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Utah's roads cut through significant wildlife habitat, and this bill would create a dedicated Wildlife Crossing Account within the state's Transportation Investment Fund to pay for projects that help animals safely cross highways, including overpasses, underpasses, fencing, culvert improvements for fish passage, and wildlife habitat connectivity planning. The account would be funded by redirecting $2 million per year from existing sales tax revenue already earmarked for the Transportation Investment Fund, along with any voluntary contributions Utahns choose to make when registering a vehicle or applying for a hunting or other wildlife license (the amount is not set by the bill). At least 10% of the account's money would have to go toward livestock safety projects related to traffic interactions, and the Department of Transportation, working with the Division of Wildlife Resources and other stakeholders, would recommend specific wildlife and livestock projects to the state Transportation Commission, which would decide which projects to fund and could carry money over between years for larger projects.