‘‘(1) ecological forest restoration; 
‘‘(2) small-diameter byproducts of hazardous 
fuels treatments; 
‘‘(3) pre-commercial thinnings; 
‘‘(4) brush; 
‘‘(5) mill residues; and 
‘‘(6) slash. 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a pilot pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘Biomass Utilization Pilot Pro-
gram’, involving 10 different forest types on Federal lands, 
under which the Secretary concerned will provide technical 
assistance and grants to persons to support the following 
biomass-related activities: 
‘‘(1) The development of biomass utilization in-
frastructure to support hazardous fuel reduction and 
ecological forest restoration. 
‘‘(2) The research and implementation of inte-
grated facilities that seek to utilize woody biomass for 
its highest and best uses, with particular emphasis on 
projects that are linked to implementing community 
wildfire protection plans, ecological forest restoration, 
and economic development in rural communities. 
‘‘(3) The testing of multiple technologies and ap-
proaches to biomass utilization for energy, with em-
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phasis on improving energy efficiency, developing 
thermal applications and distributed heat, biofuels, 
and achieving cleaner emissions including through 
combustion with other fuels, as well as other value- 
added uses. 
‘‘(d) BIOMASS SUPPLY STUDY.—Prior to the develop-
ment of any biomass utilization pilot projects, the Secretary 
concerned shall develop a study to determine the long-term, 
ecologically sustainable, biomass supply available in the 
pilot program area. The study shall incorporate results 
form coordinated resource offering protocol (CROP) studies. 
The study shall also analyze the long-term availability of 
biomass materials within a reasonable transportation dis-
tance. The biomass supply studies shall be developed 
through a collaborative approach, as evidenced by the broad 
involvement, analysis, and agreement of interested persons, 
including local governments, energy developers, conserva-
tionists, and land management agencies. The results of the 
biomass supply study shall be a basis for determining the 
project scale, as outlined in subsection (g). 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.—The 
following Federal lands may not be included within a pilot 
project site: 
‘‘(1) Federal land containing old-growth forest or 
late-successional forest, unless the Secretary concerned 
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determines that the pilot project on such land is ap-
propriate for the applicable forest type and maxi-
mizes and enhances the retention of late-successional 
and large- and old-growth trees, late-successional and 
old-growth forest structure, and late-successional and 
old-growth forest composition. 
‘‘(2) Federal land on which the removal of vege-
tation is prohibited, including components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System. 
‘‘(3) Wilderness Study Areas. 
‘‘(4) Inventoried roadless areas. 
‘‘(5) Components of the National Landscape 
Conservation System. 
‘‘(6) National Monuments. 
‘‘(f) MULTIPLE PROJECTS.—In conducting the pilot 
program, the Secretary concerned shall include a variety 
of projects involving— 
‘‘(1) innovations in facilities of various sizes and 
processing techniques; and 
‘‘(2) the full spectrum of woody biomass pro-
ducing regions of the United States. 
‘‘(g) SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROJECT SCALE.—In 
selecting the projects to be conducted under the pilot pro-
gram, and the appropriate scale of projects, the Secretary 
concerned shall consider criteria that evaluate existing eco-
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nomic, ecological, and social conditions, focusing on oppor-
tunities such as workforce training, job creation, ecosystem 
health, reducing energy costs, and facilitating the produc-
tion of alternative energy fuels. The agreement on the scale 
of a project shall be reached through a collaborative ap-
proach, as evidenced by the broad involvement, analysis, 
and agreement of interested persons, including local govern-
ments, energy developers, conservationists, and land man-
agement agencies. In selecting the appropriate scale of 
projects to be conducted under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary concerned shall also consider the results of the supply 
study as outlined in subsection (d). 
‘‘(h) MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
As part of the pilot program, the Secretary concerned shall 
impose monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure 
that the ecological, social, and economic effects of the 
projects conducted under the pilot program are being mon-
itored and that the accomplishments, challenges, and lessons 
of each project are recorded and reported. 
‘‘(i) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGHEST AND BEST USE.—The term ‘high-
est and best use’, with regard to biomass, means— 
‘‘(A) creating from raw materials those 
products and those biomass uses that will achieve 
the highest market value; and 
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‘‘(B) yielding a wide range of existing and 
innovative products and biomass uses that create 
new markets, stimulate existing ones, and im-
prove rural economies, maintains or improves 
ecosystem integrity, while also supporting tradi-
tional biomass energy generation. 
