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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 729 

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants 

to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2019 

Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COLE, Mr. HECK, 

Mr. COOK, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. HUFFMAN, 

Ms. MOORE, Mr. LUJA ́N, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 

authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement 

of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tribal Coastal Resil5 iency Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 

2 COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

3 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Coastal Zone Man4 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 320. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 

7 COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 

9 award competitive grants to Indian Tribes to further 

10 achievement of the objectives of such a Tribe for its Tribal 

11 coastal zone. 

12 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

14 cost of any activity carried out with a grant under 

15 this section shall be— 

16 ‘‘(A) in the case of a grant of less than 

17 $200,000, 100 percent of such cost; and 

18 ‘‘(B) in the case of a grant of $200,000 or 

19 more, 95 percent of such cost, except as pro20 vided in paragraph (2). 

21 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 

22 application of paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a 

23 grant to an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the 

24 portion of the share of the cost of an activity re25 quired to be paid by an Indian Tribe under such 

26 paragraph, if the Secretary determines that the 


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1 Tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay such por2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(c) COMPATIBILITY.—The Secretary may not award 

4 a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines 

5 that the activities to be carried out with the grant are 

6 compatible with this title and that the grantee has con7 sulted with the affected coastal state regarding the grant 

8 objectives and purposes. 

9 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES.— 

10 Amounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be 

11 used for one or more of the objectives and purposes au12 thorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of sec13 tion 306A. 

14 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of amounts appropriated to carry 

15 out this Act, $5,000,000 is authorized to carry out this 

16 section for each fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘Indian land’ 

19 has the meaning that term has under section 2601 

20 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501). 

21 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

22 means an Indian tribe, as that term is defined in 

23 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu24 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 


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1 ‘‘(3) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE.—The term ‘Tribal 

2 coastal zone’ means any Indian land of an Indian 

3 Tribe that is within the coastal zone. 

4 ‘‘(4) TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVE.—The 

5 term ‘Tribal coastal zone objective’ means, with re6 spect to an Indian Tribe, any of the following objec7 tives: 

8 ‘‘(A) Protection, restoration, or preserva9 tion of areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such 

10 Tribe that hold— 

11 ‘‘(i) important ecological, cultural, or 

12 sacred significance for such Tribe; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) traditional, historic, and esthetic 

14 values essential to such Tribe. 

15 ‘‘(B) Preparing and implementing a special 

16 area management plan and technical planning 

17 for important coastal areas. 

18 ‘‘(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 

19 measure, including any mitigation measure, for 

20 the purpose of public safety, public access, or 

21 cultural or historical preservation.’’. 

22 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com24 merce shall issue guidance for the program established 

25 under the amendment made by subsection (a), including 


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1 the criteria for awarding grants under such program based 

2 on consultation with Indian Tribes (as that term is defined 

3 in that amendment). 

4 (c) USE OF STATE GRANTS TO FULFILL TRIBAL OB5 JECTIVES.—Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Man6 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of sub8 paragraph (D), by striking the period at the end of sub9 paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at 

10 the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone ob12 jective (as that term is defined in section 

13 320).’’. 

14 (d) OTHER PROGRAMS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in 

15 this section shall be construed to affect the ability of an 

16 Indian Tribe to apply for, receive assistance under, or par17 ticipate in any program authorized by the Coastal Zone 

18 Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) or 

19 other related Federal laws. 

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