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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2783 

To improve the resilience of the built and natural environment to natural 

disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and 

nature-based features, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2018 

Mr. NELSON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To improve the resilience of the built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, 

among other measures, natural and nature-based features, 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 ‘‘Coastal Communities 

5 Adaptation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 

3 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

4 (2) COASTAL STATE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘coastal 

6 State’’ means a State of the United States in, 

7 or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic 

8 Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Long Island 

9 Sound, or one or more of the Great Lakes. 

10 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘coastal 

11 State’’ includes the District of Columbia, Puer12 to Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Com13 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

14 the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and 

15 American Samoa. 

16 (3) NATURAL FEATURE.—The term ‘‘natural 

17 feature’’ means a feature that is created through the 

18 action of physical, geological, biological, and chem19 ical processes over time. 

20 (4) NATURE-BASED FEATURE.—The term ‘‘na21 ture-based feature’’ means a feature that is created 

22 by human design, engineering, and construction to 

23 provide risk reduction in coastal areas by acting in 

24 concert with natural processes. 


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1 (5) NONSTRUCTURAL MEASURE.—The term 

2 ‘‘nonstructural measure’’ means an action, including 

3 a modification in public policy, management prac4 tice, regulation, or pricing policy, that reduces harm5 ful consequences of flooding, but does not create a 

6 structural barrier to floodwaters. 

7 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Commerce. 

9 SEC. 3. RESEARCH AND GRANTS TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE 

10 OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF WINDSTORM.—Section 203(5) of 

12 the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 

13 (42 U.S.C. 15702(5)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(5) WINDSTORM.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘windstorm’ 

16 means any storm with a damaging or destruc17 tive wind component. 

18 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘windstorm’ 

19 includes— 

20 ‘‘(i) a hurricane; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a tropical storm; 

22 ‘‘(iii) a northeaster; 

23 ‘‘(iv) a tornado; 

24 ‘‘(v) a thunderstorm; and 


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1 ‘‘(vi) any water induced forces from 

2 waves, flood, storm surge, or rainfall re3 lated to a storm described in clauses (i) 

4 through (v).’’. 

5 (b) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

6 TECHNOLOGY.—Section 204(b) of the National Wind7 storm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 

8 15703(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘buildings’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘buildings, structures,’’; and 

11 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

14 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re15 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the Di16 rector of the National Institute of Standards and 

17 Technology shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) carry out research and development 

19 to improve the resilience and responsiveness of 

20 buildings, structures, and lifelines to wind21 storms, including by recommending for the de22 sign, construction, and retrofit of buildings, 

23 structures, and lifelines— 

24 ‘‘(i) model building codes; 

25 ‘‘(ii) voluntary design standards; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) best practices; 

2 ‘‘(B) award grants on a competitive basis 

3 for research and development for the purpose 

4 described in subparagraph (A); 

5 ‘‘(C) in coordination with other relevant 

6 public and private entities, provide the best7 available, forward-looking research and guid8 ance related to windstorms and other climate 

9 change or extreme weather to standards devel10 oping organizations for their consideration in 

11 the development of design standards and build12 ing codes; and 

13 ‘‘(D) conduct public outreach and edu14 cation and training programs related to this 

15 chapter for design and construction profes16 sionals.’’. 

17 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 

18 204(b)(3) of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction 

19 Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703(b)(3)) is amended to read 

20 as follows: 

21 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The 

22 Director of the National Science Foundation, in co23 ordination with the heads of other Federal agencies 

24 conducting related activities, shall support research, 

25 including multidisciplinary research— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in engineering and the atmospheric 

2 sciences to improve the understanding of the 

3 behavior of windstorms and their impact on 

4 buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

5 ‘‘(B) in economic and social factors influ6 encing windstorm risk reduction measures; 

7 ‘‘(C) to improve the resilience of buildings, 

8 structures, and lifelines to windstorms; and 

9 ‘‘(D) to improve the responsiveness of 

10 buildings, structures, and lifelines after a wind11 storm.’’. 

12 (d) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL13 OPMENT.—Section 204(b) of the National Windstorm Im14 pact Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703(b)) is 

15 amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(6) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

17 DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of the Department 

18 of Housing and Urban Development shall promote 

19 the adoption of windstorm preparedness and mitiga20 tion measures for manufactured HUD code housing 

21 units.’’. 

