俄勒冈州参议院通过了一项法案, 提高住宿税, 以资助野生动物保护, Oregon’s Senate passed a bill to raise lodging taxes to fund wildlife conservation, generating $38 million annually for at-risk species.

俄勒冈州参议院已经通过了HB 4134, 该法案要求提高国家临时住宿税, 每年为野生生物保护创造3800万美元, The Oregon Senate has passed HB 4134, a bill to raise the state’s transient lodging tax to generate $38 million annually for wildlife conservation, now awaiting Governor Tina Kotek’s signature. 该法在超过85个非营利组织和125个企业的支持下,将通过生境恢复、野生动物过境、偷猎执法和对牧场主的支助,为保护321个风险物种,包括北部红脚青蛙和西部池塘龟的努力提供资金。 The law, backed by over 85 nonprofits and 125 businesses, will fund efforts to protect 321 at-risk species, including the northern red-legged frog and western pond turtle, through habitat restoration, wildlife crossings, poaching enforcement, and support for ranchers. 这项反映两党支持的措施旨在通过让国外游客帮助为环境保护提供资金来加强俄勒冈州的养护努力和旅游经济。 The measure, which reflects bipartisan support, aims to strengthen Oregon’s conservation efforts and tourism economy by having out-of-state visitors help fund environmental protection.