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Calendar No. 508 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1935 

[Report No. 114–272] 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain activities to 

support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 4, 2015 

Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. KING, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. 

BOOKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

JUNE 8, 2016 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain 

activities to support waterfront community revitalization 

and resiliency. 

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 ‘‘Waterfront Community 

5 Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) many communities in the United States 

4 were developed along waterfronts; 

5 (2) water proximity and access is a recognized 

6 economic driver; 

7 (3) water shortages faced by parts of the 

8 United States underscore the need to manage water 

9 sustainably and restore water quality; 

10 (4) interest in waterfront revitalization and de11 velopment has grown, while the circumstances driv12 ing waterfront development have changed; 

13 (5) waterfront communities face challenges to 

14 revitalizing and leveraging water resources, such as 

15 outdated development patterns, deteriorated water 

16 infrastructure, industrial contamination of soil and 

17 sediment, and lack of public access to the water18 front, which are often compounded by overarching 

19 economic distress in the community; 

20 (6) public investment in waterfront community 

21 development and infrastructure should reflect chang22 ing ecosystem conditions and extreme weather pro23 jections to ensure strategic, resilient investments; 

24 (7) individual communities have unique prior25 ities, concerns, and opportunities related to water26 front restoration and community revitalization; and 


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1 (8) the Secretary of Commerce has unique ex2 pertise in Great Lakes and ocean coastal resiliency 

3 and economic development. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY.— 

7 The term ‘‘resilient waterfront community’’ means a 

8 unit of local government or Indian tribe that is— 

9 (A)(i) bound in part by— 

10 (I) the Great Lakes; or 

11 (II) the ocean; or 

12 (ii) bordered or traversed by a riverfront or 

13 an inland lake; 

14 (B) self-nominated as a resilient water15 front community; and 

16 (C) designated by the Secretary as a resil17 ient waterfront community on the basis of the 

18 development by the community of an eligible re19 silient waterfront community plan, with eligi20 bility determined by the Secretary after consid21 ering the requirements of subsections (b) and 

22 (c) of section 4. 

23 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Commerce. 


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1 SEC. 4. RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES DESIGNA2 TION. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

5 the Secretary shall designate resilient waterfront 

6 communities based on the extent to which a commu7 nity meets the criteria described in subsection (b). 

8 (2) COLLABORATION.—For inland lake and 

9 riverfront communities, in making the designation 

10 described in paragraph (1) and promulgating criteria 

11 and best practices, the Secretary shall work with the 

12 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

13 Agency and the heads of other Federal agencies, as 

14 the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide 

15 comparable services to waterfront communities not 

16 located on Great Lakes or ocean coasts. 

17 (b) RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY PLAN.— 

18 A resilient waterfront community plan is a community19 driven vision and plan that is developed— 

20 (1) voluntarily at the discretion of the commu21 nity— 

22 (A) to respond to local needs; or 

23 (B) to take advantage of new water-ori24 ented opportunities; 


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1 (2) with the leadership of the relevant govern2 mental entity or Indian tribe with the active partici3 pation of— 

4 (A) community residents; 

5 (B) utilities; and 

6 (C) interested business and nongovern7 mental stakeholders; 

8 (3) as a new document or by amending or com9 piling community planning documents, as necessary, 

10 at the discretion of the Secretary; 

11 (4) in consideration of with all applicable State 

12 and Federal coastal zone management planning re13 quirements; 

14 (5) to address economic competitive strengths; 

15 and 

16 (6) to complement and incorporate the objec17 tives and recommendations of applicable regional 

18 economic plans. 

