Sec. 302. National Coordination Committee
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a committee, to be known as the National Coordination Committee . The Secretary shall provide administrative support for the National Coordination Committee. The National Coordination Committee shall be composed of— the Secretary (or a designee); the Secretary of Transportation (or a designee); the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee); the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee); the Secretary of Defense (or a designee); the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (or a designee); the Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a designee); 2 representatives of intertribal organizations, to be appointed by the Secretary; the chairperson of each regional wildlife movement council (or a designee); and not more than 3 representatives of nongovernmental, science, or academic organizations with expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a manner that ensures that the membership of the National Coordination Committee is fair and balanced.
The National Coordination Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the National Coordination Committee. The National Coordination Committee— shall establish standards for regional wildlife movement plans to allow for better cross-regional collaboration; and shall, with respect to the wildlife movements grant program under section 301— establish criteria and develop guidelines for the solicitation of applications for grants by regional wildlife movement councils; develop standardized contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics for grant recipients; and make recommendations annually to the Secretary for the selection of grant recipients on the basis of the ranked lists of regional priority projects received from the regional wildlife movement councils under section 303(c)(4) that are consistent with the purposes described in section 2(b).
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordination Committee.