; (7) the conservation, restoration, and establishment of new ecological connections to facilitate the shift of species into more suitable habitats is a key climate change adaptation strategy; (8) protecting landscape-scale corridors and hydrological connectivity is— (A) a broadly accepted strategy— (i) to conserve native fish, wildlife, and plant species; and (ii) to ensure ecosystem resilience; and (B) often 1 of the first steps in restoration and recovery planning; (9) in the policy resolution of the Western Governors’ Association entitled Protecting Wildlife Migration Corridors and Crucial Wildlife Habitat in the West and the resolution of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Conference, which recognizes the importance of ecological connectivity for the adaptability and resilience of the ecosystems of participating regions, biodiversity, and human communities in the face of climate change, States have recognized the importance of connectivity; (10) the strategic plan of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to accelerating climate change entitled Rising to the Urgent Challenge acknowledges that processes such as pollination, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural disturbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to maintain or restore . . . and are likely to function more optimally in landscapes composed of large habitat blocks connected by well-placed corridors ; and (11) Federal and State agencies continue to develop policies to address— (A) the importance of conserving fish, wildlife, and plant corridors; (B) the gap between science and management for at-risk species; and (C) ecological connectivity. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate