VirginiaWildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs.
What it does
Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs; Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan; Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; wildlife carcass removal tracking; report. Requires the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan created by the Department of Wildlife Resources to address the financial needs of the Plan and implement certain additional initiatives. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include in the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan a directive to encourage opportunities to incorporate wildlife-friendly design in flood resilience infrastructure where flood risk priorities align with priorities of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan.
More detail
The bill requires the Department of Transportation to (i) establish and administer a program for the implementation of wildlife crossings of highways in the Commonwealth, (ii) incorporate the recommendations of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan established by the Department of Wildlife Resources pursuant to existing law in the policies and procedures of the Department, and (iii) submit a report to the General Assembly in each even-numbered year regarding such program. The bill requires the Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to include in all highway maintenance contracts a requirement for such contractor to identify certain data related to wildlife carcass removal and provides that such requirement may be accomplished by using the Department of Transportation's Wildlife Carcass Removal Tracking application.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jan 31Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and rereferred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 4-N)
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2025)
- Jan 14Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104240DIntroduced
- Jan 31Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest