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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the appropriate committee of the Senate 
a report that— 
(1) includes the guidance developed under sub-
section (a); 
(2) describes the methodology used to develop 
such guidance; and 
(3) provides information about who was con-
sulted in the development of such guidance. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HIGH-RISK
LOCATION.—The term ‘‘high- 
risk location’’ means an area— 
(A) that is likely to have lead service lines; 
and 
(B) in which an environmental justice com-
munity is located. 
(2) LEAD SERVICE LINE.—The term ‘‘lead serv-
ice line’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1459B(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b(a)). 
(3) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 
water system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300f). 
DIVISION J—OUTDOOR RECRE-
ATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 14101. OUTDOORS FOR ALL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(i) a State or territory of the United 
States; 
(ii) a political subdivision of a State 
or territory of the United States, includ-
ing— 
(I) a city; 
(II) a county; and 
(III) a special purpose district 
that manages open space, including 
park districts; and 
(iii) an Indian Tribe, or Alaska Native 
or Native Hawaiian community or organi-
zation. 
(B) POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIAN 
TRIBES.—A political subdivision of a State or 
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territory of the United States or an Indian 
Tribe, including Alaska Native or Native Ha-
waiian community organization, shall be consid-
ered an eligible entity only if the political sub-
division or Indian Tribe represents or otherwise 
serves a qualifying urban area. 
(2) 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). 
(3) LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘‘low-income com-
munity’’ means any census block group in which 30 
percent or more of the population are individuals 
with an annual household income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the 
median income of the area in which the house-
hold is located, as reported by the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and 
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
line. 
(4) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER-
SHIP
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Outdoor Recreation 
Legacy Partnership Program’’ means the program 
established under subsection (b)(1). 
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(5) QUALIFYING
URBAN
AREA.—The term 
‘‘qualifying urban area’’ means an area identified by 
the Census Bureau as an area with a population of 
30,000 or more in the most recent census. 
(6) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘eligible nonprofit organization’’ means an or-
ganization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such code. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any state 
of the United States or the District of Columbia. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program 
under which the Secretary may award grants to eli-
gible entities for projects— 
(A) to acquire land and water for parks 
and other outdoor recreation purposes in quali-
fying urban areas; and 
(B) to develop new or renovate existing 
outdoor recreation facilities in qualifying urban 
areas. 
(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re-
ceiving a grant under paragraph (1), an eligible 
entity shall provide matching funds in the form 
of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount 
equal to not less than 100 percent of the 
amounts made available under the grant. 
(B) SOURCES.—The matching amounts re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) may include 
amounts made available from State, local, non-
governmental, or private sources. 
(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
all or part of the matching requirement under 
subparagraph (A) in underserved or low-income 
communities if the Secretary determines that— 
(i) no reasonable means are available 
through which an applicant can meet the 
matching requirement; and 
(ii) the probable benefit of such 
project outweighs the public interest in 
such matching requirement. 
(D) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of funds provided to an 
eligible entity may be used for administrative 
expenses. 
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants to eligible 
entities, the Secretary will consider the extent to which 
a project may— 
(1) provide recreation opportunity in under-
served communities where access to parks is not 
adequate to meet local needs; 
(2) provide opportunities for outdoor education 
and public land volunteerism; 
(3) support innovative or cost-effective ways to 
enhance parks and recreation opportunities or deliv-
ery of services; 
(4) support city park and recreation program-
ming, by means including cooperative agreements 
with community-based eligible nonprofit organiza-
tions; and 
(5) create native event sites or cultural gath-
ering spaces. 
(d) ELIGIBLE USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use a 
grant awarded under this section— 
(A) to acquire land or water in a quali-
fying urban area that provides outdoor recre-
ation opportunities to the public; and 
(B) to develop or renovate outdoor rec-
reational facilities in a qualifying urban area 
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that provide outdoor recreation opportunities to 
the public. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—A grant recipient 
may not use grant funds for— 
(A) incidental costs related to land acquisi-
tion, including appraisal and titling; 
(B) operation and maintenance activities; 
(C) facilities that support semiprofessional 
or professional athletics; 
(D) indoor facilities such as recreation cen-
ters or facilities that support primarily non-out-
door purposes; or 
(E) acquisition of land or interests in land 
that restrict access to specific persons. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that— 
(1) create or significantly enhance access to 
park and recreational opportunities in an urban 
neighborhood or community; 
(2) engage and empower underserved commu-
nities and youth; 
(3) provide employment or job training opportu-
nities for youth or underserved communities; 
(4) establish or expand public-private partner-
ships, with a focus on leveraging resources; and 
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(5) take advantage of coordination among var-
ious levels of government. 
(f) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—In 
carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership 
Program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an initial screening and technical 
review of applications received; 
(2) evaluate and score all qualifying applica-
tions; and 
(3) provide culturally and linguistically appro-
priate information and technical assistance to eligi-
ble entities and low-income communities about the 
opportunity to apply for funds under this section, 
the application procedures by which eligible entities 
may apply for funds, and eligible uses for funding. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the last day of each report period, each State 
lead agency that receives a grant under this section 
shall annually submit to the Secretary performance 
and financial reports that— 
(A) summarize project activities conducted 
during the report period; and 
(B) provide the status of the project. 
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(2) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the earlier of the date of expiration of a project 
period or the completion of a project, each State 
lead agency that receives a grant under this section 
shall submit to the Secretary a final report con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
DIVISION 
K—WILDLIFE 
COR-
RIDORS CONSERVATION ACT 
OF 2021 
SEC. 15001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Corridors 
Conservation Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 15002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
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(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(2) CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘‘connectivity’’ 
means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 
facilitates native species movement. 
(3) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means a 
feature of the landscape or seascape that— 
(A) 
provides 
habitat 
or 
ecological 
connectivity; and 
(B) allows for native species movement or 
dispersal. 
(4) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 
the National Wildlife Corridors Database established 
under section 11308(a). 
(5) FEDERAL
LAND
OR
WATER.—The term 
‘‘Federal land or water’’ means any land or water, 
or interest in land or water, owned by the United 
States. 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild-
life Corridors Stewardship Fund established by sec-
tion 11401(a). 
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(7) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means 
land, water, and substrate occupied at any time dur-
ing the life cycle of a native species that is nec-
essary, with respect to the native species, for spawn-
ing, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, or migra-
tion. 
(8) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
means land of an Indian Tribe, or an Indian indi-
vidual, that is— 
(A) held in trust by the United States; or 
(B) subject to a restriction against alien-
ation imposed by the United States. 
(9) 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). 
(10) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 
The term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ 
means the National Coordination Committee estab-
lished under section 11306(a). 
(11) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR.—The 
term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any Fed-
eral land or water designated as a National Wildlife 
Corridor under section 11201(a). 
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(12) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor Sys-
tem’’ means the system of National Wildlife Cor-
ridors established by section 11201(a). 
(13) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe-
cies’’ means— 
(A) a fish, wildlife, or plant species that is 
or was historically present in a particular eco-
system as a result of natural migratory or evo-
lutionary processes, including subspecies and 
plant varieties; or 
(B) a migratory bird species that is native 
to the United States or its territories (as de-
fined in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))). 
(14) REGIONAL
OCEAN
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means a regional 
organization of coastal or Great Lakes States, terri-
tories, or possessions voluntarily convened by Gov-
ernors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, 
or the functional equivalent of such a regional ocean 
organization designated by the Governor or Gov-
ernors of a State or States. 
(15) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 
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means a regional wildlife movement council estab-
lished under section 11307(a). 
(16) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, con-
cerning land contained within the National For-
est System; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(C) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(D) the Secretary of Transportation. 
(17) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(18) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 
‘‘Tribal Wildlife Corridor’’ means a corridor estab-
lished 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
11303(a)(1)(C). 
(19) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, when used in a geographical sense, 
means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
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(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; 
(J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(K) the territorial sea (within the meaning 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) 
and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in 
section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within 
the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal 
Government. 
(20) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wild-
life movement’’ means the passage of individual 
members or populations of a fish, wildlife, or plant 
species across a landscape or seascape. 
TITLE 
I—NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE 
CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FED-
ERAL LAND AND WATER 
SEC. 15101. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a system 
of corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as 
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the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’, which shall con-
sist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of 
the National Wildlife Corridor System by— 
(1) statute; 
(2) rulemaking under section 11202; or 
(3) a land management plan developed or re-
vised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a strategy for the effective development of the National 
Wildlife Corridor System— 
(1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes 
described in section 11202(b); 
(2) to ensure coordination and consistency 
across Federal agencies in the development, imple-
mentation, and management of National Wildlife 
Corridors; and 
(3) to develop a timeline for the implementation 
of National Wildlife Corridors. 
SEC. 15102. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDORS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
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this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource 
management planning and conservation authorities 
of the Secretaries, shall establish a process, by regu-
lation, for the designation and management of Na-
tional Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water 
under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. 
Where a National Wildlife Corridor crosses federal 
land or water under the jurisdiction of several secre-
taries, then the Secretary must obtain concurrence 
from the applicable Secretaries before a National 
Wildlife Corridor may be designated. 
(2) FEDERAL
LAND
AND
WATER
MANAGE-
MENT.—The Secretaries shall consider the designa-
tion of National Wildlife Corridors in any process re-
lating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a 
management plan for land or water under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries insofar as a 
corridor is consistent with the purpose of the plan. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) 
shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor, the Secretaries— 
(1) base the designation of the National Wild-
life Corridor on— 
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(A) coordination with existing— 
(i) National Wildlife Corridors; 
(ii) corridors established by States; 
and 
(iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and 
(B) the best available science of— 
(i) existing native species habitat; and 
(ii) likely future native species habi-
tats; 
(2) determine that the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resil-
ience, and adaptability of the native species for 
which it has been designated by providing for— 
(A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 
populations; 
(B) range shifting, range expansion, or 
range restoration, such as in response to cli-
mate change; 
(C) seasonal movement or migration; or 
(D) succession, movement, or recoloniza-
tion following— 
(i) a disturbance, such as fire, flood, 
drought, or infestation; or 
(ii) population decline or previous ex-
tirpation; 
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(3) consult the Database; and 
(4) consider recommendations from the Na-
tional 
Coordination 
Committee 
under 
section 
11306(e)(2)(C). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LAND OR WATER RE-
QUIRING RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.— 
The Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor land or water that— 
(1) is necessary for the natural movements of 
one or more native species; 
(2) requires restoration, including— 
(A) land or water that is degraded; and 
(B) land or water from which a species is 
currently absent— 
(i) but may be colonized or recolo-
nized by the species naturally; or 
(ii) to which the species may be re-
introduced or restored based on habitat 
changes; and 
(3) is fragmented or consists of only a portion 
of the habitat required for the connectivity needs of 
one or more native species. 
(d) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the process 
for designation under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall include procedures under which— 
(A) any State, Tribal, or local government, 
or a nongovernmental organization engaged in 
the conservation of native species and the im-
provement of the habitats of native species, may 
submit to the Secretaries a nomination to des-
ignate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area 
under the respective jurisdiction of the Secre-
taries; and 
(B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 
later than 1 year after the date on which the 
nomination was submitted under subparagraph 
(A), respond to any nomination submitted 
under that subparagraph. 
(2) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.—A nomina-
tion for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall in-
clude supporting documentation, including— 
(A) the native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor would be designated; 
(B) summaries and references of, with re-
spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 
Corridor— 
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(i) the best science available at the 
time of the submission of the nomination 
for designation documenting why the cor-
ridor is needed; and 
(ii) the most current scientific reports 
available at the time of the submission of 
the nomination for designation; 
(C) information with respect to how the 
nomination was coordinated with potential part-
ners; 
(D) a description of supporting stake-
holders, such as States, Indian Tribes, local 
governments, 
scientific 
organizations, 
non-
governmental organizations, and affected vol-
untary private landowners; and 
(E) any additional information the Secre-
taries, in consultation with the National Coordi-
nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 
nomination. 
SEC. 15103. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, consistent 
with other applicable Federal land and water management 
requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor under the respective administra-
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tive jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that con-
tributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resil-
ience, and adaptability of native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through— 
(1) the maintenance and improvement of habi-
tat connectivity within the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
(2) the implementation of strategies and activi-
ties that enhance the ability of native species to re-
spond to climate change and other environmental 
factors; 
(3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ-
rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
(4) the mitigation or removal of human infra-
structure that obstructs the natural movement of 
native species; and 
(5) the use of existing conservation programs, 
including Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute 
to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 
adaptability of native species. 
