ORS 366.162: Prevention of wildlife-vehicle collisions; biennial report.

(1) The Department of Transportation shall report biennially regarding the status of the program required under ORS 366.161 to interim or regular Senate and House committees relating to natural resources in the manner provided by ORS 192.245.

      (2) The report must include, but not be limited to:

      (a) Information concerning the number and types of wildlife corridor infrastructure projects that have been established, studied or planned;

      (b) A description of a timeline for implementing the proposed and prioritized wildlife corridor infrastructure projects;

      (c) An estimate of the costs and funding sources for proposed and prioritized wildlife corridor infrastructure projects;

      (d) A description of actions the department has taken to secure funding for the program, including from all relevant federal grant opportunities and other public and private funding sources;

      (e) A strategy for ongoing funding for the program, including department plans to:

      (A) Ensure the existence of one or more dedicated funding sources that meet program needs; and

      (B) Secure federal competitive grants;

      (f) A description of the realized or expected effects of established, studied or planned wildlife corridor infrastructure projects on the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions; and

      (g) A description of efforts and successes of the advisory group described in section 2, chapter 42, Oregon Laws 2025, including efforts and successes related to:

      (A) Moneys directed to projects through public-private funding partnerships;

      (B) Community and stakeholder engagement; and

      (C) Addressing priority areas, as described in ORS 366.161 (1).