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S. 2633 · 117th Congress

A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to…

Full title

A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.

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This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish grant programs to support living shoreline projects and research on nature-based infrastructure.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 2021

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish grant programs to support living shoreline projects and research on nature-based infrastructure.

NOAA must award grants to state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes 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.

A grant to carry out a living shoreline project may be used only to

  • carry out the project, including administration, design, permitting, entry into negotiated indirect cost rate agreements, and construction;
  • monitor, collect, and report data on the performance of the project, in accordance with the standard NOAA develops; or
  • incentivize landowners to engage in such projects.

NOAA shall award competitive research grants to eligible entities, including U.S. territories, to carry out projects focused on developing and assessing the effectiveness of innovative approaches to nature-based infrastructure for specified climate-related purposes. NOAA shall award grants to such entities for projects that focus on, among other things

  • assessing the effectiveness of installed nature-based infrastructure, or
  • novel approaches to nature-based infrastructure and living shorelines.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Aug 5, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 5, 2021

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

No recorded floor vote found.