(b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING 
MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdic-
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tion of two or more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secre-
taries shall coordinate management of the National Wild-
life Corridor in accordance with section 11301(b) to ad-
vance the purposes described in section 11201(b). 
(c) ROAD MITIGATION.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new 
or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the rel-
evant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 
agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement vol-
untary environmental mitigation measures— 
(1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle 
caused native species mortality while maintaining 
habitat connectivity; and 
(2) to mitigate damage to the natural move-
ments of native species through strategies such as— 
(A) the construction, maintenance, or re-
placement of native species underpasses, over-
passes, and culverts; and 
(B) the maintenance, replacement, or re-
moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 
hydrological obstructions. 
(d) COMPATIBLE USES.—A use of Federal land or 
water that was authorized before the date on which the 
Federal land or water is designated as a National Wildlife 
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Corridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries deter-
mine that the use is compatible with the wildlife move-
ments of the species for which the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor was designated, consistent with applicable Federal 
laws and regulations. 
TITLE II—WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 
CONSERVATION 
SEC. 15201. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretaries may partner 
with and provide funds to States, local governments, In-
dian Tribes, the National Coordination Committee, vol-
untary private landowners, and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils to support the purposes described in section 
11201(b). 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 
or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy 
under section 11201(b), designate National Wildlife Cor-
ridors under section 11202, and manage National Wildlife 
Corridors under section 11203— 
(1) in consultation and coordination with— 
(A) other relevant Federal agencies; 
(B) States, including— 
(i) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
and 
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(ii) other State agencies responsible 
for managing the natural resources and 
wildlife; 
(C) Indian Tribes; 
(D) units of local government; 
(E) other interested stakeholders identified 
by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary 
private landowners; 
(F) landscape- and seascape-scale partner-
ships, including— 
(i) the National Fish Habitat Part-
nership; 
(ii) the National Marine Fisheries 
Service; 
(iii) 
regional 
fishery 
management 
councils established under section 302(a) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)); 
(iv) relevant regional ocean partner-
ships; 
(v) the Climate Science Centers of the 
Department of the Interior; and 
(vi) the Landscape Conservation Co-
operative Network; 
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(G) the National Coordination Committee; 
and 
(H) the regional wildlife movement coun-
cils. 
SEC. 15202. EFFECT. 
(a) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
CONSERVATION 
LAWS.—Nothing in this title amends or otherwise affects 
any other law (including regulations) relating to the con-
servation of native species. 
(b) 
JURISDICTION
OF
STATES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—Nothing in this title or an amendment made by 
this title affects the jurisdiction of a State or an Indian 
Tribe with respect to fish and wildlife management, in-
cluding the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 
in a National Wildlife Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Cor-
ridor. 
SEC. 15203. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) NOMINATIONS.—An Indian Tribe may 
nominate a corridor within Indian land of the 
Indian Tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by 
submitting to the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
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(B) INCLUSIONS.—The criteria established 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(i) The restoration of historical habi-
tat 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
facilitating 
connectivity. 
(ii) The management of land for the 
purposes of facilitating connectivity. 
(iii) The management of land to pre-
vent the imposition of barriers that may 
hinder current or future connectivity. 
(3) REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian Tribe may 
elect to remove the designation of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land of the In-
dian Tribe by notifying the Secretary. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
REMOVAL.—An Indian 
Tribe that elects to remove a designation under 
subparagraph (A) may not receive assistance 
under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 11305. 
(b) COORDINATION OF LAND USE PLANS.—Section 
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes by’’ and in-
serting the following: Indian tribes— 
‘‘(1) by’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining whether 
the land use plans for land in the National Forest 
System would provide additional connectivity to ben-
efit the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor estab-
lished under section 11303(a)(1) of the Wildlife Cor-
ridors Conservation Act of 2021.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—On the estab-
lishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 
11303(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 
2021, the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consulta-
tion with the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor to determine whether, through the revi-
sion of one or more existing land use plans, the Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor can— 
‘‘(1) be expanded into public lands; or 
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‘‘(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined 
in section 11102 of that Act) between public lands 
and the Tribal Wildlife Corridor.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide to Indian Tribes technical assistance relating to 
the establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wild-
life data and working with voluntary private landowners 
to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife 
habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—An Indian Tribe 
that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor established on the In-
dian land of the Indian Tribe shall be eligible for a grant 
under the wildlife movements grant program under section 
11305, subject to other applicable requirements of that 
grant program. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes or affects the use of private property or Indian 
land. 
SEC. 15204. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 
this title amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust re-
sponsibility to Indian Tribes. 
(b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 
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(1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 
paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information 
Act’’), if the head of the agency that receives the in-
formation, in consultation with the Secretary and 
the affected Indian Tribe, determines that disclosure 
may— 
(A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 
(B) risk harm to human remains or re-
sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 
(C) impede the use of a traditional reli-
gious site by practitioners. 
(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—Information 
referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 
by a Federal agency— 
(A) pursuant to this title relating to— 
(i) the location, character, or owner-
ship of human remains of a person of In-
dian ancestry; or 
(ii) resources, cultural items, uses, or 
activities identified by an Indian Tribe as 
traditional or cultural because of the long- 
established significance or ceremonial na-
ture to the Indian Tribe; or 
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(B) pursuant to the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
SEC. 15205. WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
wildlife movements grant program (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encourage wildlife move-
ment in accordance with this subsection. 
(b) GRANTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based 
on recommendations from the National Coordination 
Committee under section 11306(e)(2)(C), shall make 
grants to one or more projects that— 
(1) are a regional priority project identified by 
a regional wildlife movement council; 
(2) satisfy the purposes described in section 
11201(b); and 
(3) increase connectivity for native species. 
(c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—A person that is eligible 
to receive a grant under the grant program is— 
(1) a voluntary private landowner or group of 
landowners; 
(2) a State fish and wildlife agency or other 
State agency responsible for managing natural re-
sources and wildlife; 
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(3) an Indian Tribe; 
(4) a unit of local government; 
(5) an agricultural cooperative; 
(6) water, irrigation, or rural water districts or 
associations, or other organizations with water deliv-
ery authority (including acequias and land grant 
communities in the State of New Mexico); 
(7) institutions of higher education; 
(8) an entity approved for a grant by a regional 
wildlife movement council; and 
(9) any group of entities described in para-
graphs (1) through (8). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the grant 
program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, 
contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics 
developed by the National Coordination Committee under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 11306(e)(2). 
