(3) 30 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able for grants to States and Indian tribes through 
the State and tribal wildlife grants program author-
ized under section 461, to— 
(A) carry out activities that assist wildlife 
and its habitat in adapting to the impacts of 
global warming in accordance with State com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plans developed 
and approved under that program; and 
(B) revise or supplement existing State 
comprehensive wildlife conservation plans as nec-
essary to include specific strategies for assisting 
wildlife and its habitat in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funding is authorized to be 
made available to States and Indian tribes pursuant 
to this section subject to paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(2) INITIAL 5-YEAR PERIOD.—During the 5-year 
period beginning on the effective date of this Act, a 
State shall not be eligible to receive such funding un-
less the head of the State’s wildlife agency has— 
(A) approved, and provided to the Sec-
retary, an explicit strategy to assist wildlife pop-
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ulations in adapting to the impacts of global 
warming; and 
(B) incorporated such strategy as a supple-
ment to the State’s comprehensive wildlife con-
servation plan. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT PERIOD.—After such 5-year pe-
riod, a State shall not be eligible to receive such fund-
ing unless the State has submitted to the Secretary, 
and the Secretary has approved, a revision to its com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plan that— 
(A) describes the impacts of global warming 
on the diversity and health of the State’s wildlife 
populations and their habitat; 
(B) describes and prioritizes proposed con-
servation actions to assist wildlife populations in 
adapting to such impacts; 
(C) establishes programs for monitoring the 
impacts of global warming on wildlife popu-
lations and their habitats; and 
(D) establishes methods for assessing the ef-
fectiveness of conservation actions taken to assist 
wildlife populations in adapting to such impacts 
and for adapting such actions to respond appro-
priately to new information or changing condi-
tions. 
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(c) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Congress 
that funding provided to Federal agencies and States pur-
suant to this chapter supplement, and not replace, existing 
sources of funding for wildlife conservation. 
CHAPTER 3—STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE 
GRANTS PROGRAM 
SEC. 461. STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—There is author-
ized to be established a State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 
Program to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
and to provide wildlife conservation grants to States and 
to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Amer-
ican Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes for the 
planning, development, and implementation of programs 
for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including spe-
cies that are not hunted or fished. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for each fiscal year— 
(A) 10 percent shall be for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes that are not 
subject to the remaining provisions of this sec-
tion; 
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(B) of the amounts remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraph (A), and after the de-
duction of the Secretary’s administrative ex-
penses to carry out this section— 
(i) not more than one-half of 1 percent 
shall be allocated to each of the District of 
Columbia and to the Common wealth of 
Puerto Rico; and 
(ii) not more than one-fourth of 1 per-
cent shall be allocated to each of Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands; and 
(C) of the amount remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraphs (B) and (C), the sec-
retary shall apportion among the States— 
(i) one-third based on the ratio that the 
land area of each State bears to the total 
land area of all States; and 
(ii) two-thirds based on the ratio that 
the population of each State bears to the 
total population of all States. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The amounts apportioned 
under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year shall be adjusted equitably so that no State is 
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apportioned under such subparagraph a sum that 
is— 
(A) less than 1 percent of the amount avail-
able for apportionment under that subparagraph 
that fiscal year; or 
(B) more than 5 percent of such amount. 
(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) PLAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—The Federal 
share of the costs of developing or revising a com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plan shall not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of developing or revising 
such plan. 
(2) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Fed-
eral share of the costs of implementing an activity in 
an approved comprehensive wildlife conservation plan 
carried out with a grant under this section shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the total costs of such activities. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
The non-Federal share of costs of an activity carried 
out under this section shall not be paid with amounts 
derived from any Federal grant program. 
