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Union Calendar No. 385 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2748 

[Report No. 116–481] 

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and 

expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, 

managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United 

States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in 

cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2019 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. ESHOO, 

Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MENG, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROUDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. TONKO, 

Mr. RASKIN, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CASE, Mr. THOMPSON

of Mississippi, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. CASTEN of Illinois 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 

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 May 15, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to 

ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and 

climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving 

the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and 

to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in 

cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments 

and other entities, 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 ‘‘Safeguarding America’s 

5 Future and Environment Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) healthy, diverse, and productive communities 

9 of fish, wildlife, and plants provide significant bene10 fits to the people and economy of the United States, 

11 including— 

12 (A) abundant clean water supplies; 

13 (B) flood and coastal storm protection; 

14 (C) clean air; 

15 (D) a source of food, fiber, medicines, and 

16 pollination of the crops and other plants of the 

17 United States; 

18 (E) outdoor recreation, which is a source of 

19 jobs and economic stimulus; 

20 (F) hunting and fishing opportunities and 

21 support for subsistence communities; 

22 (G) opportunities for scientific research and 

23 education; 

24 (H) world-class tourism destinations that 

25 support local economies; and 


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1 (I) sequestration and storage of carbon to 

2 help mitigate changes to the global climate sys3 tem; 

4 (2) the United States Geological Survey, Na5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Na6 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and 

7 other agencies within the United States Global 

8 Change Research Program have observed that the fish, 

9 wildlife, and plants of the United States are facing 

10 increasing risks from changing patterns of extreme 

11 weather and climate, including— 

12 (A) severe droughts and heatwaves; 

13 (B) severe storms and floods; 

14 (C) frequent and severe wildfires; 

15 (D) more frequent and severe outbreaks of 

16 forest pests and invasive species; 

17 (E) flooding and erosion of coastal areas 

18 due to rising sea levels; 

19 (F) melting glaciers and sea ice; 

20 (G) thawing permafrost; 

21 (H) shifting distributions of fish, wildlife, 

22 and plant populations; 

23 (I) disruptive shifts in the timing of fish, 

24 wildlife, and plant natural history cycles, such 

25 as blooming, breeding, and seasonal migrations; 


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1 (J) increasing ocean temperatures and 

2 acidification; 

3 (K) altered patterns of rain, snow, runoff, 

4 and streamflow; and 

5 (L) habitat loss, degradation, fragmenta6 tion, and movement; and 

7 (3) the Federal Government should provide lead8 ership in preparing for and responding to the effects 

9 described in paragraph (2) to ensure that present and 

10 future generations continue to receive the benefits of 

11 the abundant and diverse fish, wildlife, and plant re12 sources of the United States. 

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of this Act is to establish 

14 an integrated national approach— 

15 (1) to respond to ongoing and expected effects of 

16 extreme weather and climate change by protecting, 

17 managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and 

18 plants of the United States; and 

19 (2) to maximize Government efficiency and re20 duce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Trib21 al Governments and other entities. 

22 (c) NATIONAL FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS CLIMATE

23 CHANGE ADAPTATION POLICY.—It is the policy of the Fed24 eral Government, in cooperation with State and local gov25 ernments, Indian Tribes, and other interested stakeholders 


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1 to evaluate and reduce the increased risks and 

2 vulnerabilities associated with climate change and extreme 

3 weather events, and to use all practicable means to protect, 

4 manage, and conserve healthy, diverse, and productive fish, 

5 wildlife, and plant populations. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADAPTATION.—The term ‘‘adaptation’’ 

9 means— 

10 (A) the process of adjustment to actual or 

11 expected climate and the effects of climate 

12 change; and 

13 (B) with respect to fish, wildlife, and 

14 plants, protection, management, and conserva15 tion efforts designed to maintain or enhance the 

16 ability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand, 

17 adjust to, or recover from the effects of extreme 

18 weather and climate change (including, where 

19 applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, 

20 and wildfire). 

21 (2) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the Na22 tional Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center 

23 established under section 6(a)(1). 

