Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 12, 2026
What it does
The Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2026 would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve wildlife habitat connectivity and migration corridors, particularly for native big game species like deer, elk, pronghorn, wild sheep, and moose. It would expand conservation program eligibility to include cost-share payments for grasslands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program that are ecologically significant, increase payment limits for Conservation Reserve Program rental payments from $50,000 to $125,000, and promote the use of nonstructural methods like virtual fencing through updated conservation practice standards and administrative guidance. The bill also directs…
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