19 (c) COMPONENTS OF A RESILIENT WATERFRONT

20 COMMUNITY PLAN.—A resilient waterfront community 

21 plan shall— 

22 (1) consider all, or a portion of, the waterfront 

23 area and adjacent land and water to which the wa24 terfront is connected ecologically, economically, or 

25 through local governmental or tribal boundaries; and 


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1 (2) describe a vision and plan for the commu2 nity to develop as a vital and resilient waterfront 

3 community, integrating consideration of— 

4 (A) the economic opportunities resulting 

5 from water proximity and access, including— 

6 (i) water-dependent industries; 

7 (ii) water-oriented commerce; and 

8 (iii) recreation and tourism; 

9 (B) the community relationship to the 

10 water, including— 

11 (i) quality of life; 

12 (ii) public health; 

13 (iii) community heritage; and 

14 (iv) public access, particularly in areas 

15 in which publicly funded ecosystem res16 toration is underway; 

17 (C) ecosystem challenges and projections, 

18 including unresolved and emerging impacts to 

19 the health and safety of the waterfront and pro20 jections for extreme weather and water condi21 tions; 

22 (D) infrastructure needs and opportunities, 

23 to facilitate strategic and sustainable capital in24 vestments in— 

25 (i) docks, piers, and harbor facilities; 


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1 (ii) protection against storm surges, 

2 waves, and flooding; 

3 (iii) stormwater, sanitary sewer, and 

4 drinking water systems, including green in5 frastructure and opportunities to control 

6 nonpoint source runoff; and 

7 (iv) other community facilities and 

8 private development; and 

9 (E) such other factors as are determined 

10 by the Secretary to align with metrics or indica11 tors for resiliency, considering environmental 

12 and economic changes. 

13 (d) DURATION.—After the designation of a commu14 nity as a resilient waterfront community under subsection 

15 (a), a resilient waterfront community plan developed in ac16 cordance with subsections (b) and (c) shall be— 

17 (1) effective for the 10-year period beginning on 

18 the date on which the Secretary approves the resil19 ient waterfront community plan; and 

20 (2) updated by the resilient waterfront commu21 nity and submitted to the Secretary for the approval 

22 of the Secretary before the expiration of the 10-year 

23 period. 


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1 SEC. 5. RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES NETWORK. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a re3 silient waterfront communities network to facilitate the 

4 sharing of best practices and technical assistance among 

5 waterfront communities. 

6 (b) PUBLIC RECOGNITION.—In consultation with 

7 designated resilient waterfront communities, the Secretary 

8 shall provide formal public recognition of the designated 

9 resilient waterfront communities to promote tourism, in10 vestment, or other benefits. 

11 SEC. 6. WATERFRONT COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION 

12 GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 within the Department of Commerce a program under 

15 which the Secretary shall provide planning and implemen16 tation grants that leverage other sources of public and pri17 vate investment to assist with the following eligible activi18 ties: 

19 (1) The development of resilient waterfront 

20 community plans, including such costs as planning 

21 and feasibility analysis. 

22 (2) Implementation of strategic components of 

23 a resilient waterfront community plan, once a plan 

24 has been approved by the Secretary. 

25 (b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 


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1 (1) LEAD APPLICANTS.—A unit of local govern2 ment or an Indian tribe shall be eligible to apply as 

3 a lead applicant for a grant under subsection (a) if 

4 the unit of local government or Indian tribe is— 

5 (A) bound in part by— 

6 (i) the Great Lakes; or 

7 (ii) the ocean; or 

8 (B) bordered or traversed by a riverfront 

9 or an inland lake. 

10 (2) SUBAWARDS.—Subject to subsection (d)(3), 

11 a lead applicant may provide a subaward to an eligi12 ble subawardee for implementation activities de13 scribed in subsection (d)(2). 

14 (c) USE OF PLANNING FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Planning funds received 

16 through a grant under subsection (a) shall be used 

17 to develop a resilient waterfront community plan. 

18 (2) ELIGIBLE PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—In devel19 oping a resilient waterfront community plan using 

20 amounts made available under subsection (a), a re21 silient waterfront community may— 

22 (A) conduct community visioning and out23 reach; 

24 (B) identify challenges and opportunities; 

25 (C) develop strategies and solutions; 


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1 (D) prepare plan materials, including text, 

2 maps, design, and preliminary engineering; 

3 (E) collaborate across local agencies and 

4 work with regional, State, and Federal agencies 

5 to identify, understand, and develop responses 

6 to changing ecosystem and economic cir7 cumstances; and 

8 (F) conduct other planning activities that 

9 the Secretary considers necessary for the devel10 opment of a resilient waterfront community 

11 plan that responds to revitalization and resil12 iency issues confronted by the resilient water13 front community. 