‘‘(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot program’ 
means the Biomass Utilization Pilot Program estab-
lished pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means the Secretary of Agriculture, 
with respect to National Forest System lands, and the 
Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(4) COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN.— 
The term ‘community wildfire protection plan’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(3) of the 
Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511(3)), which is further described by the Western 
Governors Association in the document entitled ‘Pre-
paring a Community Wildfire Protection Plan: A 
Handbook for Wildland-Interface Communities’ and 
dated March 2004. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal land’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) land of the National Forest System (as 
defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service; and 
‘‘(B) public lands (as defined in section 103 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of which 
is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
‘‘(6) INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA.—The term 
‘Inventoried roadless area’ means one of the areas 
identified in the set of inventoried roadless areas 
maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Areas 
Conservation, Final Environmental Impact State-
ment, Volume 2, dated November 2000. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out the pilot program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 210 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 210. Biomass utilization pilot program.’’. 
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SEC. 
307. 
PROGRAMMATIC 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPACT 
STATEMENT. 
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the 
Interior shall, in cooperation with the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission and the Secretary of Energy, and in 
consultation with appropriate State agencies, jointly pre-
pare programmatic environmental impact statements 
which contain all the elements of an environmental impact 
statement under section 102 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), regarding the impacts 
of the deployment of marine and hydrokinetic renewable en-
ergy technologies in the navigable waters of the United 
States. One programmatic environmental impact statement 
shall be prepared under this section for each of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency regions of the United States. The 
agencies shall issue the programmatic environmental im-
pact statements under this section not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act. The programmatic 
environmental impact statements shall evaluate among 
other things the potential impacts of site selection on fish 
and wildlife and related habitat. Nothing in this section 
shall operate to delay consideration of any application for 
a license or permit for a marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
energy technology project. 
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TITLE 
IV—CARBON 
CAPTURE 
AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITI-
GATION 
Subtitle A—Geological 
Sequestration Assessment 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘National Carbon 
Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 402. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ASSESSMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘assessment’’ 
means the national assessment of capacity for carbon 
dioxide completed under subsection (f). 
(2) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means the 
portion of a storage formation that can retain carbon 
dioxide in accordance with the requirements (includ-
ing physical, geological, and economic requirements) 
established under the methodology developed under 
subsection (b). 
(3) ENGINEERED
HAZARD.—The term ‘‘engi-
neered hazard’’ includes the location and completion 
history of any well that could affect potential storage. 
(4) RISK.—The term ‘‘risk’’ includes any risk 
posed by geomechanical, geochemical, hydrogeological, 
structural, and engineered hazards. 
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Geological Survey. 
(6) STORAGE
FORMATION.—The term ‘‘storage 
formation’’ 
means 
a 
deep 
saline 
formation, 
unmineable coal seam, or oil or gas reservoir that is 
capable of accommodating a volume of industrial car-
bon dioxide. 
(b) METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a methodology for conducting an assessment under sub-
section (f), taking into consideration— 
(1) the geographical extent of all potential stor-
age formations in all States; 
(2) the capacity of the potential storage forma-
tions; 
(3) the injectivity of the potential storage forma-
tions; 
(4) an estimate of potential volumes of oil and 
gas recoverable by injection and storage of industrial 
carbon dioxide in potential storage formations; 
(5) the risk associated with the potential storage 
formations; and 
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(6) the Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United 
States and Canada that was completed by the De-
partment of Energy in April 2006. 
(c) COORDINATION.— 
(1) FEDERAL COORDINATION.— 
(A) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of Energy and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency on issues of data sharing, format, devel-
opment of the methodology, and content of the 
assessment required under this section to ensure 
the maximum usefulness and success of the as-
sessment. 
(B) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of En-
ergy and the Administrator shall cooperate with 
the Secretary to ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the usefulness and success of the as-
sessment. 
(2) STATE COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with State geological surveys and other rel-
evant entities to ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the usefulness and success of the assessment. 
