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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4817 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
a grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2023 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CHU, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish a grant program for planting of qualifying 
trees in eligible areas, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Saving Hazardous And 
Declining Environments Act’’ or the ‘‘SHADE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the For-
est Service, shall establish a grant program under which 
the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to 
plant qualifying trees in eligible areas. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that seeks 
to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—An 
application 
submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include a 5-year timeline 
and budget for the planting and maintenance associ-
ated with any qualifying trees awarded. 
(3) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.—The Secretary 
shall require eligible entities to develop a public par-
ticipation plan to ensure that residents of the area 
in which a project is to be implemented are involved 
in decision-making about the project and such public 
participation plan may include— 
(A) opportunities for local non-profits to be 
involved; 
(B) opportunities for public input; and 
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(C) demonstrated support from the com-
munity. 
(c) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine which eligible entities shall receive a grant 
under this section. 
(2) PRIORITY.—When awarding grants under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to el-
igible entities that, as determined by the Secretary, 
have or are likely to develop a housing policy plan 
designed to avoid the displacement of current resi-
dents, including a plan for new housing development 
or a plan for increasing property value in the eligible 
area. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under subsection (a) shall use amounts pro-
vided to cover costs associated with— 
(1) implementing the tree planting project in an 
eligible area, including— 
(A) planning and designing the planting 
activity; 
(B) purchasing qualifying trees; and 
(C) preparing the site and conducting 
planting, including the labor and cost associated 
with the use of machinery; 
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(2) maintaining and monitoring planted trees 
for a period of up to 5 years to ensure successful es-
tablishment of the qualifying trees; 
(3) training activities associated with the 
project; and 
(4) other relevant costs, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Pro-
gram $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2034. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, Territory, or Tribal agency; 
(B) a local government entity; 
(C) an Indian Tribe; and 
(D) a nonprofit organization. 
(2) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The term ‘‘eligible area’’ 
means a redlined area or an overburdened area. 
(3) LIMITED
ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY
HOUSE-
HOLD.—The term ‘‘limited English proficiency 
household’’ means that a household does not have an 
adult that speaks English ‘‘very well’’ as determined 
by the United States Census Bureau. 
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(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘local governmental entity’’ means any municipal 
government or county government with jurisdiction 
over local land use decisions. 
(6) OVERBURDENED AREA.—The term ‘‘over-
burdened area’’ means, as determined by the Sec-
retary, an area where— 
(A) 35 percent or more of households qual-
ify as low-income households; 
(B) 40 percent or more of residents iden-
tify as a minority or as members of a State-rec-
ognized tribal community; or 
(C) 40 percent or more of households are 
limited English proficiency households. 
(7) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization 
that— 
(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
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(B) operates in accordance with one or 
more of the purposes described in section 
170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 
(8) QUALIFYING
TREE.—The term qualifying 
tree means a tree that— 
(A) is a species that is not an invasive spe-
cies in the eligible area in which such tree is to 
be planted; and 
(B) is not a species that is, in the eligible 
area at the time of planting, being attacked by 
an invasive species, unless the eligible entity has 
a plan to limit the risk of death of the tree to 
be planted. 
(9) REDLINED
AREA.—The term ‘‘redlined 
area’’ means, as determined by the Secretary— 
(A) a census tract graded as ‘‘hazardous’’ 
or ‘‘definitely declining’’ in maps drawn by the 
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation that are, as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, low-income 
communities; and 
(B) a census tract that was designated for 
non-White citizens in jurisdictions that histori-
cally had racially segregated zoning codes and 
are, as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
low-income communities. 
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(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
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