14 (d) USE OF IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Implementation funds re16 ceived through a grant under subsection (a)— 

17 (A) shall be used to initiate implementa18 tion of a resilient waterfront community plan 

19 and facilitate high-quality development, includ20 ing leveraging local and private sector invest21 ment; and 

22 (B) may be used on 1 or more eligible ac23 tivities to address strategic community prior24 ities that are identified in the resilient water25 front community plan. 


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1 (2) ELIGIBLE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES.— 

2 Grant funds may be used flexibly across 1 or more 

3 eligible implementation costs, such as— 

4 (A) site preparation; 

5 (B) environmental review; 

6 (C) engineering and design; 

7 (D) acquiring easements or land for uses 

8 such as green infrastructure, public amenities, 

9 or assembling development sites; 

10 (E) updates to zoning codes; 

11 (F) construction of— 

12 (i) public waterfront or boating amen13 ities; and 

14 (ii) public spaces; 

15 (G) infrastructure upgrades to improve 

16 coastal resiliency; 

17 (H) economic and community development 

18 marketing and outreach; and 

19 (I) other activities at the discretion of the 

20 Secretary. 

21 (3) IMPLEMENTATION SUBAWARDS.— 

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1 plementation funds to eligible subawardees, in2 cluding— 

3 (i) a nonprofit organization; 

4 (ii) a public utility; 

5 (iii) a private entity; 

6 (iv) an institution of higher education; 

7 (v) a State government; or 

8 (vi) a regional organization. 

9 (B) LEAD APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY.— 

10 The lead applicant shall ensure that grant 

11 funds, including funds awarded as a subaward, 

12 are used for the purposes of, and in a manner 

13 consistent with, the waterfront community revi14 talization grant program. 

15 (e) SPECIFICATIONS ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under this 

17 section shall be not less than $50,000 or more than 

18 $1,000,000. 

19 (2) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—In accordance with 

20 the grant agreement, a resilient waterfront commu21 nity shall spend no more than $200,000 of any 

22 grant awarded under this section on planning activi23 ties, with remaining grant award balances reserved 

24 for implementation activities after the approval of 


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1 the Secretary of an approved resilient waterfront 

2 community plan. 

3 (3) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—A resilient waterfront 

5 community receiving a grant under this section 

6 shall provide non-Federal matching funds to7 ward completion of an eligible project in an 

8 amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the 

9 grant amount. 

10 (B) NON-FEDERAL MATCH.—Non-Federal 

11 matching funds may be provided by— 

12 (i) 1 or more units of local or tribal 

13 government; 

14 (ii) a State government; 

15 (iii) a nonprofit organization; 

16 (iv) a private entity; 

17 (v) a foundation; 

18 (vi) a public utility; or 

19 (vii) a regional organization. 

20 (C) IN-KIND MATCH.—The Secretary shall 

21 treat as non-Federal matching funds the value 

22 of in-kind contributions of land or easements 

23 held in perpetuity by the resilient waterfront 

24 community. 


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1 (4) FUNDING PERIODS.—In establishing obliga2 tion and expenditure periods for grants under this 

3 section, the Secretary shall provide grant periods 

4 that enable funds to be used strategically to match 

5 private or public sector investments in planning and 

6 implementation. 

7 SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY AWARENESS. 

8 (a) INTERAGENCY AWARENESS.—At regular inter9 vals, the Secretary shall provide a list of resilient water10 front communities to the applicable States and the heads 

11 of national and regional offices of interested Federal agen12 cies, including at a minimum— 

13 (1) the Secretary of Transportation; 

14 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

15 (3) the Administrator of the Environmental 

16 Protection Agency; 

17 (4) the Administrator of the Federal Emer18 gency Management Agency; 

19 (5) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 

20 Civil Works; 

21 (6) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

22 (7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel23 opment. 