SEC. 15206. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘National Co-
ordination Committee’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 
provide administrative support for the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
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person from among the members of the National Coordi-
nation Committee. 
(e) DUTIES.—The National Coordination Com-
mittee— 
(1) shall establish standards for regional wild-
life movement plans to allow for better cross-regional 
collaboration; and 
(2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movements 
grant program under section 11305— 
(A) establish criteria and develop guide-
lines for the solicitation of applications for 
grants by regional wildlife movement councils; 
(B) develop standardized contracts, report-
ing requirements, and evaluation metrics for 
grant recipients; and 
(C) make recommendations annually to the 
Secretary for the selection of grant recipients 
on the basis of the ranked lists of regional pri-
ority projects received from the regional wildlife 
movement councils under section 11307(c)(4) 
that are consistent with the purposes described 
in section 11201(b). 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
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Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
SEC. 15207. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils 
with separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the 
entire United States. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife move-
ment council shall be composed of— 
(A) the director of each State fish and 
wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council (or a des-
ignee); 
(B) balanced representation from Tribal 
governments within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council; 
(C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison 
and nonvoting, ex officio member— 
(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
or 
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(ii) the director of any applicable re-
gional office of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
(D) not more than three representatives of 
nongovernmental, science, or academic organi-
zations with expertise in native species con-
servation and the habitat connectivity needs of 
the region covered by the regional wildlife move-
ment council; and 
(E) not more than three voluntary rep-
resentatives of private landowners with property 
in the applicable region, not less than one of 
whom shall be a farmer or rancher. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the membership of each regional 
wildlife movement council is fair and balanced 
in terms of expertise and perspectives rep-
resented. 
(B) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wildlife 
movement council shall include experts in eco-
logical connectivity, native species ecology, and 
ecological adaptation. 
(3) 
CHAIRPERSON.—Each 
regional 
wildlife 
movement council shall select a Chairperson from 
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among the members of the regional wildlife move-
ment council. 
(c) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement coun-
cil shall— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date of es-
tablishment of the regional wildlife movement coun-
cil and in accordance with any standards established 
by the National Coordination Committee, prepare 
and submit to the Secretary and the National Co-
ordination Committee a regional wildlife movement 
plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by 
identifying research priorities and data needs for the 
Database that is revised, amended, or updated not 
less frequently than once every 5 years; 
(2) provide for public engagement, including en-
gagement of Indian Tribes, at appropriate times and 
in appropriate locations in the region covered by the 
regional wildlife movement council, to allow all inter-
ested persons an opportunity to be heard in the de-
velopment and implementation of a regional wildlife 
movement plan under paragraph (1); 
(3) solicit applications for wildlife movement 
grants under section 11305 in accordance with the 
criteria and guidelines established by the National 
Coordination Council under section 11306(e)(2)(A); 
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(4) in accordance with the criteria and guide-
lines established under section 11306(e)(2)(A), sub-
mit to the National Coordination Committee an an-
nual list of regional priority projects, in ranked 
order, for wildlife movements grants under section 
11305 to maintain wildlife movements in the area 
under the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife move-
ment council; and 
(5) submit to the Secretary and the National 
Coordination Committee, and make publicly avail-
able, an annual report describing the activities of the 
regional wildlife movement council. 
(d) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase habi-
tat connectivity between designated Federal land and 
water and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife 
movement council shall coordinate with— 
(1) Federal agencies; 
(2) Indian Tribes; 
(3) regional fishery management councils estab-
lished under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1852(a)); 
(4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships 
recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service with respect to migratory bird species; 
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(5) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
(6) regional associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies; 
(7) nongovernmental organizations; 
(8) applicable voluntary private landowners; 
(9) the National Coordination Committee; 
(10) fish habitat partnerships; 
(11) other regional wildlife movement councils 
with respect to crossregional projects; 
(12) international wildlife management entities 
with respect to transboundary species in accordance 
with trade policies of the United States; and 
(13) Federal and State transportation agencies. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife 
movement councils. 
SEC. 15208. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with the National 
Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils, shall establish a database, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 
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(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Database shall— 
(A) include maps, data, models, surveys, 
and descriptions of native species habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors that have been 
developed by Federal agencies that pertain to 
Federal land and water; 
(B) include maps, models, analyses, and 
descriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors of native species 
in response to climate change or other environ-
mental factors; 
(C) reflect the best scientific data and in-
formation available; and 
(D) in accordance with the requirements of 
the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 
included in the Database available at scales 
useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agen-
cy decisionmakers and the public. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination 
Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, shall— 
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(1) design the Database to support State, Trib-
al, local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal 
agency decisionmakers and the public with data that 
will allow those entities— 
(A) to prioritize and target natural re-
source adaptation strategies and enhance exist-
ing State and Tribal corridor protections; 
(B) to assess the impacts of proposed en-
ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 
projects, and other development activities, and 
to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 
those projects and activities on National Wild-
life Corridors; 
(C) to assess the impact of new and exist-
ing development on native species habitats and 
National Wildlife Corridors; and 
(D) to develop strategies that promote 
habitat connectivity to allow native species to 
move— 
(i) to meet biological and ecological 
needs; 
(ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and 
(iii) to adapt to climate change; 
(2) establish a coordination process among Fed-
eral agencies to update maps and other information 
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with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 
habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 
Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as 
information based on new scientific data becomes 
available; and 
(3) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a re-
port to the Secretary and the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress, and make publicly available a re-
port, that, with respect to the Database— 
(A) outlines the categories for data that 
may be included in the Database; 
(B) outlines the data protocols and stand-
ards for each category of data in the Database; 
(C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 
and National Wildlife Corridor information; 
(D) prioritizes research and future data 
collection activities for use in updating the 
Database; and 
(E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 
the Database to meet the needs of the entities 
described in paragraph (1). 
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(d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED IN-
FORMATION.—In developing the Database, the Director 
shall— 
(1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 
with respect to any licensed information, licensed 
data, and other items contained in the Database; 
and 
(2) protect information in the Database with 
respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native 
species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trap-
ping, and other related threats to native species. 
TITLE III—FUNDING 
SEC. 15301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYSTEM.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title 
I for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter— 
(1) to the Secretary, $7,500,000; 
(2) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000; 
(3) to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; 
and 
(4) 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation, 
$3,000,000. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out title II 
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$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year there-
after. 
