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Office of Species Conservation bills show federal IIJA grants drive trustee payments; office seeks small increase in miscellaneous revenue authority

2407435 · February 13, 2025
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The Office of Species Conservation told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that federal grants (including IIJA funds) account for most trustee and benefit payments in its budget; the office requested a modest increase to its miscellaneous revenue authority to pursue nonfederal grants and donations.

Administrator Edmonson of the Office of Species Conservation (OSC) and legislative analyst Janet Jessup briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on OSC's budget and federal funding profile.

Jessup told members that OSC is allocated 16 FTP and that in 2023 the office received roughly $5 million in federal appropriations tied to IIJA and related grant activity; those grants drove a…

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