Bill > HR3115

Introduced Session

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make grants to State and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities by supporting ecosystem functions and habitats with the use of natural materials and systems, and for other purposes. This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to state or local governments, Indian tribes, or nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions. In awarding grants, NOAA must prioritize projects in areas (1) where a federal disaster has been declared in the past 10 years, or (2) that have a history of coastal erosion or frequent coastal inundation in the past 10 years.

Committee Categories

Frank Pallone (D)*,  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Ed Case (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Val Demings (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Jenniffer González (R),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  David Rouzer (R),  Kilili Sablan (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Don Young (R), 

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257. (on 11/26/2019)

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