(c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM AND 
REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 
(1) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the wildlife movements grant program under 
section 11305 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts 
appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) may be used to 
complement or match other Federal or non- 
Federal funding received by the projects funded 
by those grants. 
(C) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—Not 
more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) may be used for ad-
ministrative support. 
(2) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CILS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to provide sup-
port for the regional wildlife movement councils 
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to carry out section 11307 $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) EQUAL
DIVISION.—Amounts appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) shall be pro-
portionally divided between each regional wild-
life movement council. 
(d) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out section 11308— 
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
DIVISION L—COMMUNITY RESIL-
IENCE 
AND 
RESTORATION 
FUND 
SEC. 16101. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this division: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a Federal agency, State, the District of 
Columbia, a territory of the United States, a unit of 
local government, an Indian Tribe, a non-profit or-
ganization, or an accredited institution of higher 
education. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—The 
term ‘‘eligible projects and activities’’ means projects 
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and activities carried out by an eligible entity on 
public lands, tribal lands, or private land, or any 
combination thereof, to further the purposes for 
which the Fund is established, including planning 
and capacity building and projects and activities car-
ried out in coordination with Federal, State, or trib-
al departments or agencies, or any department or 
agency of a subdivision of a State. 
(3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
established under the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.). 
(4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Com-
munity Resilience and Restoration Fund established 
under this Act. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means the governing body of any individually identi-
fied and federally recognized Indian or Alaska Na-
tive Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, 
affiliated Tribal group, or component reservation in 
the list published pursuant to section 104(a) of the 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 5131(a)). 
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(6) RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE LANDS.— 
The term ‘‘restoration and resilience lands’’ means 
fish, wildlife, and plant habitats, and other impor-
tant natural areas in the United States, on public 
lands, private land (after obtaining proper consent 
from the landowner), or land of Indian Tribes, in-
cluding: grasslands, shrublands, prairies, chapparal 
lands, forest lands, deserts, and riparian or wetland 
areas within or adjacent to these ecosystems. 
(7) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
means lands owned or controlled by the United 
States or any of its agencies, with the cooperation 
of the agency having jurisdiction thereof. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, any 
Indian tribe, and any commonwealth, territory, or 
possession of the United States. 
SEC. 16102. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this division, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 
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agreement with the Foundation to establish the Fund at 
the Foundation to— 
(1) to protect, conserve, and restore restoration 
and resilience lands, in order to help communities 
respond and adapt to natural threats, including 
those posed by the impacts of global climate change. 
(2) to build the resilience of restoration and re-
silience lands to adapt to, recover from, and with-
stand natural threats, including those posed by the 
impacts of global climate change; 
(3) to protect and enhance the biodiversity of 
wildlife populations across restoration and resilience 
lands; 
(4) to support the health of restoration and re-
silience lands for the benefit of present and future 
generations; 
(5) to foster innovative, nature-based solutions 
that help meet the goals of this section; and 
(6) to enhance the nation’s natural carbon se-
questration 
capabilities 
and 
help 
communities 
strengthen natural carbon sequestration capacity 
where applicable. 
SEC. 16103. MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND. 
The Foundation shall manage the Fund— 
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(1) pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.); and 
(2) in such a manner that, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable and consistent with the purposes for 
which the Fund is established— 
(A) ensures that amounts made available 
through the Fund are accessible to historically 
underserved communities, including Tribal com-
munities, communities of color, and rural com-
munities; and 
(B) avoids project selection and funding 
overlap with those projects and activities that 
could otherwise receive funding under— 
(i) the National Oceans and Coastal 
Security Fund, established under the Na-
tional Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
U.S.C. 7501); or 
(ii) other coastal management focused 
programs. 
SEC. 16104. COMPETITIVE GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent amounts are avail-
able in the Fund, the Foundation shall award grants to 
eligible entities through a competitive grant process in ac-
cordance with procedures established pursuant to the Na-
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tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) to carry out eligible projects and 
activities, including planning eligible projects and activi-
ties. 
(b) PROPOSALS.—The Foundation, in coordination 
with the Secretary, shall establish requirements for pro-
posals for competitive grants under this section. 
SEC. 16105. USE OF AMOUNTS IN THE FUND. 
(a) PLANNING.—Not less than 8 percent of amounts 
appropriated annually to the Fund may be used to plan 
eligible projects and activities, including capacity building. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 4 per-
cent of amounts appropriated annually to the Fund may 
be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of 
the Fund or administration of competitive grants offered 
under the Fund. 
(c) PRIORITY.—Not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
awarded annually to support eligible projects and activities 
for Indian Tribes. 
SEC. 16106. REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Beginning at the end the 
first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this 
division, and not later than 60 days after the end of each 
fiscal year in which amounts are deposited into the Fund, 
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the Foundation shall submit to the Secretary a report on 
the operation of the Fund including— 
(1) an accounting of expenditures made under 
the Fund, including leverage and match where appli-
cable; 
(2) an accounting of any grants made under the 
Fund, including a list of recipients and a brief de-
scription of each project and its purposes and goals; 
and 
(3) measures and metrics to track benefits cre-
ated by grants administered under the Fund, includ-
ing enhanced biodiversity, water quality, natural car-
bon sequestration, and resilience. 
(b) 5–YEAR REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of the fifth full fiscal year after the date of enact-
ment of this division, and not later than 90 days after 
the end every fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Foundation 
shall submit to the Secretary a report containing— 
(1) a description of any socioeconomic, biodiver-
sity, community resilience, or climate resilience or 
mitigation (including natural carbon sequestration), 
impacts generated by projects funded by grants 
awarded by the Fund, including measures and 
metrics illustrating these impacts; 
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(2) a description of land health benefits derived 
from projects funded by grants awarded by the 
Fund, including an accounting of— 
(A) lands treated for invasive species; 
(B) lands treated for wildfire threat reduc-
tion, including those treated with controlled 
burning or other natural fire-management tech-
niques; and 
(C) lands restored either from wildfire or 
other forms or degradation, including over-graz-
ing and sedimentation; 
(3) key findings for Congress, including any 
recommended changes to the authorization or pur-
poses of the Fund; 
(4) best practices for other Federal agencies in 
the administration of funds intended for land and 
habitat restoration; 
(5) information on the use and outcome of 
funds specifically set aside for planning and capacity 
building pursuant to section 6; and 
(6) any other information that the Foundation 
considers relevant. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 10 days after receiving a report under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall submit the report to the Com-
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mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. 