24 (b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—To encourage 

25 consideration of opportunities for synergistic projects and 


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1 timelines, the Secretary shall coordinate awareness of des2 ignated resilient waterfront communities among managers 

3 of relevant Federal grant and loan programs that fund 

4 projects or infrastructure that are addressed in a resilient 

5 waterfront community plan. 

6 SEC. 8. PREFERENTIAL GRANT STATUS FOR FEDERAL 

7 FUNDING. 

8 (a) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GRANT AND LOAN

9 PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide to designated 

10 resilient waterfront communities preferential status in se11 lect grant and loan programs of the Department of Com12 merce, including— 

13 (1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad14 ministration; 

15 (2) the Economic Development Administration; 

16 and 

17 (3) other relevant entities under the authority 

18 of the Secretary. 

19 (b) OTHER GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS.—Consid20 ering the integration in resilient waterfront community 

21 plans of myriad components and project types tradition22 ally funded through separate agencies and departments 

23 and the opportunity that resilient waterfront communities 

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1 cluding the agency heads described in section 7(a), are en2 couraged to provide designated resilient waterfront com3 munities with preferential status in grant and loan pro4 grams. 

5 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec7 retary to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 

8 years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until ex9 pended. 

10 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Waterfront Community 

12 Revitalization and Resiliency Act of 2015’’. 

13 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

14 Congress finds that— 

15 (1) many communities in the United States were 

16 developed along waterfronts; 

17 (2) water proximity and access is a recognized 

18 economic driver; 

19 (3) water shortages faced by parts of the United 

20 States underscore the need to manage water 

21 sustainably and restore water quality; 

22 (4) interest in waterfront revitalization and de23 velopment has grown, while the circumstances driving 

24 waterfront development have changed; 


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1 (5) waterfront communities face challenges to re2 vitalizing and leveraging water resources, such as out3 dated development patterns, deteriorated water infra4 structure, industrial contamination of soil and sedi5 ment, and lack of public access to the waterfront, 

6 which are often compounded by overarching economic 

7 distress in the community; 

8 (6) public investment in waterfront community 

9 development and infrastructure should reflect chang10 ing ecosystem conditions and extreme weather projec11 tions to ensure strategic, resilient investments; 

12 (7) individual communities have unique prior13 ities, concerns, and opportunities related to water14 front restoration and community revitalization; and 

15 (8) the Secretary of Commerce has unique exper16 tise in Great Lakes and ocean coastal resiliency and 

17 economic development. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 

21 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

22 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

23 U.S.C. 450b). 


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1 (2) RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY.—The 

2 term ‘‘resilient waterfront community’’ means a unit 

3 of local government or Indian tribe that is— 

4 (A)(i) bound in part by— 

5 (I) the Great Lakes; or 

6 (II) the ocean; or 

7 (ii) bordered or traversed by a riverfront or 

8 an inland lake; 

9 (B) self-nominated as a resilient waterfront 

10 community; and 

11 (C) designated by the Secretary as a resil12 ient waterfront community on the basis of the 

13 development by the community of an eligible re14 silient waterfront community plan, with eligi15 bility determined by the Secretary after consid16 ering the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) 

17 of section 4. 

18 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of Commerce. 

20 SEC. 4. RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES DESIGNA21 TION. 

22 (a) DESIGNATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

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1 nities based on the extent to which a community 

2 meets the criteria described in subsection (b). 

3 (2) COLLABORATION.—For inland lake and 

4 riverfront communities, in making the designation 

5 described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall work 

6 with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec7 tion Agency and the heads of other Federal agencies, 

8 as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

9 (b) RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITY PLAN.—A 

10 resilient waterfront community plan is a community-driv11 en vision and plan that is developed— 

12 (1) voluntarily at the discretion of the commu13 nity— 

14 (A) to respond to local needs; or 

15 (B) to take advantage of new water-oriented 

16 opportunities; 

17 (2) with the leadership of the relevant govern18 mental entity or Indian tribe with the active partici19 pation of— 

20 (A) community residents; 

21 (B) utilities; and 

22 (C) interested business and nongovern23 mental stakeholders; 


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1 (3) as a new document or by amending or com2 piling community planning documents, as necessary, 

3 at the discretion of the Secretary; 

4 (4) in consideration of all applicable State and 

5 Federal coastal zone management planning require6 ments; 

7 (5) to address economic competitive strengths; 

8 and 

9 (6) to complement and incorporate the objectives 

10 and recommendations of applicable regional economic 

11 plans. 