22 (e) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

23 WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.—Section 204(e)(2)(A) 

24 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 

25 (42 U.S.C. 15703(e)(2)(A)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in2 serting a semicolon; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(vi) the Department of Housing and 

5 Urban Development; and’’. 

6 SEC. 4. BUILT TO LAST STAMP. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to afford the public a di8 rect and tangible way to contribute to funding for shore9 line risk and climate change adaptation, the United States 

10 Postal Service shall issue a semipostal (referred to in this 

11 section as the ‘‘Built to Last Stamp’’) in accordance with 

12 subsection (b). 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of section 416 

14 of title 39, United States Code, shall apply as practicable 

15 with respect to the Built to Last Stamp, subject to the 

16 following: 

17 (1) DESIGN.—The Built to Last Stamp shall 

18 depict such design as the Postal Service, in consulta19 tion with the Secretary, considers appropriate. 

20 (2) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Subject to 

21 subsection (d)(3) of that section, the amounts be22 coming available from the sale of the Built to Last 

23 Stamp shall be deposited in the Built to Last Stamp 

24 Fund under subsection (c) of this section. 

25 (c) BUILT TO LAST STAMP FUND.— 


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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

2 the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 

3 known as the Built to Last Stamp Fund. 

4 (2) ASSETS.—The Built to Last Stamp Fund 

5 shall consist of the following: 

6 (A) Amounts deposited under subsection 

7 (b)(2). 

8 (B) Such amounts as are appropriated or 

9 otherwise made available to the fund. 

10 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Built to 

11 Last Stamp Fund shall remain available to the Sec12 retary to carry out sections 5 and 6 of this Act until 

13 expended. 

14 SEC. 5. PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 

16 program to award prizes competitively under section 24 

17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

18 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), for the purpose described in sub19 section (b). 

20 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose described in this sub21 section is to stimulate innovation to advance coastal risk 

22 reduction and resilience measures as follows: 

23 (1) Natural features, including dunes, reefs, 

24 and wetlands. 


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1 (2) Nature-based features, including beach 

2 nourishment, dune restoration, wetland and other 

3 coastal habitat restoration, and living shoreline con4 struction. 

5 (3) Nonstructural measures, including flood 

6 proofing of structures, flood warning systems, and 

7 elevated development. 

8 SEC. 6. CATALOG OF RESEARCH ON APPLICABLE COASTAL 

9 RISK REDUCTION AND RESILIENCE MEAS10 URES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 

13 through the Administrator, shall— 

14 (1) identify all Department of Commerce re15 search activities regarding applicable coastal risk re16 duction and resilience measures; 

17 (2) consult with the heads of other Federal 

18 agencies to identify what activities, if any, those 

19 Federal agencies are conducting regarding applicable 

20 coastal risk reduction and resilience measures; 

21 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the activities 

22 identified under paragraphs (1) and (2); and 

23 (4) appoint one or more officers or employees of 

24 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra25 tion to liaise with non-Federal entities conducting 


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1 research related to applicable coastal risk reduction 

2 and resilience measures in order to eliminate 

3 redundancies, cooperate for common climate re4 search goals, and to make research findings readily 

5 available to the public. 

6 (b) DEFINITION OF APPLICABLE COASTAL RISK RE7 DUCTION AND RESILIENCE MEASURES.—In this section, 

8 the term ‘‘applicable coastal risk reduction and resilience 

9 measures’’ means natural features, nature-based features, 

10 or nonstructural measures. 

11 SEC. 7. GRANTS TO COASTAL STATES FOR ESTABLISHMENT 

12 OF REVOLVING FUNDS. 

13 (a) CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

15 through the Administrator, shall award capitaliza16 tion grants to each coastal State for the purpose of 

17 establishing a community resilience revolving fund 

18 under subsection (b) to carry out the activities de19 scribed in paragraph (3) of that subsection. 