SEC. 16107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2027 to carry out this division. 
DIVISION 
M—CLEAN 
ENERGY 
AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCEL-
ERATOR 
SEC. 17101. CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCEL-
ERATOR. 
Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58, as amended) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Clean Energy and 
Sustainability Accelerator 
‘‘SEC. 1621. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ACCELERATOR.—The term ‘Accelerator’ 
means the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accel-
erator established under section 1622. 
‘‘(2) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means the 
Board of Directors of the Accelerator. 
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‘‘(3) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘chief executive officer’ means the chief executive of-
ficer of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(4) CLIMATE-IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES.—The 
term ‘climate-impacted communities’ includes— 
‘‘(A) communities of color, which include 
any geographically distinct area the population 
of color of which is higher than the average 
population of color of the State in which the 
community is located; 
‘‘(B) communities that are already or are 
likely to be the first communities to feel the di-
rect negative effects of climate change; 
‘‘(C) 
distressed 
neighborhoods, 
dem-
onstrated by indicators of need, including pov-
erty, childhood obesity rates, academic failure, 
and rates of juvenile delinquency, adjudication, 
or incarceration; 
‘‘(D) low-income communities, defined as 
any census block group in which 30 percent or 
more of the population are individuals with low 
income; 
‘‘(E) low-income households, defined as a 
household with annual income equal to, or less 
than, the greater of— 
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‘‘(i) an amount equal to 80 percent of 
the median income of the area in which the 
household is located, as reported by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; and 
‘‘(ii) 200 percent of the Federal pov-
erty line; 
‘‘(F) Tribal communities; 
‘‘(G) persistent poverty counties, defined 
as any county that has had a poverty rate of 20 
percent or more for the past 30 years as meas-
ured by the 2000, 2010, and 2020 decennial 
censuses; 
‘‘(H) communities disproportionately af-
fected by environmental pollution and other 
hazards that can lead to negative public health 
effects; and 
‘‘(I) communities that are economically re-
liant on fossil fuel-based industries. 
‘‘(5) CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The term ‘climate resilient infrastructure’ means 
any project that builds or enhances infrastructure so 
that such infrastructure— 
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‘‘(A) is planned, designed, and operated in 
a way that anticipates, prepares for, and adapts 
to changing climate conditions; and 
‘‘(B) can withstand, respond to, and re-
cover rapidly from disruptions caused by these 
climate conditions. 
‘‘(6) ELECTRIFICATION.—The term ‘electrifica-
tion’ means the installation, construction, or use of 
end-use electric technology that replaces existing fos-
sil-fuel-based technology. 
‘‘(7) ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—The term ‘energy 
efficiency’ means any project, technology, function, 
or measure that results in the reduction of energy 
use required to achieve the same level of service or 
output prior to the application of such project, tech-
nology, function, or measure, or substantially re-
duces greenhouse gas emissions relative to emissions 
that would have occurred prior to the application of 
such project, technology, function, or measure. 
‘‘(8) FUEL SWITCHING.—The term ‘fuel switch-
ing’ means any project that replaces a fossil-fuel- 
based heating system with an electric-powered sys-
tem or one powered by biomass-generated heat. 
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‘‘(9) GREEN
BANK.—The term ‘green bank’ 
means a dedicated public or nonprofit specialized fi-
nance entity that— 
‘‘(A) is designed to drive private capital 
into market gaps for low- and zero-emission 
goods and services; 
‘‘(B) uses finance tools to mitigate climate 
change; 
‘‘(C) does not take deposits; 
‘‘(D) is funded by government, public, pri-
vate, or charitable contributions; and 
‘‘(E) invests or finances projects— 
‘‘(i) alone; or 
‘‘(ii) in conjunction with other inves-
tors. 
‘‘(10) 
QUALIFIED
PROJECTS.—The 
terms 
‘qualified projects’ means the following kinds of 
technologies and activities that are eligible for fi-
nancing and investment from the Clean Energy and 
Sustainability Accelerator, either directly or through 
State, Territorial, and local green banks funded by 
the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator: 
‘‘(A) Renewable energy generation, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(i) Solar. 
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‘‘(ii) Wind. 
‘‘(iii) Geothermal. 
‘‘(iv) Hydropower. 
‘‘(v) Ocean and hydrokinetic. 
‘‘(vi) Fuel cell. 
‘‘(B) 
Building 
energy 
efficiency, 
fuel 
switching, and electrification. 
‘‘(C) Industrial decarbonization. 
‘‘(D) Grid technology such as trans-
mission, distribution, and storage to support 
clean energy distribution, including smart-grid 
applications. 
‘‘(E) Agriculture and forestry projects that 
reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(F) Clean transportation, including the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Battery electric vehicles. 
‘‘(ii) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
‘‘(iii) Hydrogen vehicles. 
‘‘(iv) Other zero-emissions fueled vehi-
cles. 
‘‘(v) Related vehicle charging and 
fueling infrastructure. 
‘‘(G) Climate resilient infrastructure. 
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‘‘(H) Any other key areas identified by the 
Board as consistent with the mandate of the 
Accelerator as described in section 1623. 
‘‘(11) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
GENERATION.— 
The term ‘renewable energy generation’ means elec-
tricity created by sources that are continually replen-
ished by nature, such as the sun, wind, and water. 
‘‘SEC. 1622. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, there shall be estab-
lished a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Clean 
Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The Accelerator shall not be an 
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(c) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith and 
credit of the United States shall not extend to the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(d) NONPROFIT STATUS.—The Accelerator shall 
maintain its status as an organization exempt from tax-
ation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 1623. MANDATE. 
‘‘The Accelerator shall make the United States a 
world leader in combating the causes and effects of climate 
change through the rapid deployment of mature tech-
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nologies and scaling of new technologies by maximizing 
the reduction of emissions in the United States for every 
dollar deployed by the Accelerator, including by— 
‘‘(1) providing financing support for invest-
ments in the United States in low- and zero-emis-
sions technologies and processes in order to rapidly 
accelerate market penetration; 
‘‘(2) catalyzing and mobilizing private capital 
through Federal investment and supporting a more 
robust marketplace for clean technologies, while 
avoiding competition with private investment; 
‘‘(3) enabling climate-impacted communities to 
benefit from and afford projects and investments 
that reduce emissions; 
‘‘(4) providing support for workers and commu-
nities impacted by the transition to a low-carbon 
economy; 
‘‘(5) supporting the creation of green banks 
within the United States where green banks do not 
exist; and 
‘‘(6) causing the rapid transition to a clean en-
ergy economy without raising energy costs to end 
users and seeking to lower costs where possible. 