12 (c) COMPONENTS OF A RESILIENT WATERFRONT COM13 MUNITY PLAN.—A resilient waterfront community plan 

14 shall— 

15 (1) consider all, or a portion of, the waterfront 

16 area and adjacent land and water to which the water17 front is connected ecologically, economically, or 

18 through local governmental or tribal boundaries; 

19 (2) describe a vision and plan for the community 

20 to develop as a vital and resilient waterfront commu21 nity, integrating consideration of— 

22 (A) the economic opportunities resulting 

23 from water proximity and access, including— 

24 (i) water-dependent industries; 

25 (ii) water-oriented commerce; and 


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1 (iii) recreation and tourism; 

2 (B) the community relationship to the 

3 water, including— 

4 (i) quality of life; 

5 (ii) public health; 

6 (iii) community heritage; and 

7 (iv) public access, particularly in 

8 areas in which publicly funded ecosystem 

9 restoration is underway; 

10 (C) ecosystem challenges and projections, 

11 including unresolved and emerging impacts to 

12 the health and safety of the waterfront and pro13 jections for extreme weather and water condi14 tions; 

15 (D) infrastructure needs and opportunities, 

16 to facilitate strategic and sustainable capital in17 vestments in— 

18 (i) docks, piers, and harbor facilities; 

19 (ii) protection against storm surges, 

20 waves, and flooding; 

21 (iii) stormwater, sanitary sewer, and 

22 drinking water systems, including green in23 frastructure and opportunities to control 

24 nonpoint source runoff; and 


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1 (iv) other community facilities and 

2 private development; and 

3 (E) such other factors as are determined by 

4 the Secretary to align with metrics or indicators 

5 for resiliency, considering environmental and 

6 economic changes. 

7 (d) DURATION.—After the designation of a community 

8 as a resilient waterfront community under subsection (a), 

9 a resilient waterfront community plan developed in accord10 ance with subsections (b) and (c) may be— 

11 (1) effective for the 10-year period beginning on 

12 the date on which the Secretary approves the resilient 

13 waterfront community plan; and 

14 (2) updated by the resilient waterfront commu15 nity and submitted to the Secretary for the approval 

16 of the Secretary before the expiration of the 10-year 

17 period. 

18 SEC. 5. RESILIENT WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES NETWORK. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and 

20 maintain a resilient waterfront communities network to fa21 cilitate the sharing of best practices among waterfront com22 munities. 

23 (b) PUBLIC RECOGNITION.—In consultation with des24 ignated resilient waterfront communities, the Secretary 

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1 silient waterfront communities to promote tourism, invest2 ment, or other benefits. 

3 SEC. 6. WATERFRONT COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AC4 TIVITIES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—To support a community in 

6 leveraging other sources of public and private investment, 

7 the Secretary may use existing authority to support— 

8 (1) the development of a resilient waterfront 

9 community plan, including planning and feasibility 

10 analysis; and 

11 (2) the implementation of strategic components 

12 of a resilient waterfront community plan after the re13 silient waterfront community plan has been approved 

14 by the Secretary. 

15 (b) NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS.— 

16 (1) LEAD NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS.—A unit of 

17 local government or an Indian tribe shall be eligible 

18 to be considered as a lead non-Federal partner if the 

19 unit of local government or Indian tribe is— 

20 (A) bound in part by— 

21 (i) the Great Lakes; or 

22 (ii) the ocean; or 

23 (B) bordered or traversed by a riverfront or 

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1 (2) NON-FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PART2 NERS.—Subject to subsection (d)(3), a lead non-Fed3 eral partner may contract with an eligible non-Fed4 eral implementation partner for implementation ac5 tivities described in subsection (d)(2). 

