The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and economic competitiveness. We were directly appropriated $455 million over five years in BIL funds for programs related to the President’s America the Beautiful initiative.
Learn more about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , signed on November 15, 2021, signifies a major investment in our nation's infrastructure and economic competitiveness. From the sagebrush sagebrush The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.
Learn more about sagebrush steppe to the Delaware River, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is focused on impactful projects nationwide that enhance proven initiatives, safeguard wildlife and natural resources, and support thriving communities.
The Service has been allocated $455 million over five years through this law. Additionally, through the Department of the Interior, the Service received about $42.7 million to begin removing and remediating orphan wells on National Wildlife Refuges across the country.
Progress To Date
Since 2021, the Service has collaborated with partners, Tribal communities, and local stakeholders to implement funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Over the past three years, we have achieved significant success in tackling ongoing challenges, including: invasive species invasive species An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.
Learn more about invasive species ; heightened wildfire risks in the Western states; the severe impacts of drought in the Klamath Basin; and urban encroachment in regions like the Delaware River Basin.
Focus Areas
The Service is engaged in several key projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, covering diverse ecosystems nationwide. Click the boxes below for more information on these projects and progress.