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‘‘SEC. 1624. FINANCE AND INVESTMENT DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the Accel-
erator a finance and investment division, which shall be 
responsible for— 
‘‘(1) the Accelerator’s greenhouse gas emissions 
mitigation efforts by directly financing qualifying 
projects or doing so indirectly by providing capital to 
State, Territorial, and local green banks; 
‘‘(2) originating, evaluating, underwriting, and 
closing the Accelerator’s financing and investment 
transactions in qualified projects; 
‘‘(3) partnering with private capital providers 
and capital markets to attract coinvestment from 
private banks, investors, and others in order to drive 
new investment into underpenetrated markets, to in-
crease the efficiency of private capital markets with 
respect to investing in greenhouse gas reduction 
projects, and to increase total investment caused by 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(4) managing the Accelerator’s portfolio of as-
sets to ensure performance and monitor risk; 
‘‘(5) ensuring appropriate debt and risk mitiga-
tion products are offered; and 
‘‘(6) overseeing prudent, noncontrolling equity 
investments. 
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‘‘(b) PRODUCTS AND INVESTMENT TYPES.—The fi-
nance and investment division of the Accelerator may pro-
vide capital to qualified projects in the form of— 
‘‘(1) senior, mezzanine, and subordinated debt; 
‘‘(2) credit enhancements including loan loss re-
serves and loan guarantees; 
‘‘(3) aggregation and warehousing; 
‘‘(4) equity capital; and 
‘‘(5) any other financial product approved by 
the Board. 
‘‘(c) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND
LOCAL
GREEN 
BANK CAPITALIZATION.—The finance and investment di-
vision of the Accelerator shall make capital available to 
State, Territorial, and local green banks to enable such 
banks to finance qualifying projects in their markets that 
are better served by a locally based entity, rather than 
through direct investment by the Accelerator. 
‘‘(d) INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.—The debt, risk miti-
gation, and equity investments made by the Accelerator 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) approved by the investment committee of 
the Board; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with an investment policy that 
has been established by the investment committee of 
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the Board in consultation with the risk management 
committee of the Board. 
‘‘SEC. 1625. START-UP DIVISION. 
‘‘There shall be within the Accelerator a Start-up Di-
vision, which shall be responsible for providing technical 
assistance and start-up funding to States and other polit-
ical subdivisions that do not have green banks to establish 
green banks in those States and political subdivisions, in-
cluding by working with relevant stakeholders in those 
States and political subdivisions. 
‘‘SEC. 1626. ZERO-EMISSIONS FLEET AND RELATED INFRA-
STRUCTURE FINANCING PROGRAM. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment 
of the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall explore the estab-
lishment of a program to provide low- and zero-interest 
loans, up to 30 years in length, to any school, metropolitan 
planning organization, or nonprofit organization seeking 
financing for the acquisition of zero-emissions vehicle 
fleets or associated infrastructure to support zero-emis-
sions vehicle fleets. 
‘‘SEC. 1627. PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) EMISSIONS REDUCTION MANDATE.—In invest-
ing in projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the 
Accelerator shall maximize the reduction of emissions in 
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the United States for every dollar deployed by the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(b) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRIORITIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to address envi-
ronmental justice needs, the Accelerator shall, as ap-
plicable, prioritize the provision of program benefits 
and investment activity that are expected to directly 
or indirectly result in the deployment of projects to 
serve, as a matter of official policy, climate-impacted 
communities. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—The Accelerator 
shall ensure that over the 30-year period of its char-
ter 40 percent of its investment activity is directed 
to serve climate-impacted communities. 
‘‘(c) CONSUMER PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIZATION.—Consistent with the 
mandate under section 1623 to maximize the reduc-
tion of emissions in the United States for every dol-
lar deployed by the Accelerator, the Accelerator shall 
prioritize qualified projects according to benefits 
conferred on consumers and affected communities. 
‘‘(2) CONSUMER
CREDIT
PROTECTION.—The 
Accelerator shall ensure that any residential energy 
efficiency or distributed clean energy project in 
which the Accelerator invests directly or indirectly 
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complies with the requirements of the Consumer 
Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), in-
cluding, in the case of a financial product that is a 
residential mortgage loan, any requirements of title 
I of that Act relating to residential mortgage loans 
(including any regulations promulgated by the Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection under sec-
tion 
129C(b)(3)(C) 
of 
that 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
1639c(b)(3)(C))). 
‘‘(d) LABOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Accelerator shall en-
sure that laborers and mechanics employed by con-
tractors and subcontractors in construction work fi-
nanced directly by the Accelerator will be paid wages 
not less than those prevailing on similar construction 
in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of 
Labor under sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 
3147 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.—The Accel-
erator shall ensure that projects financed directly by 
the 
Accelerator 
with 
total 
capital 
costs 
of 
$100,000,000 or greater utilize a project labor 
agreement. 
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‘‘SEC. 1628. EXPLORATION OF ACCELERATED CLEAN EN-
ERGY TRANSITION PROGRAM. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
Accelerator is established, the Board shall explore the es-
tablishment of an accelerated clean energy transition pro-
gram— 
‘‘(1) to expedite the transition within the power 
sector to zero-emissions power generation facilities 
or assets; and 
‘‘(2) to simultaneously invest in local economic 
development in communities affected by this transi-
tion away from carbon-intensive facilities or assets. 
‘‘SEC. 1629. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Accelerator shall operate 
under the direction of a Board of Directors, which shall 
be composed of 7 members. 
‘‘(b) INITIAL COMPOSITION AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—The initial members of the 
Board shall be selected as follows: 
‘‘(A) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Three mem-
bers shall be appointed by the President, with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom 
no more than two shall belong to the same po-
litical party. 
‘‘(B) ELECTED MEMBERS.—Four members 
shall be elected unanimously by the 3 members 
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appointed and confirmed pursuant to subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—The terms of the initial members 
of the Board shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) The 3 members appointed and con-
firmed under paragraph (1)(A) shall have initial 
5-year terms. 
‘‘(B) Of the 4 members elected under 
paragraph (1)(B), 2 shall have initial 3-year 
terms, and 2 shall have initial 4-year terms. 
