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Union Calendar No. 228 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 729 

[Report No. 116–283] 

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 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LARSEN of Washington and Mr. CASE

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL 

7 COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

8 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Coastal Zone Man9 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

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

12 COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

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

14 award competitive grants to Indian Tribes to further 

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

16 coastal zone. 

17 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 

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

19 cost of any activity carried out with a grant under 

20 this section shall be— 

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

22 $200,000, 100 percent of such cost; and 

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

24 more, 95 percent of such cost, except as pro25 vided in paragraph (2). 


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

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

3 grant to an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the 

4 portion of the share of the cost of an activity re5 quired to be paid by an Indian Tribe under such 

6 paragraph, if the Secretary determines that the 

7 Tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay such por8 tion. 

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

10 a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines 

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

12 compatible with this title and that the grantee has con13 sulted with the affected coastal state regarding the grant 

14 objectives and purposes. 

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

16 Amounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be 

17 used for one or more of the objectives and purposes au18 thorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of sec19 tion 306A. 

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

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

22 section for each fiscal year. 

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


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

2 has the meaning that term has under section 2601 

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

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

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

6 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu7 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

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

9 coastal zone’ means any Indian land of an Indian 

10 Tribe that is within the coastal zone. 

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

12 term ‘Tribal coastal zone objective’ means, with re13 spect to an Indian Tribe, any of the following objec14 tives: 

15 ‘‘(A) Protection, restoration, or preserva16 tion of areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such 

17 Tribe that hold— 

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

19 sacred significance for such Tribe; or 

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

21 values essential to such Tribe. 

22 ‘‘(B) Preparing and implementing a special 

23 area management plan and technical planning 

24 for important coastal areas. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 

2 measure, including any mitigation measure, for 

3 the purpose of public safety, public access, or 

4 cultural or historical preservation.’’. 

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

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com7 merce shall issue guidance for the program established 

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

9 the criteria for awarding grants under such program based 

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

11 in that amendment). 

12 (c) USE OF STATE GRANTS TO FULFILL TRIBAL OB13 JECTIVES.—Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Man14 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of sub16 paragraph (D), by striking the period at the end of sub17 paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone ob20 jective (as that term is defined in section 

21 320).’’. 

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

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

24 Indian Tribe to apply for, receive assistance under, or par25 ticipate in any program authorized by the Coastal Zone 


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

2 other related Federal laws. 


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Union Calendar No. 228 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 729 

[Report No. 116–283] 

A BILL 

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

tives, and for other purposes. ther achievement of Tribal coastal zone objec1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to furNOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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