24 (3) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means 

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1 ural Resource Sciences established under section 

2 6(b)(1). 

3 (4) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco4 logical processes’’ means biological, chemical, or phys5 ical interaction between the biotic and abiotic compo6 nents of an ecosystem, including— 

7 (A) decomposition; 

8 (B) disease epizootiology; 

9 (C) disturbance regimes, such as fire and 

10 flooding; 

11 (D) gene flow; 

12 (E) hydrological cycling; 

13 (F) larval dispersal and settlement; 

14 (G) nutrient cycling; 

15 (H) pollination; 

16 (I) predator-prey relationships; and 

17 (J) soil formation. 

18 (5) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 

19 physical, chemical, and biological properties that fish, 

20 wildlife, or plants use for growth, reproduction, sur21 vival, food, water, or cover (whether on land, in 

22 water, or in an area or region). 

23 (6) HABITAT CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘‘habitat 

24 connectivity’’ means areas that facilitate terrestrial, 


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1 marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or 

2 plant movement that is necessary— 

3 (A) for migration, gene flow, or dispersal; 

4 or 

5 (B) to respond to the ongoing and expected 

6 effects of climate change (including, where appli7 cable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and 

8 wildfire). 

9 (7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

10 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In11 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

12 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). 

13 (8) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The term ‘‘National 

14 Strategy’’ means the National Fish, Wildlife, and 

15 Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy released March 

16 26, 2013. 

17 (9) RESILIENCE; RESILIENT.—The terms ‘‘resil18 ience’’ and ‘‘resilient’’ mean the ability to anticipate, 

19 prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and 

20 withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from dis21 ruptions. 

22 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

23 (A) a State of the United States; 

24 (B) the District of Columbia; 

25 (C) American Samoa; 


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1 (D) Guam; 

2 (E) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

3 Mariana Islands; 

4 (F) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 

5 (G) the United States Virgin Islands. 

6 (11) WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working 

7 Group’’ means the National Fish, Wildlife, and 

8 Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implemen9 tation Working Group established under section 4(a). 

10 SEC. 4. NATIONAL FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS CLIMATE 

11 ADAPTATION STRATEGY JOINT IMPLEMENTA12 TION WORKING GROUP. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall estab15 lish a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adapta16 tion Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group com17 posed of the heads of Federal and State agencies or depart18 ments with jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, and plant re19 sources of the United States, and Tribal representatives, as 

20 follows: 

21 (1) The Administrator of the Environmental 

22 Protection Agency. 

23 (2) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

24 Management Agency. 


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1 (3) The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

2 and Atmospheric Administration. 

3 (4) The Chair of the Council on Environmental 

4 Quality. 

5 (5) The Chief of Engineers. 

6 (6) The Chief of the Forest Service. 

7 (7) The Commissioner of Reclamation. 

8 (8) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

9 (9) The Director of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment. 

11 (10) The Director of the National Park Service. 

12 (11) The Director of the United States Fish and 

13 Wildlife Service. 

14 (12) The Director of the United States Geological 

15 Survey. 

16 (13) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

17 (14) The Secretary of Defense. 

18 (15) State representatives from each regional as19 sociation of State fish and wildlife agencies. 

20 (16) Not less than 2 Tribal representatives. 

21 (b) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall serve as a 

22 forum for interagency consultation on, and the coordination 

23 of, the development and implementation of the National 

24 Strategy. 

25 (c) CO-CHAIRS.—There shall be 4 co-chairs, of whom— 


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1 (1) two shall be representatives of the Federal 

2 Government; 

3 (2) one shall be a representative of a State; and 

4 (3) one shall be a Tribal representative. 

5 SEC. 5. NATIONAL FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS CLIMATE 

6 ADAPTATION STRATEGY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall adopt the 

8 National Strategy to protect, manage, and conserve fish, 

9 wildlife, and plants to maintain the inherent resilience and 

10 adaptability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand the 

11 ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate 

12 change. 

