Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8438 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8438 To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; purposes. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I--SCIENCE AND MAPPING OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY Sec. 101. Program establishment. TITLE II--COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP, AND CONSERVATION OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE CORRIDORS Sec. 201. Establishment of National Wildlife Corridors System on Federal land and water. Sec. 202. Nominations of National Wildlife Corridors and prioritization criteria. Sec. 203. Management of National Wildlife Corridors. Sec. 204. Resource sharing and coordination. Sec. 205. Coordinating committee. Sec. 206. Effect. Sec. 207. Regulations. TITLE III--WILDLIFE