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Senate committee releases wildlife corridor bill, removes $90,000 appropriation
Summary
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee released S-3618 directing DEP and DOT to craft wildlife corridor/action plans after testimony from conservation groups; committee removed a proposed $90,000 appropriation after the DEP said an existing plan is in place.
Chairman Smith's Senate Environment and Energy Committee voted to release S-3618, a bill directing the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation to develop coordinated wildlife corridor and crossing action plans aimed at reducing habitat fragmentation and vehicle–wildlife collisions.
The Nature Conservancy offered the principal testimony in support. Philip Echeverria, director of government relations for the…
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