Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026

This bill would create a National Wildlife Corridor System on federal land and water, made up of areas designated by law, by rule, or through federal land management plans. State, Tribal, and local governments and other groups could nominate federal areas, and a new federal coordinating committee would also nominate areas and set strategy. Designated corridors would be managed to support animal and plant movement, and federal land in them would be closed to new mining claims, mineral and geothermal leasing, and land disposal, subject to existing rights. The U.S. Geological Survey would map wildlife corridors and conduct research. The bill would also create a yearly grant program for projects on non-federal land and authorize $75 million per year for it, plus other yearly funding for federal agencies.

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Sponsors

• Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 9 cosponsors