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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2192 
To establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve 
the Nation’s natural resources in response to the threats of climate 
change and ocean acidification. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2009 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DICKS, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HOLT, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture and Science and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish an integrated Federal program to protect, re-
store, and conserve the Nation’s natural resources in 
response to the threats of climate change and ocean 
acidification. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Climate Change Safe-
guards for Natural Resources Conservation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) establish an integrated Federal program to 
protect, restore, and conserve the Nation’s natural 
resources in response to the threats of climate 
change and ocean acidification; and 
(2) provide financial support and incentives for 
programs, strategies, and activities that protect, re-
store, and conserve the Nation’s natural resources in 
response to the threats of climate change and ocean 
acidification. 
SEC. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTA-
TION POLICY. 
It is the policy of the Federal Government, in co-
operation with State and local governments, Indian tribes, 
and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable 
means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve nat-
ural resources to enable them to become more resilient, 
adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate change and 
ocean acidification. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
COASTAL
STATE.—The 
term 
‘‘coastal 
State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1453). 
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(2) CORRIDORS.—The term ‘‘corridors’’ means 
areas that provide connectivity, over different time 
scales (including seasonal or longer), of habitat or 
potential habitat and that facilitate the ability of ter-
restrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wild-
life, or plants to move within a landscape as needed 
for migration, gene flow, or dispersal, or in response 
to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion or other impacts. 
(3) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical processes’’ means biological, chemical, or 
physical interaction between the biotic and abiotic 
components of an ecosystem and includes— 
(A) nutrient cycling; 
(B) pollination; 
(C) predator-prey relationships; 
(D) soil formation; 
(E) gene flow; 
(F) disease epizootiology; 
(G) larval dispersal and settlement; 
(H) hydrological cycling; 
(I) decomposition; and 
(J) disturbance regimes such as fire and 
flooding. 
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(4) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 
physical, chemical, and biological properties that are 
used by fish, wildlife, or plants for growth, reproduc-
tion, survival, food, water, and cover, on a tract of 
land, in a body of water, or in an area or region. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(6) NATURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘natural 
resources’’ means the terrestrial, freshwater, estua-
rine, and marine fish, wildlife, plants, land, water, 
habitats, and ecosystems of the United States. 
(7) NATURAL
RESOURCES
ADAPTATION.—The 
term ‘‘natural resources adaptation’’ means the pro-
tection, restoration, and conservation of natural re-
sources to enable them to become more resilient, 
adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification. 
(8) RESILIENCE.—Each of the terms ‘‘resil-
ience’’ and ‘‘resilient’’ means the ability to resist or 
recover from disturbance and preserve diversity, pro-
ductivity, and sustainability. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State of the United States; 
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(B) the District of Columbia; and 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
SEC. 5. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. 
The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
shall— 
(1) advise the President on implementation and 
development of— 
(A) a Natural Resources Climate Change 
Adaptation Strategy required under section 7; 
and 
(B) Federal natural resource agency adap-
tation plans required under section 9; 
(2) serve as the Chair of the Natural Resources 
Climate Change Adaptation Panel established under 
section 6; and 
(3) coordinate Federal agency strategies, plans, 
programs, and activities related to protecting, restor-
ing, and maintaining natural resources to become 
more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts 
of climate change and ocean acidification. 
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SEC. 6. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTA-
TION PANEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
establish a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation 
Panel, consisting of— 
(1) the head, or their designee, of each of— 
(A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(B) the Forest Service; 
(C) the National Park Service; 
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 
(E) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(F) the United States Geological Survey; 
(G) the Bureau of Reclamation; and 
(H) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(2) the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality; and 
(3) the heads of such other Federal agencies or 
departments with jurisdiction over natural resources 
of the United States, as determined by the Presi-
dent. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Panel shall serve as a forum 
for interagency consultation on and the coordination of the 
development and implementation of a national Natural 
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Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy required 
under section 7. 
(c) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality shall serve as the Chair of the Panel. 