20 (2) SCHEDULE OF GRANT PAYMENTS.—The 

21 Administrator shall pay to the coastal State the 

22 amount of each grant to be made to the coastal 

23 State under paragraph (1) in quarterly installments. 

24 (3) AGREEMENTS.—To receive a capitalization 

25 grant under paragraph (1), a coastal State shall 


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1 enter into an agreement with the Administrator 

2 that— 

3 (A) the coastal State will accept grant pay4 ments with funds to be made available under 

5 paragraph (1) and will deposit all such pay6 ments in the community resilience revolving 

7 fund established by the coastal State under sub8 section (b); 

9 (B) the coastal State will deposit in the 

10 fund from State moneys an amount equal to at 

11 least 20 percent of the total amount of all cap12 italization grants which will be made to the 

13 coastal State with funds to be made available 

14 under this section on or before the date on 

15 which each quarterly grant payment will be 

16 made to the coastal State under this paragraph 

17 (2) of this subsection; 

18 (C) the coastal State will enter into bind19 ing commitments to provide assistance in ac20 cordance with the requirements of this section 

21 in an amount equal to 120 percent of the 

22 amount of each such grant payment not later 

23 than 1 year after the date of receipt of such 

24 grant payment; 


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1 (D) all funds in the community resilience 

2 revolving fund established by the coastal State 

3 will be expended in an expeditious and timely 

4 manner; 

5 (E) in addition to complying with the re6 quirements of this section, the coastal State will 

7 commit or expend each quarterly grant payment 

8 which it will receive under this subsection in ac9 cordance with laws and procedures applicable to 

10 the commitment or expenditure of revenues of 

11 the coastal State; 

12 (F) the coastal State will use accounting, 

13 audit, and fiscal procedures conforming to gen14 erally accepted government accounting stand15 ards; 

16 (G) the coastal State will require as a con17 dition of making a loan or providing other as18 sistance from the community resilience revolv19 ing fund established by the coastal State that 

20 the recipient of such assistance will maintain 

21 project accounts in accordance with generally 

22 accepted government accounting standards, in23 cluding standards relating to the reporting of 

24 infrastructure assets; 


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1 (H) the coastal State will make annual re2 ports to the Administrator on the actual use of 

3 funds; 

4 (I) the coastal State will establish, main5 tain, invest, and credit the community resilience 

6 revolving fund established by the coastal State 

7 with repayments, such that the fund balance 

8 will be available in perpetuity for activities 

9 under this section; 

10 (J) any fees charged by the coastal State 

11 to recipients of assistance that are considered 

12 program income will be used for the purpose of 

13 financing the cost of administering the commu14 nity resilience revolving fund established by the 

15 coastal State or financing projects or activities 

16 eligible for assistance from the community resil17 ience revolving fund; 

18 (K) the coastal State will require as a con19 dition of providing assistance to a municipality 

20 or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency 

21 that the recipient of such assistance certify, in 

22 a manner determined by the Governor of the 

23 coastal State, that the recipient has studied and 

24 evaluated the sustainability of the processes, 

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1 rying out the proposed project or activity for 

2 which assistance is sought under this section; 

3 and 

4 (L) a contract to be carried out using 

5 funds directly made available by a capitalization 

6 grant under this section for program manage7 ment, construction management, feasibility 

8 studies, preliminary engineering, design, engi9 neering, surveying, mapping, or architectural 

10 related services shall be negotiated in the same 

11 manner as a contract for architectural and en12 gineering services is negotiated under chapter 

13 11 of title 40, United States Code, or an equiv14 alent State qualifications-based requirement (as 

15 determined by the Governor of the coastal 

16 State). 

17 (b) COMMUNITY RESILIENCE REVOLVING FUNDS.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Before a coastal State 

19 may receive a capitalization grant with funds made 

20 available under subsection (a)(1), the coastal State 

21 shall first establish a community resilience revolving 

22 fund which complies with the requirements of this 

23 section. 

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1 istered by an instrumentality of the coastal State 

2 with such powers and limitations as may be required 

3 to operate such fund in accordance with the require4 ments and objectives of this section. 

5 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts of funds 

6 available to each coastal State community resilience 

7 revolving fund shall be used only for providing finan8 cial assistance to any municipality or intermunicipal, 

9 interstate, or State agency— 

10 (A) for the completion of a vulnerability 

11 assessment; 

12 (B) for the protection of natural flood risk 

13 mitigation features, including land acquisition 

14 from willing sellers; 

15 (C) for the construction of natural features 

16 or nature-based features, including beach nour17 ishment and dune restoration; 

18 (D) for the implementation of a regional 

19 sediment management program; 

20 (E) for the development and implementa21 tion of a shoreline conservation and manage22 ment plan; 

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1 (G) for other measures to prevent, man2 age, mitigate, or adapt to shoreline erosion, 

3 saltwater intrusion, nuisance flooding, sea level 

4 rise, and other coastal hazards related to cli5 mate change; 

6 (H) to carry out nonstructural measures to 

7 mitigate flood risk; and 

8 (I) to plan, develop, and obtain financing 

9 for eligible projects under this subsection, in10 cluding planning, design, and associated 

11 preconstruction activities. 

