Bills

HB 1802: DLNR; BLNR; CONSERVATION BANKS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-03

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-16: The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to operate conservation banks, subject to approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, for situations where a person or entity is required to provide compensatory mitigation to offset adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, candidate, or proposed species as part of an approved incidental take license and habitat conservation plan.  Adds the associate director of the United States Geological Survey, Ecosystem Mission Area, to the membership of the Endangered Species Recovery Committee.  Requires the Endangered Species Recovery Committee to review applications and proposals for conservation banks and conduct subsequent reviews and oversight.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts1MIN
Mar 16, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

House Standing Committee on Finance1MIN
Mar 2, 2026

House Standing Committee on Finance

House Standing Committee on Finance25SEC
Mar 2, 2026

House Standing Committee on Finance

House Standing Committee on Water & Land2MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Water & Land

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection2MIN
Jan 29, 2026

House Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection

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