SHIELD Act

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Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions Act or the SHIELD Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 2, 2022

Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions Act or the SHIELD Act

This bill provides for the Department of Defense (DOD) to direct the commander of each large military installation to analyze and report on (1) how the heat island effect (i.e., the heating effect in an area with a high concentration of structures that absorb and re-emit the sun's heat) exacerbates summer heat conditions and necessitates the increased use of air conditioning on the installation, and (2) the percentage of tree cover and plant shade trees on the property of the installation. DOD must review the reports, identify any installation that is a significant heat island, and direct the commander of any identified installation to increase the tree coverage by 10% to 30% by September 30, 2025.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: SHIELD Act

Also known as: Surveying the Heat Island Effect across Large Divisions Act

Latest action (Dec 2, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 2, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.