12 (4) ISSUANCE OF LOANS.—Except as otherwise 

13 limited by State law, a community resilience revolv14 ing fund of a coastal State under this section may 

15 be used only— 

16 (A) to make loans, on the condition that— 

17 (i) such loans are made at or below 

18 market interest rates, including interest 

19 free loans, at terms not to exceed the less20 er of 30 years and the projected useful life 

21 (as determined by the coastal State) of the 

22 project to be financed with the proceeds of 

23 the loan; 

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1 after the date of completion of any project 

2 and all loans will be fully amortized upon 

3 the expiration of the term of the loan; 

4 (iii) the recipient of a loan will estab5 lish a dedicated source of revenue for re6 payment of loans; and 

7 (iv) the fund will be credited with all 

8 payments of principal and interest on all 

9 loans; 

10 (B) to buy or refinance the debt obligation 

11 of municipalities and intermunicipal and inter12 state agencies within the coastal State at or 

13 below market rates, where such debt obligations 

14 were incurred after January 1, 2013; 

15 (C) to guarantee, or purchase insurance 

16 for, local obligations where such action would 

17 improve credit market access or reduce interest 

18 rates; 

19 (D) as a source of revenue or security for 

20 the payment of principal and interest on rev21 enue or general obligation bonds issued by the 

22 coastal State if the proceeds of the sale of such 

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1 (E) to provide loan guarantees for similar 

2 revolving funds established by municipalities or 

3 intermunicipal agencies; 

4 (F) to earn interest on community resil5 ience revolving fund accounts; and 

6 (G) for the reasonable costs of admin7 istering the community resilience revolving fund 

8 and conducting activities under this section, ex9 cept that such amounts shall not exceed 3 per10 cent of all grant awards to such fund under this 

11 section, plus the amount of any fees collected 

12 by the coastal State for such purpose regardless 

13 of the source. 

14 (5) SUBSIDIZATION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which a 

16 coastal State provides assistance to a munici17 pality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State 

18 agency, the coastal State may provide addi19 tional subsidization, including forgiveness of 

20 principal and negative interest loans— 

21 (i) to benefit a municipality or inter22 municipal agency that— 

23 (I) meets the affordability cri24 teria of the coastal State established 

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1 (II) does not meet the afford2 ability criteria of the coastal State if 

3 the recipient— 

4 (aa) seeks additional sub5 sidization to benefit individual 

6 ratepayers in the residential user 

7 rate class; 

8 (bb) demonstrates to the 

9 coastal State that such rate10 payers will experience a signifi11 cant hardship from the increase 

12 in rates necessary to finance the 

13 project or activity for which as14 sistance is sought; and 

15 (cc) ensures, as part of an 

16 assistance agreement between the 

17 coastal State and the recipient, 

18 that the additional subsidization 

19 provided under this paragraph is 

20 directed through a user charge 

21 rate system (or other appropriate 

22 method) to such ratepayers; or 

23 (ii) to implement a process, material, 

24 technique, or technology— 

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1 (II) to encourage sustainable 

2 project planning, design, and con3 struction. 

4 (B) AFFORDABILITY CRITERIA.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Jan6 uary 1, 2020, and after providing notice 

7 and an opportunity for public comment, a 

8 coastal State shall establish affordability 

9 criteria to assist in identifying municipali10 ties that would experience a significant 

11 hardship raising the revenue necessary to 

12 finance a project or activity eligible for as13 sistance under paragraph (3) if additional 

14 subsidization is not provided. 

15 (ii) BASIS OF CRITERIA.—The criteria 

16 under clause (i) shall be based on income 

17 and unemployment data, population 

18 trends, and other data determined relevant 

19 by the coastal State, including whether the 

20 project or activity is to be carried out in an 

21 economically distressed area, as described 

22 in section 301 of the Public Works and 

23 Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

24 U.S.C. 3161). 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—A coastal State 

2 may provide additional subsidization in a 

3 fiscal year under this paragraph only if the 

4 total amount appropriated for making cap5 italization grants to all coastal States 

6 under this section for the fiscal year ex7 ceeds $500,000,000. 