SEC. 7. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTA-
TION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President, through 
the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel 
established under section 6, shall develop a Natural Re-
sources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to protect, 
restore, and conserve natural resources to enable them to 
become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification and to 
identify opportunities to mitigate those impacts. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION.—In developing 
and revising the Strategy, the Panel shall— 
(1) base the strategy on the best available 
science; 
(2) develop the strategy in close cooperation 
with States and Indian tribes; 
(3) coordinate with other Federal agencies as 
appropriate; 
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(4) consult with local governments, conservation 
organizations, scientists, and other interested stake-
holders; 
(5) provide public notice and opportunity for 
comment; and 
(6) review and revise the Strategy every 5 years 
to incorporate new information regarding the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
natural resources and advances in the development 
of strategies for becoming more resilient and adapt-
ing to those impacts. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The National Resources Adaptation 
Strategy shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the vulnerability of nat-
ural resources to climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion, including the short-term, medium-term, long- 
term, cumulative, and synergistic impacts; 
(2) a description of current research, observa-
tion, and monitoring activities at the Federal, State, 
tribal, and local level related to the impacts of cli-
mate change and ocean acidification on natural re-
sources, as well as identification of research and 
data needs and priorities; 
(3) identification of natural resources that are 
likely to have the greatest need for protection, res-
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toration, and conservation because of the adverse ef-
fects of climate change and ocean acidification; 
(4) specific protocols for integrating climate 
change and ocean acidification adaptation strategies 
and activities into the conservation and management 
of natural resources by Federal departments and 
agencies to ensure consistency across agency juris-
dictions and resources; 
(5) specific actions that Federal departments 
and agencies shall take to protect, conserve, and re-
store natural resources to become more resilient, 
adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification, including a timeline 
to implement those actions; 
(6) specific mechanisms for ensuring commu-
nication and coordination among Federal depart-
ments and agencies, and between Federal depart-
ments and agencies and State natural resource agen-
cies, United States territories, Indian tribes, private 
landowners, conservation organizations, and other 
nations that share jurisdiction over natural resources 
with the United States; 
(7) specific actions to develop and implement 
consistent natural resources inventory and moni-
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toring protocols through interagency coordination 
and collaboration; and 
(8) a process for guiding the development of de-
tailed agency- and department-specific adaptation 
plans required under section 9 to address the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
the natural resources in the jurisdiction of each 
agency. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Consistent with its authori-
ties under other laws and with Federal trust responsibil-
ities with respect to Indian lands, each Federal depart-
ment or agency with representation on the National Re-
sources Climate Change Adaptation Panel shall consider 
the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification and 
integrate the elements of the strategy into agency plans, 
environmental reviews, programs, and activities related to 
the conservation, restoration, and management of natural 
resources. 
SEC. 8. NATURAL RESOURCES ADAPTATION SCIENCE AND 
INFORMATION. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
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the United States Geological Survey, shall establish a co-
ordinated process for developing and providing science and 
information needed to assess and address the impacts of 
climate change and ocean acidification on natural re-
sources. The process shall be led by the National Climate 
Change and Wildlife Science Center established within the 
United States Geological Survey under subsection (d) and 
the National Climate Service of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretaries shall ensure that 
such process avoids duplication and that the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and the United 
States Geological Survey shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to Federal de-
partments and agencies, State and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, and interested private land-
owners in their efforts to assess and address the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
natural resources; 
(2) conduct and sponsor research and provide 
Federal departments and agencies, State and local 
governments, Indian tribes, and interested private 
landowners with research products, decision and 
monitoring tools and information, to develop strate-
gies for assisting natural resources to become more 
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(d) NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
AND WILDLIFE 
SCIENCE CENTER.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall establish the National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center within the United States 
Geological Survey. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Center shall, in collabo-
ration with Federal and State natural resources 
agencies and departments, Indian tribes, univer-
sities, and other partner organizations— 
(A) assess and synthesize current physical 
and biological knowledge and prioritize sci-
entific gaps in such knowledge in order to fore-
cast the ecological impacts of climate change on 
fish and wildlife at the ecosystem, habitat, com-
munity, population, and species levels; 
(B) develop and improve tools to identify, 
evaluate, and, where appropriate, link scientific 
approaches and models for forecasting the im-
pacts of climate change and adaptation on fish, 
wildlife, plants, and their habitats, including 
monitoring, predictive models, vulnerability 
analyses, risk assessments, and decision support 
systems to help managers make informed deci-
sions; 
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(C) develop and evaluate tools to adapt-
ively manage and monitor the effects of climate 
change on fish and wildlife at national, regional, 
and local scales; and 
(D) develop capacities for sharing stand-
ardized data and the synthesis of such data. 
(e) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall establish and appoint the members of a 
Science Advisory Board, to be comprised of not 
fewer than 10 and not more than 20 members— 
(A) who have expertise in fish, wildlife, 
plant, aquatic, and coastal and marine biology, 
ecology, climate change, ocean acidification, and 
other relevant scientific disciplines; 
(B) who represent a balanced membership 
among Federal, State, Indian tribes, and local 
representatives, universities, and conservation 
organizations; and 
(C) at least 1⁄2 of whom are recommended 
by the President of the National Academy of 
Sciences. 
