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Committee releases bill directing DEP and DOT to map wildlife corridors and recommend crossings
Summary
The committee released A49261/S36182 requiring the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation to develop a wildlife corridor action plan identifying corridors and collision hotspots and recommending crossing projects; environmental groups testified in favor citing road‑wildlife crashes and species impacts.
The Assembly Agriculture Committee released Assembly Bill A49261 (identical to Senate Bill S36182), which would require the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Transportation (DOT) to jointly develop a wildlife corridor action plan within 36 months identifying wildlife corridors, vehicle collision hotspots, barriers to wildlife movement, and recommended crossing projects for inclusion in transportation planning.
Rebecca Hilbert of The Nature Conservancy of New Jersey told the…
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