6 (c) PLANNING ACTIVITIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Technical assistance may be 

8 provided for the development of a resilient waterfront 

9 community plan. 

10 (2) ELIGIBLE PLANNING ACTIVITIES.—In devel11 oping a resilient waterfront community plan, a resil12 ient waterfront community may— 

13 (A) conduct community visioning and out14 reach; 

15 (B) identify challenges and opportunities; 

16 (C) develop strategies and solutions; 

17 (D) prepare plan materials, including text, 

18 maps, design, and preliminary engineering; 

19 (E) collaborate across local agencies and 

20 work with regional, State, and Federal agencies 

21 to identify, understand, and develop responses to 

22 changing ecosystem and economic circumstances; 

23 and 

24 (F) conduct other planning activities that 

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1 ment of a resilient waterfront community plan 

2 that responds to revitalization and resiliency 

3 issues confronted by the resilient waterfront com4 munity. 

5 (d) IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Implementation assistance 

7 may be provided— 

8 (A) to initiate implementation of a resilient 

9 waterfront community plan and facilitate high10 quality development, including leveraging local 

11 and private sector investment; and 

12 (B) to address strategic community prior13 ities that are identified in the resilient water14 front community plan. 

15 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Assistance may be provided to 

16 advance implementation activities, such as— 

17 (A) site preparation; 

18 (B) environmental review; 

19 (C) engineering and design; 

20 (D) acquiring easements or land for uses 

21 such as green infrastructure, public amenities, or 

22 assembling development sites; 

23 (E) updates to zoning codes; 

24 (F) construction of— 


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1 (i) public waterfront or boating amen2 ities; and 

3 (ii) public spaces; 

4 (G) infrastructure upgrades to improve 

5 coastal resiliency; 

6 (H) economic and community development 

7 marketing and outreach; and 

8 (I) other activities at the discretion of the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (3) IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—To assist in the comple12 tion of implementation activities, a lead non13 Federal partner may contract or otherwise col14 laborate with a non-Federal implementation 

15 partner, including— 

16 (i) a nonprofit organization; 

17 (ii) a public utility; 

18 (iii) a private entity; 

19 (iv) an institution of higher education; 

20 (v) a State government; or 

21 (vi) a regional organization. 

22 (B) LEAD NON-FEDERAL PARTNER RESPON23 SIBILITY.—The lead non-Federal partner shall 

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1 silient waterfront community plan of the lead 

2 non-Federal partner and for related activities 

3 are used for the purposes of, and in a manner 

4 consistent with, any initiative advanced by the 

5 Secretary for the purpose of promoting water6 front community revitalization and resiliency. 

7 (e) USE OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—A resilient waterfront commu9 nity receiving assistance under this section shall pro10 vide non-Federal funds toward completion of plan11 ning or implementation activities. 

12 (2) NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.—Non-Federal 

13 funds may be provided by— 

14 (A) 1 or more units of local or tribal gov15 ernment; 

16 (B) a State government; 

17 (C) a nonprofit organization; 

18 (D) a private entity; 

19 (E) a foundation; 

20 (F) a public utility; or 

21 (G) a regional organization. 

22 SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY AWARENESS. 

23 At regular intervals, the Secretary shall provide a list 

24 of resilient waterfront communities to the applicable States 


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1 and the heads of national and regional offices of interested 

2 Federal agencies, including at a minimum— 

3 (1) the Secretary of Transportation; 

4 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

5 (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Pro6 tection Agency; 

7 (4) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency; 

9 (5) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil 

10 Works 

11 (6) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

12 (7) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel13 opment. 

14 SEC. 8. NO NEW REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 

15 Nothing in this Act may be construed as establishing 

16 new authority for any Federal agency. 


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Calendar No. 508 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1935 

[Report No. 114–272] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake 

nity revitalization and resiliency. certain activities to support waterfront commuJUNE 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment 


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