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Office of Species Conservation reviews IIJA funds, trustee payments and asks for modest increase in non‑federal grant authority
Summary
The governor’s Office of Species Conservation told the committee it received federal IIJA and other grants and that most spending reported in FY2024 was trustee and benefit payments tied to federal grants; the office asked for a $30,000 increase in its miscellaneous revenue appropriation to pursue additional non‑federal grants and donations.
Administrator Edmonson and financial staff briefed the Joint Finance Corporation Committee on the Office of Species Conservation (OSC) budget and federal grant activity, noting the office’s work is centered on planning and coordinating actions to conserve candidate, threatened and endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act.
OSC, a small state office, reported 16 FTP and said federal funds and trustee and benefit payments compose the bulk of recent…
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