GATOR Act of 2026

The GATOR Act of 2026 directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study on how federal regulations affecting American alligators, common caimans, and brown caimans have impacted their populations in states where they reside. The investigation will examine whether these protections have led to overpopulation of alligators or caused caiman species to become invasive in Florida. Additionally, the study will assess if current rules make it harder to remove nuisance animals from residential and commercial waterways and how state management programs have been affected by federal oversight.