,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,del,bene 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,b[man1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 & ,ms4 ,tlaib7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to e/abli% a grant program to  
assi/ projects t use nonle?al coexi/5ce 
measures to r$uce prop]ty damage caus$  
by beav]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,develop+ ,alt]native ,mitigation       
,sy/ems = ,beav]s ,act or ! ,,dams =    
,beav]s ,act4  #b4 ,beav] damage        
mitigation grant program  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all e/abli% a grant program  
"u :i* ! ,secret>y may aw>d grants on a 
competitive basis to assi/ projects t   
use nonle?al coexi/5ce measures to--    

7#a7 r$uce prop]ty damage caus$ by      
beav]s2 &  7#b7 ma9ta9 or enhance       
habitat = beav]s & o!r wildlife4  7b7   
,eligibility ,to be eligible = a grant  
"u ! ,program1 an applicant %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! ,secret>y may require1 :i* %all       
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( 
! exp]i5ce1 qualifications1 & tra9+     
7includ+ plann$ tra9+7 ( ! applicant )  
respect to ! use ( nonle?al coexi/5ce   
measures4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( an          
application submitt$ by an applicant o!r
 ?an a ,/ate or ,tribal wildlife or     
natural res\rces managem5t ag5cy 7or    
equival5t71 a c]tification t ! applicant
 has consult$ ) su* an ag5cy 7or        
equival5t74  7#c7 ,9 ! case ( an        
application submitt$ by an applicant o!r
 ?an ! own] ( ! prop]ty on :i* a        
relevant propos$ project w be locat$1 a 
c]tification f su* own] t su* own]--    
7,a7 approves ! project2 &  7,b7 = !    
duration ( ! project1 w only all[ ! use 

( nonle?al coexi/5ce measures on !      
prop]ty = purposes ( r$uc+ prop]ty      
damage caus$ by beav]s 7except 9 ! case 
( a circum/ance subject to an exclusion 
"u subsection 7d77#b77;,a77i774  7c7    
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! ,program1
 ! ,secret>y may give priority to a     
project t-- 7#a7 includes monitor+ &    
rese>* t facilitates evaluation ( !     
project & id5tification ( be/ practices2
  7#b7 includes educational & outrea*   
activities2  7#c7 is locat$ 9 an area t 
ensures grant recipi5ts "u ! ,program   
repres5t div]se geographic areas2 &     
7#d7 satisfies any o!r crit]ia !        
,secret>y det]m9es relevant to          
effectively r$uc+ damage to prop]ty &   
ma9ta9+ or enhanc+ habitat = beav]s &   
o!r wildlife4  7d7 ,conditions  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,z a condition ( receiv+ a grant  
"u ! ,program1 = ! duration ( ! project 
facilitat$ ) grant funds a grant        
recipi5t may only use nonle?al coexi/5ce
 measures = purposes ( r$uc+ prop]ty    
damage caus$ by beav]s on ! prop]ty on  

:i* ! project w be c>ri$ out4  7#b7     
,exclusion  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#a7
 %all n apply if ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
t-- 7i7 an activity o!r ?an a nonle?al  
coexi/5ce measure is necess>y to protect
 human heal? or safety2 or  7ii7 !      
project assi/$ ) grant funds has be5    
implem5t$ = n less ?an #a ye> & su*     
project has n suffici5tly r$uc$ ! damage
 caus$ by beav]s4  7,b7 ,docum5tation ,!
 ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 a record ( ea*   
det]m9ation made "u subp>agraph 7,a74   
7e7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a
 project = :i* a grant is aw>d$ "u !    
,program may n exce$ #ge p]c5t4  7f7    
,annual report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! end ( ea* fiscal ye> =  
:i* grants are aw>d$ "u ! ,program1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress1 &   
make publicly available1 a report t     
includes-- 7#a7 a detail$ description ( 
! projects fund$ by grants "u !         
,program2  7#b7 an evaluation ( !       
effectiv5ess ( ! ,program 9 select+     
projects accord+ to ! priorities        

describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 &  7#c7      
recomm5dations to improve ! effectiv5ess
 ( ! ,program4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7
 ,nonle?al coexi/5ce measure  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! t]m nonle?al coexi/5ce measure 
means a measure t does n incorporate--  
7i7 ! gripp+1 trapp+1 injur+1 or kill+ (
 a beav]2  7ii7 ! de/ruction or removal 
( a beav] dam or lodge2  7iii7 !        
relocation ( a beav]2 or  7iv7 !        
in/allation ( beav] dam analogues4  7,b7
 ,inclusions ,! t]m nonle?al coexi/5ce  
measure may include f5c+ us$ to protect 
culv]ts1 f5c+ & pa9t-s& mixtures us$ to 
protect trees1 & fl[ managem5t devices  
us$ to control wat] levels 9 beav]      
ponds4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m ,program   
means ! grant program e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4 
7h7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be        

appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc    
?r\gh #bjbg4  7#b7 ,limitation ,n m ?an 
#aj p]c5t ( ! funds made available ea*  
fiscal ye> "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ =
 adm9i/rative exp5ses ( ! ,program4