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PA HB508

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tarah Probst

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program administered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to provide funding to licensed nonprofit wildlife rehabilitators for treating injured, sick, orphaned, or displaced wildlife and improving rehabilitation facilities

  • Creates a tiered grant structure based on previous fiscal year wildlife intake: $2,500 for 1-100 animals up to $75,000 for more than 2,500 animals, with grants distributed first-come, first-served until funds are exhausted

  • Limits grants to one per calendar year per rehabilitator location, with the Commission required to approve or deny applications within 60 days

  • Establishes the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund as a nonlapsing State Treasury fund, which may receive legislative appropriations, federal money, grants, and donations, with unused funds reverting to the Game Fund at fiscal year end

  • Requires annual reports by June 1 to the Governor and legislative committees detailing applications received, grants awarded and denied, fund balance, and program improvement recommendations

Legislative Description

Establishing the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

Last Action

Referred to Game & Fisheries

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Game & Fisheries2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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