,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,alsobrooks 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cram]1    
,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,environm5t &       
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to          
reau?orize & improve ! wildlife cross+s 
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,wildlife ,cross+s ,program             
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4      
,wildlife cross+s program  7a7          
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 out ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund 7o!r ?an !
 ,mass ,transit ,acc\nt7 = ! wildlife   
cross+s program "u section #aga ( title 
#bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 #ajj1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca4   
7#b7 ,availability ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 am\nts made available  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be available until
 exp5d$4  7b7 ,wildlife cross+s program 

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aga ( title #bc1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 
! section head+1 by /rik+ pilot2  7,b7  
by /rik+ pilot ea* place x appe>s2  7,c7
 by r$esignat+ subsections 7h7 & 7i7 z  
subsections 7k7 & 7l71 respectively2 &  
7,d7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7g7 !    
foll[+3  7h7 ,f$]al %>e = small1 rural1 
& disadvantag$ communities  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 9 !    
case ( a grant "u ! program provid$ to  
an eligible entity = ! b5efit ( a small1
 rural1 or disadvantag$ community1 !    
,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( ! project %all be  
#ij p]c5t4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may
 increase ! ,f$]al %>e "u p>agraph 7#a7 
to #ajj p]c5t if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t 
! eligible entity is unable to pay1 or  
w\ld exp]i5ce significant f9ancial      
h>d%ip if requir$ to pay1 ! non-,f$]al  
%>e4  7i7 ,tribal te*nical assi/ance    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may use an   
am\nt equal to n m ?an #j4e p]c5t ( !   
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
program = ea* fiscal ye> to improve !   

ability ( eligible entities describ$ 9  
subsection 7c77#f7 to access fund+ =    
projects "u ! program 9 an effici5t &   
exp$iti\s mann] by provid+ to ^?        
entities application assi/ance1 te*nical
 assi/ance1 & assi/ance 9 r$uc+ ! p]iod 
( "t betwe5 ! selection ( ! project & ! 
obligation ( funds = ! project4  7#b7   
,use ( ,funds ,am\nts us$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 may be exp5d$-- 7,a7 by !          
,secret>y2 or  7,b7 ?r\gh contracts )-- 
7i7 a ,f$]al1 ,tribal1 regional1 or     
,/ate gov]nm5t entity2  7ii7 a private  
entity2 or  7iii7 a nonpr(it entity4    
7j7 ,grant adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y may
 reta9 n m ?an a total ( #j4e p]c5t ( ! 
am\nts made available to c>ry out !     
program = ea* fiscal ye>-- 7#a7 to      
review applications = grants "u !       
program2  7#b7 to obligate & adm9i/]    
grant aw>ds select$ "u ! program2 &     
7#c7 to c>ry out ! requirem5ts (-- 7,a7 
section #agb2 &  7,b7 subsections       
7b77#f7 & 7i77#c7 ( section #add4  4    
7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis =     

*apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+  
to section #aga & ins]t+ ! foll[+3      
#aga4 ,wildlife cross+s program4  4