13 (b) REVIEW AND REVISION.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after each release of the assessment required under section 

15 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 

16 2936), the Working Group shall— 

17 (1) use sound science to review and revise the 

18 National Strategy to incorporate— 

19 (A) new information regarding the ongoing 

20 and expected effects of climate change on fish, 

21 wildlife, and plants; and 

22 (B) advances in the development of fish, 

23 wildlife, and plant adaptation strategies; and 

24 (2) in carrying out paragraph (1), provide pub25 lic notice and opportunity for comment. 


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1 (c) CONTENTS.—A revised National Strategy shall— 

2 (1) assess the vulnerability of fish, wildlife, and 

3 plants to climate change, including short-term, me4 dium-term, long-term, and cumulative impacts; 

5 (2) describe current observation and monitoring 

6 activities at the Federal, State, Tribal, and local lev7 els relating to the ongoing and expected effects of cli8 mate change on fish, wildlife, and plants; 

9 (3) identify and prioritize research and data 

10 needs; 

11 (4) identify fish, wildlife, and plants likely to 

12 have the greatest need for protection, restoration, and 

13 conservation due to the ongoing and expanding effects 

14 of extreme weather and climate change; 

15 (5) include specific protocols for integrating fish, 

16 wildlife, and plant adaptation strategies and activi17 ties into the conservation and management of natural 

18 resources by Federal agencies to ensure consistency 

19 across agency jurisdictions; 

20 (6) identify opportunities for maintaining, re21 storing, or enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants to re22 duce the risks of extreme weather and climate change 

23 on other vulnerable sectors of society; 

24 (7) identify Federal policies and actions that 

25 may reduce resilience and increase the vulnerability 


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1 of fish, wildlife, and plants to extreme weather and 

2 climate change; 

3 (8) include specific actions that Federal agencies 

4 shall take to protect, conserve, and manage fish, wild5 life, and plants to maintain the inherent resilience 

6 and adaptability of fish, wildlife, and plants to with7 stand, adjust to, or recover from the ongoing and ex8 pected effects of climate change, including a timeline 

9 to implement those actions; 

10 (9) include specific mechanisms for ensuring 

11 communication and coordination— 

12 (A) among Federal agencies; and 

13 (B) between Federal agencies and State 

14 agencies, territories of the United States, Indian 

15 Tribes, private landowners, conservation organi16 zations, and other countries that share jurisdic17 tion over fish, wildlife, and plants with the 

18 United States; 

19 (10) include specific actions to develop and im20 plement coordinated fish, wildlife, and plants inven21 tory and monitoring protocols through interagency 

22 coordination and collaboration with States and local 

23 governments, Indian Tribes, and private organiza24 tions; and 


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1 (11) include procedures for guiding the develop2 ment of detailed strategy implementation plans re3 quired under section 7. 

4 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with other laws 

6 and Federal trust responsibilities concerning Indian 

7 land or rights of Indians under treaties with the 

8 United States, each Federal agency shall integrate the 

9 elements of the National Strategy that relate to con10 servation, management, and protection of fish, wild11 life, and plants into agency plans, environmental re12 views, and programs. 

13 (2) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Working Group shall, 

14 on a biannual basis, between revisions to the National 

15 Strategy, make available to the public a report docu16 menting any actions implementing the Strategy. 

17 (3) COORDINATION.—The Working Group shall 

18 coordinate the implementation of the National Strat19 egy with Federal agencies not represented on the 

20 Working Group to achieve the policy of the United 

21 States described in section 2(c). 

22 SEC. 6. FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS ADAPTATION 

23 SCIENCE AND INFORMATION. 

24 (a) NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDLIFE

25 SCIENCE CENTER.— 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Inte2 rior, in collaboration with the States, Indian Tribes, 

3 and other partner organizations, shall establish a Na4 tional Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center. 

5 (2) DUTIES OF CENTER.—The Center shall assess 

6 and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, 

7 and techniques to support the Working Group, Fed8 eral and State agencies, Tribes, regionally based 

9 science and conservation centers, regional coordi10 nating entities, and other interested parties in ad11 dressing the effects of extreme weather and climate 

12 change on fish, wildlife, and plants. 

