The bill appropriates a total of $250,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2026 to the commissioner of agriculture for compensation related to livestock and crop damage caused by wildlife. Specifically, $125,000 is designated for compensating livestock that are destroyed or crippled by wolves, with provisions allowing for reimbursement of expenses incurred by university extension educators and the use of federal funding for nonlethal prevention methods. Additionally, $125,000 is allocated for compensation for crop or fence damage caused by elk, which includes funding for investigating claims and grants to producers for protective measures against elk damage.

Both appropriations are onetime allocations available until June 30, 2027, and the bill allows for the transfer of funds between the two programs if claims are unusually high. The effective date of the bill is the day following its final enactment.