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No State, territory, or other 
jurisdiction shall be eligible for a grant under this 
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section unless it submits to the Secretary a com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plan that— 
(A) complies with paragraph (2); and 
(B) considers the broad range of the State, 
territory, or other jurisdiction’s wildlife and as-
sociated habitats, with appropriate priority 
placed on those species with the greatest con-
servation need and taking into consideration the 
relative level of funding available for the con-
servation of those species. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive wildlife con-
servation plan must contain— 
(A) information on the distribution and 
abundance of species of wildlife, including low 
and declining populations as the State, territory, 
or other jurisdiction’s fish and wildlife agency 
considers appropriate, that are indicative of the 
diversity and health of the jurisdiction’s wildlife; 
(B) the location and relative condition of 
key habitats and community types essential to 
conservation of species identified in subpara-
graph (A); 
(C) descriptions of problems which may ad-
versely affect species identified in subparagraph 
(A) or their habitats, and priority research and 
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survey efforts needed to identify factors that may 
assist in restoration and improved conservation 
of these species and habitats; 
(D) descriptions of conservation actions 
proposed to conserve the identified species and 
habitats and priorities for implementing such 
actions; 
(E) proposed plans for monitoring species 
identified in subparagraph (A) and their habi-
tats, for monitoring the effectiveness of the con-
servation actions proposed in subparagraph (D), 
and for adapting these conservation actions to 
respond appropriately to new information or 
changing conditions; 
(F) descriptions of procedures to review the 
comprehensive wildlife conservation plan at in-
tervals not to exceed ten years; 
(G) plans for coordinating the development, 
implementation, review, and revision of the com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plan with Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies and Indian tribes 
that manage significant land and water areas 
within the jurisdiction or administer programs 
that significantly affect the conservation of iden-
tified species and habitats; and 
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(H) provisions for broad public participa-
tion as an essential element of the development, 
revision, and implementation of the comprehen-
sive wildlife conservation plan. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—State comprehensive wildlife 
strategies approved by the Secretary pursuant to previous 
congressional authorizations and appropriations Acts shall 
remain in effect until such strategies expire or are revised 
in accordance with their terms. Except as specified in sec-
tion 456(b) with respect to funds made available under such 
section, conservation and education activities conducted or 
proposed to be conducted pursuant to such previously ap-
proved strategies shall remain authorized. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
Subtitle E—Ocean Programs 
SEC. 471. OCEAN POLICY, GLOBAL WARMING, AND ACIDIFI-
CATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
shall, within two years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and on the basis of the best available science, 
develop and implement a national strategy using ex-
isting authorities and the authority provided in this 
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section to support coastal State and Federal agency 
efforts to— 
(A) predict, plan for, and mitigate the im-
pacts on ocean and coastal ecosystems from glob-
al warming, relative sea level rise and ocean 
acidification; and 
(B) ensure the recovery, resiliency, and 
health of ocean and coastal ecosystems. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COMMENT.—Before and 
during the development of the national strategy, the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Regional Fishery Man-
agement Councils, coastal States, Indian tribes, 
local governments, conservation organizations, 
scientists, and other interested stakeholders; and 
(B) provide opportunities for public notice 
and comment. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include in 
the national strategy prioritized goals and measures 
to— 
(A) incorporate climate change adaptation 
strategies into the planning and management of 
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ocean and coastal programs and resources ad-
ministered by the Department of Commerce; 
(B) support restoration, protection, and en-
hancement of natural processes that minimize 
the impacts of relative sea level rise, global 
warming, and ocean acidification; 
(C) minimize the impacts of global warm-
ing and ocean acidification on marine species 
and their habitats; 
(D) identify, protect, and restore ocean and 
coastal habitats needed to build healthy and re-
silient ecosystems; 
(E) support the development of climate 
change resiliency plans under the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et 
seq.); 
(F) provide technical assistance and train-
ing to other Federal agencies, States, local com-
munities, universities, and other stakeholders; 
and 
(G) identify additional research that is 
needed to better anticipate and plan for the im-
pacts of global warming and ocean acidification 
on ocean and coastal resources. 
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(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS.—In de-
veloping the national strategy, the Secretary shall— 
(A) take into consideration research and in-
formation available in Federal, regional, and 
State management and restoration plans and 
any other relevant reports and information; and 
(B) encourage and take into account State 
and regional plans for protecting and restoring 
the health and resilience of ocean and coastal 
ecosystems. 
(c) REVISION.—The Secretary shall revise the national 
strategy not later than 5 years after its promulgation, and 
not later than every 10 years thereafter, to reflect new infor-
mation on the impacts of global warming, relative sea level 
rise, and acidification on ocean and coastal ecosystems and 
their resources and advances in the development of strate-
gies for adapting to or mitigating for such impacts. 
(d) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration’s Science Advisory Board in the development 
and implementation of the strategy. 
(2) REVIEW INFORMATION.—The Science Advi-
sory Board shall periodically— 
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(A) review new information on the impacts 
of global warming, relative sea level rise, and 
acidification on ocean and coastal ecosystems 
and their resources and advances in the develop-
ment of strategies for adapting to or mitigating 
for such impacts; and 
(B) provide that information to the Sec-
retary. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to implement this section. Amounts appropriated 
shall be used for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in this section. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Copies of the strategy and 
implementation plan and any updates shall be provided to 
the Congress. 
SEC. 472. PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COAST-
AL ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY PLANNING 
‘‘SEC. 320. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish consistent with the national policies set forth in sec-
tion 303 a coastal climate change resiliency planning and 
response program to— 
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