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Office of Species Conservation reports federal grant activity and flags federal rule timing; committee given federal fund details
Summary
The Office of Species Conservation briefed JFAC on federal grant inflows from IIJA and trustee and benefit pass‑throughs, requested a modest increase to its miscellaneous revenue authority and discussed how federal rulemaking and NEPA timelines affect state planning for species such as sage grouse.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee received a budget briefing from the Office of Species Conservation that focused on federal grant timing, trustee and benefit payments and the office's request to increase its miscellaneous revenue authority to pursue non‑federal grants.
Janet Jessup, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, told the committee the office was created by the legislature and that its federal‑grant appropriations produced a large uptick in the agency's 2023 appropriations,…
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