Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

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. 1. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives (a) Grants authorized The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. 320. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives (a) Grants authorized The Secretary may award competitive grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of the objectives of such a Tribe for such Tribe’s Tribal coastal zone. (b) Cost share (1) In general The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with a grant of $200,000 or more under this section shall not exceed 95 percent of such cost, except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) Waiver The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to a grant to an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the portion of the share of the cost of an activity required to be paid by an Indian Tribe under such paragraph. (c) Compatibility The Secretary may not award a grant under this section unless the Secretary determines that the activities to be carried out with the grant are compatible with this title. (d) Authorized objectives and purposes Amounts awarded as a grant under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the objectives and purposes authorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of section 306A. (e) Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, of which up to 5 percent may be retained by NOAA to administer this section. (f) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Indian land The term Indian land 25 U.S.C. 3501 16 U.S.C. 1453(4) (2) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 5304 (3) Tribal coastal zone The term Tribal coastal zone 16 U.S.C. 1453(1) (4) Tribal coastal zone objective The term Tribal coastal zone objective (A) Protection, restoration, or preservation of areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such Tribe that hold— (i) important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for such Tribe; or (ii) traditional, historic, and aesthetic values essential to such Tribe. (B) Preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas. (C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure, including any mitigation measure, for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation. . (b) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue guidance for the program established under the amendment made by subsection (a), including the criteria for awarding grants under such program based on consultation with Indian Tribes. (c) Use of State grants To fulfill tribal objectives Section 306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1455a(c)(2) and ; and (F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone objective (as that term is defined in section 320). . (d) Other programs not affected Nothing in this section and the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit the ability of an Indian Tribe to apply for, receive assistance under, or participate in any program authorized by any section of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. 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

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award competitive grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives. Specifically, these tribal coastal zone objectives include protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes or traditional, historic, and aesthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation.