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Office of Species Conservation reports large federal grant authority and trustee payments, requests minor miscellaneous revenue increase
Summary
The Office of Species Conservation told the Joint Finance Committee that recent budget increases were driven primarily by federal grant authority (including IIJA funds) and trustee pass‑through payments and that it is requesting a $30,000 increase in its miscellaneous revenue appropriation.
The Office of Species Conservation told the Joint Finance Corporation Committee on Oct. 24 that its budget growth in recent years was driven largely by federal grant appropriations — including an IIJA allocation in 2023 — and by trustee and benefit pass‑throughs. Administrator Edmonson said the office is built to plan and coordinate actions related to candidate, threatened and endangered species and that most trustee and benefit payments are federal funds earmarked for specific restoration activities.
Why it matters: The office coordinates state responses to…
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