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(2) DUTIES.—The Science Advisory Board 
shall— 
(A) advise the Secretaries on the state-of- 
the-science regarding the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on natural re-
sources and scientific strategies and mecha-
nisms for protecting, restoring, and conserving 
natural resources to enable them to become 
more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification; 
and 
(B) identify and recommend priorities for 
ongoing research needs on such issues. 
(3) COLLABORATION.—The Science Advisory 
Board shall collaborate with other climate change 
and ecosystem research entities in other Federal 
agencies and departments. 
(4) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—The advice 
and recommendations of the Science Advisory Board 
shall be made available to the public. 
SEC. 9. FEDERAL NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCY ADAPTA-
TION PLANS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the development of a Natural Resources Climate 
Change Adaptation Strategy under section 7, each depart-
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ment or agency that has a representative on the Natural 
Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel established 
under section 6 shall— 
(1) complete an adaptation plan for that de-
partment or agency, respectively, implementing the 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation 
Strategy under section 7 and consistent with the 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Pol-
icy under section 3, detailing the department’s or 
agency’s current and projected efforts to address the 
potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidi-
fication on natural resources within the depart-
ment’s or agency’s jurisdiction and necessary addi-
tional actions, including a timeline for implementa-
tion of those actions; 
(2) provide opportunities for review and com-
ment on that adaptation plan by the public, includ-
ing in the case of a plan by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, review by Indian tribes; and 
(3) submit such plan to the President for ap-
proval. 
(b) REVIEW BY PRESIDENT AND SUBMISSION TO 
CONGRESS.— 
(1) REVIEW
BY
PRESIDENT.—The President 
shall— 
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(A) approve an adaptation plan submitted 
under subsection (a)(3) if the plan meets the 
requirements of subsection (c) and is consistent 
with the strategy developed under section 7; 
(B) decide whether to approve the plan 
within 60 days after submission; and 
(C) if the President disapproves a plan, di-
rect the department or agency to submit a re-
vised plan to the President under subsection 
(a)(3) within 60 days after such disapproval. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of approval of such adapta-
tion plan by the President, the department or agen-
cy shall submit the approved plan to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate, and the committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate with prin-
cipal jurisdiction over the department or agency. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Each adaptation plan shall— 
(1) establish programs for assessing the current 
and future impacts of climate change and ocean 
acidification on natural resources within the depart-
ment’s or agency’s, respectively, jurisdiction, includ-
ing cumulative and synergistic effects, and for iden-
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tifying and monitoring those natural resources that 
are likely to be adversely affected and that have 
need for conservation; 
(2) identify and prioritize the department’s or 
agency’s strategies and specific conservation actions 
to address the current and future impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on natural resources 
within the scope of the department’s or agency’s ju-
risdiction and to develop and implement strategies to 
protect, restore, and conserve such resources to be-
come more resilient, adapt to, and better withstand 
those impacts, including— 
(A) the protection, restoration, and con-
servation of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and 
freshwater habitats and ecosystems; 
(B) the establishment of terrestrial, ma-
rine, estuarine, and freshwater habitat linkages 
and corridors; 
(C) the restoration and conservation of ec-
ological processes; 
(D) the protection of a broad diversity of 
native species of fish, wildlife, and plant popu-
lations across their range; and 
(E) the protection of fish, wildlife, and 
plant health, recognizing that climate can alter 
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the distribution and ecology of parasites, patho-
gens, and vectors; 
(3) describe how the department or agency will 
integrate such strategies and conservation activities 
into plans, programs, activities, and actions of the 
department or agency, related to the conservation 
and management of natural resources and establish 
new plans, programs, activities, and actions as nec-
essary; 
(4) establish methods for assessing the effec-
tiveness of strategies and conservation actions taken 
to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to 
enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and 
withstand the impacts of climate change and ocean 
acidification, and for updating those strategies and 
actions to respond to new information and changing 
conditions; 
(5) include a description of current and pro-
posed mechanisms to enhance cooperation and co-
ordination of natural resources adaptation efforts 
with other Federal agencies, State and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental stake-
holders; 
(6) include specific written guidance to resource 
managers to— 
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(A) explain how managers are expected to 
address the effects of climate change and ocean 
acidification; 
(B) identify how managers are to obtain 
any site-specific information that may be nec-
essary; and 
(C) reflect best practices shared among rel-
evant agencies, while also recognizing the 
unique missions, objectives, and responsibilities 
of each agency; and 
(7) identify and assess data and information 
gaps necessary to develop natural resources adapta-
tion plans and strategies. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon approval by the Presi-
dent, each department or agency that serves on the 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation 
Panel shall implement its adaptation plan through 
existing and new plans, policies, programs, activities, 
and actions to the extent not inconsistent with exist-
ing authority. 