13 (3) GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CON14 TRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

15 The Secretary may enter into contracts, grants, or co16 operative agreements with State agencies, State coop17 erative extension services, institutions of higher edu18 cation, other research or educational institutions and 

19 organizations, Tribal organizations, Federal and pri20 vate agencies and organizations, individuals, and any 

21 other contractor or recipient, to further the duties 

22 under paragraph (2) without regard to— 

23 (A) any requirements for competition; 

24 (B) section 6101 of title 41, United States 

25 Code; or 


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1 (C) subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 

2 of title 31, United States Code. 

3 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND

4 NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, and pursuant to the 

7 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the 

8 Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Advisory 

9 Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource 

10 Sciences. 

11 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com12 prised of 25 members who— 

13 (A) represent— 

14 (i) Federal agencies; 

15 (ii) State, local, and Tribal Govern16 ments; 

17 (iii) nongovernmental organizations; 

18 (iv) academic institutions; and 

19 (v) the private sector; and 

20 (B) have expertise in— 

21 (i) biology (including fish, wildlife, 

22 plant, aquatic, coastal, and marine biol23 ogy); 

24 (ii) ecology; 


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1 (iii) climate change (including, where 

2 applicable, ocean acidification, drought, 

3 flooding, and wildfire); and 

4 (iv) other relevant scientific dis5 ciplines. 

6 (3) CHAIR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

7 appoint a Committee Chair from among the members 

8 of the Committee. 

9 (4) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

10 (A) advise the Working Group on the state 

11 of the science regarding— 

12 (i) the ongoing and expected effects of 

13 extreme weather and climate change on fish, 

14 wildlife, and plants; and 

15 (ii) scientific strategies and mecha16 nisms for fish, wildlife, and plant adapta17 tion; 

18 (B) identify and recommend priorities for 

19 ongoing research needs on the issues described in 

20 subparagraph (A) to inform the research prior21 ities of the Center described in subsection (a) and 

22 other Federal climate science institutions; and 

23 (C) review and comment on each revised 

24 National Strategy before that National Strategy 

25 is finalized. 


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1 (5) COLLABORATION.—The Committee shall col2 laborate with climate change and fish, wildlife, and 

3 plant research entities in other Federal agencies and 

4 departments. 

5 (6) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—The advice and 

6 recommendations of the Committee shall be made 

7 available to the public. 

8 SEC. 7. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 

9 (a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, the 

12 Working Group shall— 

13 (1) complete a strategy implementation plan; 

14 (2) provide opportunities for public review and 

15 comment on the plan; and 

16 (3) submit the plan to the President for ap17 proval. 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy implementation 

19 plan shall— 

20 (1) identify and prioritize specific conservation 

21 and management strategies and actions that address 

22 the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather 

23 and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants, in24 cluding— 


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1 (A) protection, management, and conserva2 tion of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and fresh3 water habitats and ecosystems; 

4 (B) establishment of terrestrial, marine, es5 tuarine, and freshwater habitat connectivity cor6 ridors; 

7 (C) restoration and conservation of ecologi8 cal processes; 

9 (D) protection of a broad diversity of spe10 cies of fish, wildlife, and plant populations; and 

11 (E) protection of fish, wildlife, and plant 

12 health, recognizing that climate can alter the dis13 tribution and ecology of parasites, pathogens, 

14 and vectors; 

15 (2) establish methods— 

16 (A) to assess the effectiveness of strategies 

17 and conservation actions implemented by the 

18 agencies to protect, manage, and conserve fish, 

19 wildlife, and plants; and 

20 (B) to update those strategies and actions to 

21 respond to new information and changing condi22 tions; 

23 (3) describe current and proposed mechanisms to 

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1 cies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and 

2 nongovernmental stakeholders; 

3 (4) include written guidance to resource man4 agers; and 

5 (5) identify and assess data and information 

6 gaps necessary to develop fish, wildlife, and plant ad7 aptation plans and strategies. 

8 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—On approval by the President, 

10 each Federal agency shall, consistent with existing 

11 authority, implement the strategy implementation 

12 plan under subsection (a)(1) through existing and 

13 new plans, policies, programs, activities, and actions. 

