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Chief Patron: Marsden
Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund

Item 367 #3s

Item 367 #3s

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Natural and Historic Resources
Department of Wildlife Resources FY2025 $5,000,000 FY2026 $5,000,000 GF

Language
Page 425, line 28, strike "$58,881,987" and insert "$63,881,987".
Page 425, line 28, strike "$56,881,987" and insert "$61,881,987".

Page 425, after line 51, insert:

"D. Out of the amounts appropriated in this Item, $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the second year from the general fund are provided to the Department to fund high priority wildlife crossing projects. The funding shall first be prioritized to leverage federal grant dollars to construct the Corridor Q (U.S. Route 460) elk crossing project in Buchanan County.  Any funding remaining shall be prioritized by the department to implement wildlife crossing projects with the best likelihood of reducing wildlife and vehicle collisions, as determined by the hot spot analysis in the Commonwealth's Wildlife Corridor Action Plan pursuant to § 29.1-579, Code of Virginia."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $5.0 million GF each year to fund high priority wildlife crossing projects. The funding shall first be prioritized to leverage any needed federal grant dollars to construct the Corridor Q (U.S. Route 460) elk crossings project in Buchanan County, Virginia.)