(2) CONSIDERATION OF IMPACTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable and consistent with applicable 
law, every natural resource management deci-
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sion made by the department or agency shall 
consider the impacts of climate change and 
ocean acidification on those natural resources. 
(B) GUIDANCE.—The Council on Environ-
mental Quality shall issue guidance for Federal 
departments and agencies for considering those 
impacts. 
(e) REVISION AND REVIEW.—Not less than every 5 
years, each adaptation plan under this section shall be re-
viewed and revised to incorporate the best available science 
and other information regarding the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on natural resources. 
SEC. 10. STATE NATURAL RESOURCES ADAPTATION PLANS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—In order to be eligible for funds 
under section 11, not later than 1 year after the develop-
ment of a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation 
Strategy required under section 7 each State shall prepare 
a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the 
State’s current and projected efforts to address the poten-
tial impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
natural resources and coastal areas within the State’s ju-
risdiction. 
(b) REVIEW OR APPROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State adaptation plan 
shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by 
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the Secretary of the Interior and, as applicable, the 
Secretary of Commerce. Such approval shall be 
granted if the plan meets the requirements of sub-
section (c) and is consistent with the Natural Re-
sources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy re-
quired under section 7. 
(2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—Within 180 
days after transmittal of such a plan, or a revision 
to such a plan, the Secretary of the Interior and, as 
applicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall approve 
or disapprove the plan by written notice. 
(3) RESUBMITTAL.—Within 90 days after 
transmittal of a resubmitted adaptation plan as a re-
sult of disapproval under paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary of the Interior and, as applicable, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, shall approve or disapprove the 
plan by written notice. 
(c) CONTENTS.—A State natural resources adapta-
tion plan shall— 
(1) include a strategy for addressing the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, 
wildlife, plants, habitats, ecosystems, wildlife health, 
and ecological processes, that— 
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(A) describes the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on the diversity 
and health of the fish, wildlife and plant popu-
lations, habitats, ecosystems, and associated ec-
ological processes; 
(B) establishes programs for monitoring 
the impacts of climate change and ocean acidifi-
cation on fish, wildlife, and plant populations, 
habitats, ecosystems, and associated ecological 
processes; 
(C) describes and prioritizes proposed con-
servation actions to assist fish, wildlife, plant 
populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associ-
ated ecological processes in becoming more re-
silient, adapting to, and better withstanding 
those impacts; 
(D) includes strategies, specific conserva-
tion actions, and a time frame for implementing 
conservation actions for fish, wildlife, and plant 
populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associ-
ated ecological processes; 
(E) establishes methods for assessing the 
effectiveness of strategies and conservation ac-
tions taken to assist fish, wildlife, and plant 
populations, habitats, ecosystems, and associ-
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ated ecological processes in becoming more re-
silient, adapt to, and better withstand the im-
pacts of climate changes and ocean acidification 
and for updating those strategies and actions to 
respond appropriately to new information or 
changing conditions; 
(F) is incorporated into a revision of the 
State wildlife action plan (also known as the 
State comprehensive wildlife strategy)— 
(i) that has been submitted to the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
and 
(ii) that has been approved by the 
Service or on which a decision on approval 
is pending; and 
(G) is developed— 
(i) with the participation of the State 
fish and wildlife agency, the State coastal 
agency, the State agency responsible for 
administration of Land and Water Con-
servation Fund grants, the State Forest 
Legacy program coordinator, and other 
State agencies considered appropriate by 
the Governor of such State; and 
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(ii) in coordination with the Secretary 
of the Interior, and where applicable, the 
Secretary of Commerce and other States 
that share jurisdiction over natural re-
sources with the State; and 
(2) include, in the case of a coastal State, a 
strategy for addressing the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on the coastal zone 
that— 
(A) identifies natural resources that are 
likely to be impacted by climate change and 
ocean acidification and describes those impacts; 
(B) identifies and prioritizes continuing re-
search and data collection needed to address 
those impacts including— 
(i) acquisition of high resolution 
coastal elevation and nearshore bathymetry 
data; 
(ii) historic shoreline position maps, 
erosion rates, and inventories of shoreline 
features and structures; 
(iii) measures and models of relative 
rates of sea level rise or lake level changes, 
including effects on flooding, storm surge, 
