
  14. Nov 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

    Natural Resources Committee
  15. Nov 19, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  16. Nov 19, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part IOct 9, 20208

Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the use of wildlife corridors on Indian land to provide habitat or ecological connectivity and allow for fish, wildlife, or plant movement on such land.

Specifically, the bill permits an Indian tribe to nominate a corridor within the land of such tribe as a tribal wildlife corridor. The Department of the Interior must establish criteria for determining whether such a corridor qualifies as a tribal wildlife corridor, including criteria for restoring historical habitat.

Interior must provide tribes with technical assistance to establish, manage, or expand a tribal wildlife corridor. Such assistance must include support with accessing wildlife data and working with private landowners to access programs for facilitating connectivity on nonfederal land.

Additionally, Interior must (1) establish a program to award grants to tribes to increase connectivity through tribal wildlife corridors, and (2) consult with tribes to determine whether a tribal wildlife corridor may be expanded into public lands or otherwise benefit connectivity between public lands and such corridor.

The bill also permits the Department of Agriculture to give priority under certain conservation programs to those projects that enhance connectivity by expanding a tribal wildlife corridor.

Introduced in HouseNov 19, 2019

Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the use of wildlife corridors on Indian land to provide habitat or ecological connectivity and allow for fish, wildlife, or plant movement on such land.

Specifically, the bill permits an Indian tribe to nominate a corridor within the land of such tribe as a tribal wildlife corridor. The Department of the Interior must establish criteria for determining whether such a corridor qualifies as a tribal wildlife corridor, including criteria for restoring historical habitat.

Interior must provide tribes with technical assistance to establish, manage, or expand a tribal wildlife corridor. Such assistance must include support with accessing wildlife data and working with private landowners to access programs for facilitating connectivity on nonfederal land.

Additionally, Interior must (1) establish a program to award grants to tribes to increase connectivity through tribal wildlife corridors, and (2) consult with tribes to determine whether a tribal wildlife corridor may be expanded into public lands or otherwise benefit connectivity between public lands and such corridor.

The bill also permits the Department of Agriculture to give priority under certain conservation programs to those projects that enhance connectivity by expanding a tribal wildlife corridor.

Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 — Informed