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(aa) making necessary util-
ity and grid upgrades, including 
a plan for recovering the cost of 
the upgrades; and 
(bb) monitoring and evalu-
ating the implementation of the 
applicable plan, including metrics 
for assessing the success of im-
plementation and an approach to 
updating the plan, as appro-
priate; and 
(IV) such other merit-based cri-
teria as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant pro-
vided under this section shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant provided 
under this section shall use the grant to design or imple-
ment a plan for transition by the community served by 
the recipient to 100-percent clean and renewable energy. 
(f) COST SHARING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the cost of each activity carried out using a grant 
provided under this section— 
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(A) shall be determined by the Secretary in 
accordance with paragraph (2), taking into con-
sideration the receipt of any other Federal 
funds by the applicant; 
(B) shall be not less than 60 percent; and 
(C) may be reduced or eliminated by the 
Secretary, as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary. 
(2) CALCULATION OF AMOUNT.—In calculating 
the amount of the non-Federal share under this sec-
tion, the Secretary— 
(A) may include allowable costs in accord-
ance with applicable cost principles, including— 
(i) cash; 
(ii) personnel costs; 
(iii) the value of a service, other re-
source, or third-party in-kind contribution 
determined in accordance with the applica-
ble circular of the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
(iv) indirect costs or facilities and ad-
ministrative costs; or 
(v) any funds received under the 
power program of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority or any Power Marketing Admin-
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istration (except to the extent that such 
funds are made available under an annual 
appropriations Act); 
(B) shall include contributions made by 
State, tribal, or local government entities and 
private entities; and 
(C) shall not include— 
(i) revenues or royalties from the pro-
spective operation of an activity beyond the 
period covered by the grant; or 
(ii) proceeds from the prospective sale 
of an asset of an activity. 
(3) NO REPAYMENT OF FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
Secretary shall not require repayment of the Federal 
share of an activity carried out using a grant pro-
vided under this section as a condition of providing 
the grant. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of analyzing 
the grant program under this section, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) determine the data required to be sub-
mitted to the Secretary by grant recipients as 
a condition of receiving grants; and 
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(B) develop metrics to evaluate the per-
formance of the grant recipients. 
(2) PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide appro-
priate protections for consumer privacy. 
(h) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use to carry out 
this section not more than $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year from the Climate Fund. 
SEC. 704. CLIMATE JUSTICE RESILIENCY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLIMATE IMPACTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘climate im-
pacts’’ means the damage to the health of 
human and natural environments, habitats, and 
the economy caused by factors such as erratic 
climate and weather extremes due to excess car-
bon pollution in the atmosphere. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘climate im-
pacts’’ includes— 
(i) the increased frequency of— 
(I) extreme weather, such as hur-
ricanes, tornadoes, and snowstorms; 
(II) floods; 
(III) wildfires; 
(IV) droughts; 
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(V) disease; and 
(VI) heatwaves; 
(ii) sea level rise; 
(iii) ocean acidification; and 
(iv) altered— 
(I) ecosystems and habitats; and 
(II) soil health and crop avail-
ability. 
(2) CLIMATE JUSTICE RESILIENCY PROJECT.— 
The term ‘‘climate justice resiliency project’’ means 
a project, plan, fund, or other proposal to mitigate 
climate impacts on a climate resiliency hotspot com-
munity. 
(3) CLIMATE
RESILIENCY
HOTSPOT
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘climate resiliency hotspot commu-
nity’’ means a community that is— 
(A) likely to experience climate impacts; 
(B) traditionally unable to afford the man-
agement or mitigation of climate impacts; and 
(C) likely to receive a high score in the re-
port described in subsection (i). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) an Indian tribe; 
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(C) a territory; 
(D) a municipality; 
(E) a county; 
(F) a locality; 
(G) a native Hawaiian community; and 
(H) a nonprofit community organization. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Council, shall establish a Climate Jus-
tice Resiliency Grant Program to provide block grants to 
eligible entities to promote climate justice resiliency 
projects described in subsection (g). 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate administration 
of grants under this section, not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council 
shall conduct a county-by-county or equivalent re-
gional or tribal environmental justice study to iden-
tify climate resiliency hotspot communities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study described in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be conducted in consultation 
with— 
(i) climate resiliency hotspot commu-
nities; and 
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(d) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Council a plan for a climate justice resil-
iency investment for not less than 5 years that de-
scribes climate justice resiliency projects prioritized 
based on the study carried out under subsection (c). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The multiyear plan described 
in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of— 
(i) the proposed climate justice resil-
iency project; and 
(ii) the climate resiliency hotspot com-
munities intended to benefit from the pro-
posed climate justice resiliency project; 
(B) the expected climate resiliency im-
provement benefits; and 
(C) a funding level request. 
(e) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Council shall es-
tablish application requirements for participation in the 
Climate Justice Resiliency Grant Program established 
under subsection (b). 
(f) GRANT FUNDS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Council, shall award to eligible entities grant 
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funds commensurate with the duration and scope of the 
proposed climate justice resiliency project. 
(g) CLIMATE JUSTICE RESILIENCY PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible entity may use grant funds made available 
under this section to carry out a climate justice re-
siliency project, including— 
(A) a project related to— 
(i) climate impact disaster adaptation 
and planning; 
(ii) wetland restoration; 
(iii) mine reclamation; 
(iv) a seawall, levee, or other coastal 
flood mitigation effort; 
(v) the development of— 
(I) a community evacuation plan; 
(II) resources for safe and com-
plete evacuation; 
(III) a community plan for re-
turning after an evacuation; or 
(IV) a plan for funding for the 
relocation of Indian tribes in the event 
of a climate impact disaster; 
(vi) brownfields redevelopment; 
(vii) rural water and waste disposal; 
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(viii) lead and asbestos hazard reduc-
tion in homes with high flood, hurricane, 
or sea level rise exposure risk; 
(ix) flood and wildfire mapping, plan-
ning, and adaptation; 
(x) public transportation; 
(xi) vehicle traffic emissions exposure 
reduction; 
(xii) a road or bridge that facilitates 
disaster evacuation; 
(xiii) a local food cooperative or mar-
ket; 
(xiv) public sewage; 
(xv) broadband Internet; 
(xvi) a microgrid; 
(xvii) air conditioning units for low-in-
come housing; or 
(xviii) emergency communication in-
frastructure; 
(B) a fund established to assist evacuees to 
return home after an evacuation; or 
(C) a disaster loan. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible entity shall not 
use funds made available under this section to carry 
out an activity relating to— 
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(A) the generation of electricity; 
(B) carbon capture or sequestration; or 
(C) a highway. 
(h) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Council— 
(1) shall require eligible entities that receive 
funds under this section to enter into a cost-sharing 
agreement for, at a minimum, 20 percent of the 
total cost of the proposed climate justice resiliency 
project; and 
(2) may, at the discretion of the Council, waive 
the cost-sharing requirement described in paragraph 
(1). 
(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
that describes— 
(1) in detail the manner in which this section 
will be carried out; and 
(2) the results of the study required under sub-
section (c), including a score for each locality stud-
ied based on the level of climate impacts experienced 
by the locality. 
(j) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Council, may promulgate regulations to carry 
out this section. 
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(k) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall use to carry 
out this section from the Climate Fund not more than— 
(1) $2,000,000,000 for the first fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of enactment of this Act 
through fiscal year 2030; and 
(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. TAX AMENDMENTS REVIEW. 
Not later than December 31, 2035, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall— 
(1) review the amendments to the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 made by this Act to determine 
if the amendments are effective and should continue; 
and 
(2) report to Congress any recommended modi-
fications to the amendments. 
Æ 
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