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inundation, and coastal geological proc-
esses; 
(iv) habitat loss, including projected 
losses of coastal wetlands and potentials 
for inland migration of natural shoreline 
habitats; 
(v) ocean and coastal species and eco-
system migrations, and changes in species 
population dynamics; 
(vi) changes in storm frequency, in-
tensity, or rainfall patterns; 
(vii) saltwater intrusion into coastal 
rivers and aquifers; 
(viii) changes in chemical or physical 
characteristics of marine and estuarine 
systems; 
(ix) increased harmful algal blooms; 
and 
(x) spread of invasive species; 
(C) identifies and prioritizes adaptation 
strategies to protect, restore, and conserve nat-
ural resources to enable them to become more 
resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of 
climate change and ocean acidification, includ-
ing— 
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(i) protection, maintenance, and res-
toration of ecologically important coastal 
lands, coastal and ocean ecosystems, and 
species biodiversity and the establishment 
of habitat buffer zones, migration cor-
ridors, and climate refugia; and 
(ii) improved planning, siting policies, 
and hazard mitigation strategies; 
(D) establishes programs for the long-term 
monitoring of the impacts of climate change 
and ocean acidification on the ocean and coastal 
zone and to assess and adjust, when necessary, 
such adaptive management strategies; 
(E) establishes performance measures for 
assessing the effectiveness of adaptation strate-
gies intended to improve resilience and the abil-
ity of natural resources in the coastal zone to 
adapt to and withstand the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification and of adapta-
tion strategies intended to minimize those im-
pacts on the coastal zone and to update those 
strategies to respond to new information or 
changing conditions; and 
(F) is developed with the participation of 
the State coastal agency and other appropriate 
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State agencies and in coordination with the 
Secretary of Commerce and other appropriate 
Federal agencies. 
(d) PUBLIC INPUT.—States shall provide for solicita-
tion and consideration of public and independent scientific 
input in the development of their plans. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS.—The State 
plan shall take into consideration research and informa-
tion contained in, and coordinate with and integrate the 
goals and measures identified in, as appropriate, other 
natural resources conservation strategies, including— 
(1) the national fish habitat action plan; 
(2) plans under the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); 
(3) the Federal, State, and local partnership 
known as ‘‘Partners in Flight’’; 
(4) federally approved coastal zone management 
plans under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.); 
(5) federally approved regional fishery manage-
ment plants and habitat conservation activities 
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); 
(6) the national coral reef action plan; 
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(7) recovery plans for threatened species and 
endangered species under section 4(f) of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(f)); 
(8) habitat conservation plans under section 10 
of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1539); 
(9) other Federal, State, and tribal plans for 
imperiled species; 
(10) State or tribal hazard mitigation plans; 
(11) State or tribal water management plans; 
and 
(12) other State-based strategies that com-
prehensively implement adaptation activities to re-
mediate the effects of climate change and ocean 
acidification on terrestrial, marine, and freshwater 
fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources. 
(f) UPDATING.—Each State plan shall be updated 
not less than every 5 years. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated to States 
under section 11 shall be used only for activities 
that are consistent with a State natural resources 
adaptation plan that has been approved by the Sec-
retaries of Interior and Commerce. 
(2) FUNDING PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF A 
STATE PLAN.—Until the earlier of the date that is 
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3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act 
or the date on which a State receives approval for 
the State strategy, a State shall be eligible to receive 
funding under section 11 for adaptation activities 
that are— 
(A) consistent with the comprehensive 
wildlife strategy of the State and, where appro-
priate, other natural resources conservation 
strategies; and 
(B) in accordance with a workplan devel-
oped in coordination with— 
(i) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce, for 
any coastal State subject to the condition 
that coordination with the Secretary of 
Commerce shall be required only for those 
portions of the strategy relating to activi-
ties affecting the coastal zone. 
(3) PENDING
APPROVAL.—During the period 
for which approval by the applicable Secretary of a 
State plan is pending, the State may continue receiv-
ing funds under section 11 pursuant to the workplan 
described in paragraph (2)(B). 
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SEC. 11. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTA-
TION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is hereby es-
tablished in the Treasury a separate account that shall 
be known as the Natural Resources Climate Change Adap-
tation Account. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts de-
posited into the Natural Resources Climate Change Adap-
tation Fund shall be available without further appropria-
tion or fiscal year limitation. 
