Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the wildlife crossings program.
Sec. 2 Wildlife crossings program
Authorization of appropriations— Section 11101(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended—
in the heading by striking “pilot” and inserting “additional”;
in paragraph (1)—
in the heading by striking “pilot”; and
by striking “pilot program under” and inserting “program under”; and
by striking “United States Code” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “United States Code, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031”.
Wildlife crossing safety—
in the heading by striking “pilot”;
by striking “pilot program” each place it appears and inserting “Program”;
by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and
by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
“(h) Federal cost share for Indian tribes—In the case of a grant submitted by a entity described in subsection (c)(6), the Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 100 percent.
“(i) Tribal technical assistance
“(1) In general—The Secretary may use an amount equal to not more than ½ of 1 percent of the funds authorized under this section to improve the ability of entities described in subsection (c)(6) to access funding for projects under this subsection in an efficient and expeditious manner by providing to such entities application assistance, technical assistance, and assistance in reducing the period of time between the selection of the project and the obligation of funds for the project.
“(2) Use of Funds—Amounts used under paragraph (1) may be expended—
“(A) by the Secretary; or
“(B) through contracts with—
“(i) a Federal, Tribal, regional, or State government entity;
“(ii) a private entity; or
“(iii) a nonprofit entity.
“(j) Grant administration—The Secretary may retain not more than a total of ½ of 1 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section to—
“(1) review applications for grants under this section;
“(2) obligate and administer grant awards selected under this section; and
“(3) carry out the requirements of—
“(A) section 172 of title 23, United States Code; and
“(B) subsections (b)(6) and (i)(3) of section 144 of title 23, United States Code.
“(k) Unobligated funds—If for any fiscal year the total of all obligations to carry out this section is less than the amount authorized to be obligated for the fiscal year, the unobligated balance of that amount shall—
“(1) remain available until expended; and
“(2) be in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section for each year.”
Clerical amendment— The item relating to section 171 in the analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking “pilot”.