‘‘(c) SUBSEQUENT COMPOSITION AND TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—Except for the selection of 
the initial members of the Board for their initial 
terms under subsection (b), the members of the 
Board shall be elected by the members of the Board. 
‘‘(2) DISQUALIFICATION.—A member of the 
Board shall be disqualified from voting for any posi-
tion on the Board for which such member is a can-
didate. 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—All members elected pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall have a term of 5 years. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the Board 
shall collectively have expertise in— 
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‘‘(1) the fields of clean energy, electric utilities, 
industrial decarbonization, clean transportation, re-
siliency, and agriculture and forestry practices; 
‘‘(2) climate change science; 
‘‘(3) finance and investments; and 
‘‘(4) environmental justice and matters related 
to the energy and environmental needs of climate- 
impacted communities. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTION ON MEMBERSHIP.—No officer or 
employee of the Federal or any other level of government 
may be appointed or elected as a member of the Board. 
‘‘(f) QUORUM.—Five members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(g) BYLAWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall adopt, and 
may amend, such bylaws as are necessary for the 
proper management and functioning of the Accel-
erator. 
‘‘(2) OFFICERS.—In the bylaws described in 
paragraph (1), the Board shall— 
‘‘(A) designate the officers of the Accel-
erator; and 
‘‘(B) prescribe the duties of those officers. 
‘‘(h) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Board shall 
be filled through election by the Board. 
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‘‘(i) INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.—A member elected to 
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term 
for which the predecessor of that member was appointed 
or elected shall serve for the remainder of the term for 
which the predecessor of that member was appointed or 
elected. 
‘‘(j) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the Board may 
be elected for not more than 1 additional term of service 
as a member of the Board. 
‘‘(k) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—A member of the 
Board whose term has expired may continue to serve on 
the Board until the date on which a successor member 
is elected. 
‘‘(l) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—The Board shall 
appoint a chief executive officer who shall be responsible 
for— 
‘‘(1) hiring employees of the Accelerator; 
‘‘(2) establishing the 2 divisions of the Accel-
erator described in sections 1624 and 1625; and 
‘‘(3) performing any other tasks necessary for 
the day-to-day operations of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(m) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Accelerator shall 
establish an advisory committee (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘advisory committee’), which shall 
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be composed of not more than 13 members ap-
pointed by the Board on the recommendation of the 
president of the Accelerator. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—Members of the advisory com-
mittee shall be broadly representative of interests 
concerned with the environment, production, com-
merce, finance, agriculture, forestry, labor, services, 
and State Government. Of such members— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 3 shall be representa-
tives of the small business community; 
‘‘(B) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the labor community, except that no 2 
members may be from the same labor union; 
‘‘(C) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the environmental nongovernmental or-
ganization community, except that no 2 mem-
bers may be from the same environmental orga-
nization; 
‘‘(D) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the environmental justice nongovern-
mental organization community, except that no 
2 members may be from the same environ-
mental organization; 
‘‘(E) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the consumer protection and fair lend-
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ing community, except that no 2 members may 
be from the same consumer protection or fair 
lending organization; and 
‘‘(F) not fewer than 2 shall be representa-
tives of the financial services industry with 
knowledge of and experience in financing trans-
actions for clean energy and other sustainable 
infrastructure assets. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The advisory committee shall 
meet not less frequently than once each quarter. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Accelerator on the pro-
grams undertaken by the Accelerator; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Congress an annual re-
port with comments from the advisory com-
mittee on the extent to which the Accelerator is 
meeting the mandate described in section 1623, 
including any suggestions for improvement. 
‘‘(n) CHIEF RISK OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—Subject to the approval 
of the Board, the chief executive officer shall appoint 
a chief risk officer from among individuals with ex-
perience at a senior level in financial risk manage-
ment, who— 
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‘‘(A) shall report directly to the Board; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be removable only by a majority 
vote of the Board. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The chief risk officer, in coordi-
nation with the risk management and audit commit-
tees established under section 1632, shall develop, 
implement, and manage a comprehensive process for 
identifying, assessing, monitoring, and limiting risks 
to the Accelerator, including the overall portfolio di-
versification of the Accelerator. 
‘‘SEC. 1630. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) CAPITALIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent and in the 
amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Accel-
erator— 
‘‘(A) $50,000,000,000 on the date on 
which the Accelerator is established under sec-
tion 1622; and 
‘‘(B) $10,000,000,000 on October 1 of 
each of the 5 fiscal years following that date. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For purposes of the transfers under paragraph (1), 
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there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary. 
‘‘(b) CHARTER.—The Accelerator shall establish a 
charter, the term of which shall be 30 years. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS AND RECYCLING.—To the ex-
tent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts, the Accelerator— 
‘‘(1) may use funds transferred pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) to carry out this subtitle, including 
for operating expenses; and 
‘‘(2) shall retain and manage all repayments 
and other revenue received under this subtitle from 
financing fees, interest, repaid loans, and other types 
of funding to carry out this subtitle, including for— 
‘‘(A) operating expenses; and 
‘‘(B) recycling such payments and other 
revenue for future lending and capital deploy-
ment in accordance with this subtitle. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Accelerator shall submit on a 
quarterly basis to the relevant committees of Congress a 
report that describes the financial activities, emissions re-
ductions, and private capital mobilization metrics of the 
Accelerator for the previous quarter. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTION.—The Accelerator shall not accept 
deposits. 
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‘‘(f) COMMITTEES.—The Board shall establish com-
mittees and subcommittees, including— 
‘‘(1) an investment committee; and 
‘‘(2) in accordance with section 1631— 
‘‘(A) a risk management committee; and 
‘‘(B) an audit committee. 
‘‘SEC. 1631. ESTABLISHMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT COM-
MITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist the Board in fulfilling 
the duties and responsibilities of the Board under this sub-
title, the Board shall establish a risk management com-
mittee and an audit committee. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RISK MAN-
AGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Subject to the direction of the 
Board, the risk management committee established under 
subsection (a) shall establish policies for and have over-
sight responsibility for— 
‘‘(1) formulating the risk management policies 
of the operations of the Accelerator; 
‘‘(2) reviewing and providing guidance on oper-
ation of the global risk management framework of 
the Accelerator; 
‘‘(3) developing policies for— 
‘‘(A) investment; 
‘‘(B) enterprise risk management; 
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