United States HR 3115: Living Shorelines Act of 2019
Status: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-316. (as of 2019-11-26)
State: United States · Session: 116 · Bill: HR 3115
Subjects: Air quality, Aquatic ecology, Atmospheric science and weather, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Disaster relief and insurance, Ecology, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Floods and storm protection, Land use and conservation, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Natural disasters, Performance measurement, Seashores and lakeshores, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Sponsors: FRANK PALLONE, ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Alan S. Lowenthal, Albio Sires, Andy Kim, BARBARA LEE, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Bradley Byrne, Brian K. Fitzpatrick, CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, Chellie Pingree, Chris Pappas, DON E. YOUNG, Darren Soto, David N. Cicilline, David Rouzer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Derek Kilmer, Donna E. Shalala, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Ed Case, Elaine G. Luria, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, James A. Himes, Jefferson Van Drew
Bill Text
I 116THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. R. 3115 To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- istration to make grants to State and local governments and nongovern- mental organizations for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities by supporting eco- system functions and habitats with the use of natural materials and systems, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE5, 2019 Mr. P ALLONE(for himself, Mrs. WATSONCOLEMAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. B ONAMICI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. WASSERMANSCHULTZ, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. D EMINGS, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BLUNTROCHESTER, Ms. LEEof Cali- fornia, and Mrs. D AVISof California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:23 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3115.IH H3115 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3115 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Living Shorelines Act 2 of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. LIVING SHORELINE GRANT PROGRAM. 4 (a) E STABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 5 make grants to eligible entities for purposes of— 6 (1) designing and implementing large- and 7 small-scale, climate-resilient living shoreline projects; 8 and 9 (2) applying innovative uses of natural mate-10 rials and systems to protect coastal communities, 11 habitats, and natural system functions. 12 (b) P ROJECTPROPOSALS.—To be eligible to receive 13 a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall— 14 (1) submit to the Administrator a proposal for 15 a living shoreline project, including monitoring, data 16 collection, and measurable performance criteria with 17 respect to the project; and 18 (2) demonstrate to the Administrator that the 19 entity has any permits or other authorizations from 20 local, State, and Federal government agencies nec-21 essary to carry out the living shoreline project or 22 provide evidence demonstrating general support from 23 such agencies. 24 (c) P ROJECTSELECTION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:23 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3115.IH H3115 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3115 IH (1) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.—The Admin-1 istrator shall select eligible entities to receive grants 2 under this section based on criteria developed by the 3 Administrator, in consultation with relevant offices 4 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-5 tration, such as the Office of Habitat Conservation, 6 the Office for Coastal Management, and the Res-7 toration Center. 8 (2) C ONSIDERATIONS.—In developing criteria 9 under paragraph (1) to evaluate a proposed living 10 shoreline project, the Administrator shall take into 11 account— 12 (A) the potential of the project to protect 13 the community and maintain the viability of the 14 environment, such as through protection of eco-15 system functions, environmental benefits, or 16 habitat types, in the area where the project is 17 to be carried out; 18 (B) the historic and future environmental 19 conditions of the project site, particularly those 20 environmental conditions affected by climate 21 change; 22 (C) the ecological benefits of the project; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:23 Jun 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3115.IH H3115 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3115 IH (D) the ability of the entity proposing the 1 project to demonstrate the potential of the 2 project to protect the coastal community where 3 the project is to be carried out, including 4 through— 5 (i) mitigating the effects of erosion; 6 (ii) attenuating the impact of coastal 7 storms and storm surge; 8 (iii) mitigating shoreline flooding; 9 (iv) mitigating the effects of sea level 10 rise and extreme tides; 11 (v) sustaining, protecting, or restoring 12 the functions and habitats of coastal eco
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