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Union Calendar No. 405 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1415 

[Report No. 117–564] 

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 

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 

Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. PINGREE, and Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. GALLEGO

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 26, 2021] 


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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. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIB4 AL COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

5 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Coastal Zone Man6 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended 

7 by adding at the end the following: 

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

9 COASTAL ZONE OBJECTIVES. 

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

11 award competitive grants to Indian Tribes to further 

12 achievement of the objectives of such a Tribe for such Tribe’s 

13 Tribal coastal zone. 

14 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.— 

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

16 of any activity carried out with a grant of $200,000 

17 or more under this section shall not exceed 95 percent 

18 of such cost, except as provided in paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap20 plication of paragraph (1) with respect to a grant to 

21 an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the portion of 

22 the share of the cost of an activity required to be paid 

23 by an Indian Tribe under such paragraph. 

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

25 a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines 


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1 that the activities to be carried out with the grant are com2 patible with this title. 

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

4 Amounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be 

5 used for 1 or more of the objectives and purposes authorized 

6 under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of section 306A. 

7 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro8 priated to the Secretary $5,000,000 to carry out this section 

9 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, of which up to 

10 5 percent may be retained by NOAA to administer this sec11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi13 nitions apply: 

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

15 the meaning given such term in section 2601 of the 

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

17 Indian Tribe is within a coastal state, as that term 

18 is defined in section 304(4) (16 U.S.C. 1453(4)). 

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

20 has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 

21 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

22 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

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

24 coastal zone’ means any Indian land that is within 


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1 the coastal zone, as that term is defined in section 

2 304(1) (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)). 

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

4 term ‘Tribal coastal zone objective’ means, with re5 spect to an Indian Tribe, any of the following objec6 tives: 

7 ‘‘(A) Protection, restoration, or preservation 

8 of areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such Tribe 

9 that hold— 

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

11 sacred significance for such Tribe; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) traditional, historic, and aesthetic 

13 values essential to such Tribe. 

14 ‘‘(B) Preparing and implementing a special 

15 area management plan and technical planning 

16 for important coastal areas. 

17 ‘‘(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 

18 measure, including any mitigation measure, for 

19 the purpose of public safety, public access, or cul20 tural or historical preservation.’’. 

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

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue 

23 guidance for the program established under the amendment 

24 made by subsection (a), including the criteria for awarding 


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1 grants under such program based on consultation with In2 dian Tribes. 

3 (c) USE OF STATE GRANTS TO FULFILL TRIBAL OB4 JECTIVES.—Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Man5 agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2)) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of subpara7 graph (D), by striking the period at the end of subpara8 graph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone objective 

11 (as that term is defined in section 320).’’. 

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

13 this section and the amendments made by this section may 

14 be construed to limit the ability of an Indian Tribe to apply 

15 for, receive assistance under, or participate in any program 

16 authorized by any section of the Coastal Zone Management 

17 Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) other than section 320 

18 of such Act or other related Federal laws. 


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Union Calendar No. 405 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1415 

[Report No. 117–564] 

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 16, 2022 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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