8 (ii) LIMITATION.—Except as provided 

9 in clause (iii), a coastal State may use not 

10 more than 30 percent of the total amount 

11 received by the coastal State in capitaliza12 tion grants under subsection (b) for a fis13 cal year for providing additional subsidiza14 tion under this paragraph. 

15 (iii) EXCEPTION.—If, in a fiscal year, 

16 the amount appropriated for making cap17 italization grants to all coastal States 

18 under this section exceeds $500,000,000 

19 by a percentage that is less than 30 per20 cent, clause (ii) shall be applied by sub21 stituting that percentage for 30 percent. 

22 (c) COMPLIANCE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator deter24 mines that a coastal State has not complied with its 

25 agreement with the Administrator under subsection 


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1 (a)(3) or any other requirement of this section, the 

2 Administrator shall notify the coastal State of such 

3 noncompliance and the necessary corrective action. 

4 (2) WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS.—If a coastal 

5 State does not take corrective action within 60 days 

6 after the date the coastal State receives notification 

7 of such action under paragraph (1), the Adminis8 trator shall withhold additional payments to the 

9 coastal State until the Administrator is satisfied 

10 that the coastal State has taken the necessary cor11 rective action. 

12 (3) REALLOTMENT OF PAYMENTS.—If the Ad13 ministrator is not satisfied that adequate corrective 

14 actions have been taken by the coastal State not 

15 later than 12 months after the coastal State is noti16 fied of such actions under paragraph (1), the pay17 ments withheld from the coastal State by the Ad18 ministrator under paragraph (2) shall be made avail19 able for reallotment in accordance with the most re20 cent formula for allotment of funds under this sec21 tion. 

22 (d) FISCAL CONTROL AND AUDITING PROCE23 DURES.—Each coastal State electing to establish a com24 munity resilience revolving fund under this section shall 

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1 cient to assure proper accounting during appropriate ac2 counting periods for— 

3 (1) payments received by the fund; 

4 (2) disbursements made by the fund; and 

5 (3) fund balances at the beginning and end of 

6 the accounting period. 

7 (e) ANNUAL FEDERAL AUDITS.—Not less frequently 

8 than once each year, the Administrator shall conduct or 

9 require each coastal State to have independently con10 ducted reviews and audits as may be deemed necessary 

11 or appropriate by the Administrator to carry out the objec12 tives of this section. Audits of the use of funds deposited 

13 in the community resilience revolving fund established by 

14 such coastal State shall be conducted in accordance with 

15 the auditing procedures of the Government Accountability 

16 Office, including chapter 75 of title 31, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (f) INTENDED USE PLAN.—After providing for pub19 lic comment and review, each coastal State shall annually 

20 prepare a plan identifying the intended uses of the 

21 amounts available to its community resilience revolving 

22 fund. Such intended use plan shall include— 

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1 (2) a description of the short- and long-term 

2 goals and objectives of its community resilience re3 volving fund; 

4 (3) information on the activities to be sup5 ported, terms of financial assistance, and commu6 nities served; and 

7 (4) the criteria and method established for the 

8 distribution of funds. 

9 (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning the first fiscal 

10 year after the receipt of payments under this section and 

11 not less frequently than once each fiscal year thereafter, 

12 each coastal State shall provide a report to the Adminis13 trator describing how the coastal State has met the goals 

14 and objectives for the previous fiscal year as identified in 

15 the plan prepared for the previous fiscal year pursuant 

16 to subsection (f). 

17 (h) ANNUAL FEDERAL OVERSIGHT REVIEW.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 

19 once each year, the Administrator shall conduct an 

20 oversight review of each coastal State plan prepared 

21 under subsection (f), each coastal State report pre22 pared under subsection (g), and other such materials 

23 as are considered necessary and appropriate in car24 rying out the purposes of this section. 


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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—After reason2 able notice by the Administrator to the coastal State 

3 or the recipient of a loan from a community resil4 ience revolving fund, the coastal State or loan recipi5 ent shall make available to the Administrator such 

6 records as the Administrator reasonably requires to 

7 review and determine compliance with this section. 

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