14 (2) CONSIDERATION OF EFFECTS.—To the max15 imum extent practicable and consistent with existing 

16 authority, fish, wildlife, and plant conservation and 

17 management decisions made by each Federal agency 

18 shall consider and promote resilience to the ongoing 

19 and expected effects of extreme weather and climate 

20 change. 

21 (d) REVISION AND REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year 

22 after the National Strategy is revised under section 5(b), 

23 the Working Group shall review and revise the strategy im24 plementation plan under subsection (a)(1) to incorporate 

25 the best available science, including advice and information 


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1 pursuant to section 6 and other information, regarding the 

2 ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wild3 life, and plants. 

4 SEC. 8. STATE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS ADAPTATION 

5 PLANS. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive funds 

7 pursuant to subsection (d), not later than 1 year after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year 

9 after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, each 

10 State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Inte11 rior and the Secretary of Commerce, a State fish, wildlife, 

12 and plant adaptation plan detailing current and future ef13 forts of the State to address the ongoing and expected effects 

14 of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants and coastal 

15 areas within the jurisdiction of the State. 

16 (b) REVIEW OR APPROVAL.—The Secretary of the Inte17 rior and the Secretary of Commerce shall— 

18 (1) review each State adaptation plan; and 

19 (2) approve a State adaptation plan if the 

20 plan— 

21 (A) meets the requirements of subsection (c); 

22 and 

23 (B) is consistent with the National Strat24 egy. 

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1 (1) meet the requirements described in section 

2 7(b), except that the requirements of that section re3 lating to marine habitats or ecosystems shall not 

4 apply to a State in which those habitats or ecosystems 

5 do not exist; 

6 (2) include the adaptation provisions of any 

7 State comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy (or 

8 State wildlife action plan) that has been— 

9 (A) submitted to the Director of the United 

10 States Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

11 (B) approved, or is pending approval, by 

12 the Director of the United States Fish and Wild13 life Service; 

14 (3) include the adaptation provisions of a state15 wide assessment and strategy for forest resources re16 quired under section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry 

17 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a) that has 

18 been— 

19 (A) submitted to the Secretary of Agri20 culture; and 

21 (B) approved, or is pending approval, by 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

23 (4) in the case of a State with coastal areas, in24 clude the adaptation provisions of a Coastal Zone 


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1 Management Plan or a Coastal and Estuarine Land 

2 Conservation Program Plan that has been— 

3 (A) submitted to the Administrator of the 

4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra5 tion; and 

6 (B) approved, or is pending approval, by 

7 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 

8 Atmospheric Administration. 

9 (d) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO STATES.—Any funds 

10 made available pursuant to this Act shall be— 

11 (1) used to carry out activities in accordance 

12 with adaptation plans approved under this section; 

13 and 

14 (2) made available through— 

15 (A) the State and Tribal wildlife grant pro16 gram under title I of division F of the Consoli17 dated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 

18 110–161; 121 Stat. 2103); and 

19 (B)(i) the grant program under section 306 

20 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 

21 U.S.C. 1455); 

22 (ii) the Coastal and Estuarine Land Con23 servation Program established under title II of 

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1 cies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 

2 1456d); and 

3 (iii) programs established under the Cooper4 ative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

5 2101 et seq.). 

6 (e) PUBLIC INPUT.—In developing an adaptation 

7 plan, a State shall solicit and consider input from the pub8 lic and independent scientists. 

9 (f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS.—A State ad10 aptation plan shall, where appropriate, integrate the goals 

11 and measures set forth in other climate adaptation, hazard 

12 mitigation, and fish, wildlife, and plant conservation strat13 egies and plans. 

14 (g) UPDATES.—Each State adaptation plan shall be 

15 updated at least every 4 years. 


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Union Calendar No. 385 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2748 

[Report No. 116–481] 

A BILL 

To establish an integrated national approach to rements and other entities, and for other purposes. operation with State, local, and Tribal Govern- Government efficiency and reduce costs, in co- plants of the United States, and to maximize aging, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and weather and climate change by protecting, man- spond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 

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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