(c) ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) STATES.—38.5 percent of the amounts 
made available for each fiscal year to carry out this 
Act shall be provided to States to carry out natural 
resources adaptation activities in accordance with 
State natural resources adaptation plans approved 
under section 10. Specifically— 
(A) 32.5 percent shall be available to State 
wildlife agencies in accordance with the appor-
tionment formula established under the second 
subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Rob-
ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669c), as added by section 902(e) of H.R. 5548 
as introduced in the 106th Congress and en-
acted into law by section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 
106–553 (114 Stat. 2762A–119); and 
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(B) 6 percent shall be available to State 
coastal agencies pursuant to the formula estab-
lished by the Secretary of Commerce under sec-
tion 306(c) of the Coastal Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)). 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—Of the 
amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry 
out this Act— 
(A) 17 percent shall be allocated to the 
Secretary of the Interior for use in funding— 
(i) natural resources adaptation activi-
ties carried out— 
(I) under endangered species, mi-
gratory species, and other fish and 
wildlife programs administered by the 
National Park Service, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bu-
reau of Land Management; 
(II) on wildlife refuges, National 
Park Service land, and other public 
land under the jurisdiction of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, the Bureau of Land Management, 
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the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the 
National Park Service; or 
(III) within Federal water man-
aged by the Bureau of Reclamation 
and the National Park Service; and 
(ii) for the implementation of the Na-
tional Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Cor-
ridors Identification Program pursuant to 
section 12; 
(B) 5 percent shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior for natural resources ad-
aptation activities carried out under cooperative 
grant programs, including— 
(i) the cooperative endangered species 
conservation fund authorized under section 
6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1535); 
(ii) programs under the North Amer-
ican 
Wetlands 
Conservation 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); 
(iii) the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Fund established by section 
9(a) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(a)); 
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(iv) the Coastal Program of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(v) the National Fish Habitat Action 
Plan; 
(vi) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife 
Program; 
(vii) the Landowner Incentive Pro-
gram; 
(viii) the Wildlife Without Borders 
Program of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; and 
(ix) the Migratory Species Program 
and Park Flight Migratory Bird Program 
of the National Park Service; and 
(C) 3 percent shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior to provide financial assist-
ance to Indian tribes to carry out natural re-
sources adaptation activities through the Tribal 
Wildlife Grants Program of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(3) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.— 
(A) DEPOSITS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available for each fiscal year to carry 
out this Act, 12 percent shall be deposited 
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into the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund established under section 2 of the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5). 
(ii) USE OF DEPOSITS.—Deposits into 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
under this paragraph shall— 
(I) be supplemental to authoriza-
tions provided under section 3 of the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6), 
which shall remain available for non-
adaptation needs; and 
(II) be available for expenditure 
to carry out this Act without further 
appropriation or fiscal year limitation. 
(B) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts de-
posited under this paragraph into the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund— 
(i) 1⁄6 shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior and made available 
on a competitive basis to carry out natural 
resources adaptation activities through the 
acquisition of land and interests in land 
under section 6 of the Land and Water 
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Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–8)— 
(I) to States in accordance with 
their natural resources adaptation 
plans, and to Indian tribes; 
(II) notwithstanding section 5 of 
that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–7); and 
(III) in addition to any funds 
provided pursuant to annual appro-
priations Acts, the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), or 
any other authorization for non-
adaptation needs; 
(ii) 1⁄3 shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior to carry out natural 
resources adaptation activities through the 
acquisition of lands and interests in land 
under section 7 of the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–9); 
(iii) 1⁄6 shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and made available to 
the States and Indian tribes to carry out 
natural 
resources 
adaptation 
activities 
through the acquisition of land and inter-
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ests in land under section 7 of the Forest 
Legacy Program under the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2103c); and 
(iv) 1⁄3 shall be allocated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to carry out natural 
resources adaptation activities through the 
acquisition of land and interests in land 
under section 7 of the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–9). 
(C) EXPENDITURE
OF
FUNDS.—In allo-
cating funds under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall take into consideration factors in-
cluding— 
(i) the availability of non-Federal con-
tributions from State, local, or private 
sources; 
(ii) opportunities to protect fish and 
wildlife corridors or otherwise to link or 
consolidate fragmented habitats; 
(iii) opportunities to reduce the risk of 
catastrophic wildfires, drought, extreme 
flooding, or other climate-related events 
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