(d) EXTERNAL REVIEW AND PUBLICATION.—On com-
pletion of the methodology under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall— 
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(1) publish the methodology and solicit comments 
from the public and the heads of affected Federal and 
State agencies; 
(2) establish a panel of individuals with exper-
tise in the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
through (5) of subsection (b) composed, as appro-
priate, of representatives of Federal agencies, institu-
tions of higher education, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, State organizations, industry, and inter-
national geoscience organizations to review the meth-
odology and comments received under paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) on completion of the review under paragraph 
(2), publish in the Federal Register the revised final 
methodology. 
(e) PERIODIC UPDATES.—The methodology developed 
under this section shall be updated periodically (including 
at least once every 5 years) to incorporate new data as the 
data becomes available. 
(f) NATIONAL ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of publication of the methodology under sub-
section (d)(1), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy and State geological surveys, 
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shall complete a national assessment of capacity for 
carbon dioxide in accordance with the methodology. 
(2) GEOLOGICAL VERIFICATION.—As part of the 
assessment under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
carry out a drilling program to supplement the geo-
logical data relevant to determining storage capacity 
of carbon dioxide in geological storage formations, in-
cluding— 
(A) well log data; 
(B) core data; and 
(C) fluid sample data. 
(3) PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER DRILLING PRO-
GRAMS.—As part of the drilling program under para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall enter, as appropriate, 
into partnerships with other entities to collect and in-
tegrate data from other drilling programs relevant to 
the storage of carbon dioxide in geologic formations. 
(4) INCORPORATION INTO NATCARB.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the as-
sessment, the Secretary of Energy shall incor-
porate the results of the assessment using the 
NatCarb database, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
(B) RANKING.—The database shall include 
the data necessary to rank potential storage sites 
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for capacity and risk, across the United States, 
within each State, by formation, and within 
each basin. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the assessment is completed, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report describing the findings under the assess-
ment. 
(6) PERIODIC
UPDATES.—The national assess-
ment developed under this section shall be updated pe-
riodically (including at least once every 5 years) to 
support public and private sector decisionmaking. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
Subtitle B—Terrestrial 
Sequestration Assessment 
SEC. 421. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the United States Geological Survey, shall— 
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(1) conduct an assessment of the amount of car-
bon stored in terrestrial, aquatic, and coastal eco-
systems (including estuaries); 
(2) determine the processes that control the flux 
of carbon in and out of each ecosystem; 
(3) estimate the potential for increasing carbon 
sequestration in natural systems through management 
measures or restoration activities in each ecosystem; 
and 
(4) develop near-term and long-term adaptation 
strategies that can be employed to enhance the seques-
tration of carbon in each ecosystem. 
(b) USE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.—In developing 
management measures, restoration activities, or adaptation 
strategies, the Secretary shall emphasize the use of native 
plant species for each ecosystem. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the 
methodology and conduct the assessment in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
heads of other relevant agencies. 
SEC. 422. METHODOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a method-
ology for conducting the assessment. 
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(b) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED METHODOLOGY; COM-
MENT.—Upon completion of a proposed methodology, the 
Secretary shall publish the proposed methodology and so-
licit comments from the public and heads of affected Federal 
and State agencies for 60 days before publishing a final 
methodology. 
SEC. 423. COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT AND REPORT. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete the national assessment within 2 
years after publication of the final methodology under 
section 422; and 
(2) submit a report describing the results of the 
assessment to the House Committee on Natural Re-
sources and the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources within 180 days after the assess-
ment is completed. 
SEC. 424. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $15,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
Subtitle C—Sequestration Activities 
SEC. 431. CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE INVENTORY. 
Section 354 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15910) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) 
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as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(d) RECORDS AND INVENTORY.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, 
shall maintain records on and an inventory of the amount 
of carbon dioxide stored from Federal energy leases.’’. 
SEC. 432. FRAMEWORK FOR GEOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUES-
TRATION ON FEDERAL LANDS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate a report on a recommended regulatory and 
certification framework for conducting geological carbon se-
questration activities on Federal lands. The Secretary shall 
identify a lead agency within the Department of the Inte-
rior to develop this framework. One of the goals of the 
framework shall be to identify what actions need to be taken 
in order to allow for commercial-scale geological carbon se-
questration activities to be undertaken on Federal lands as 
expeditiously as possible. 
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Subtitle D—Natural Resources and 
Wildlife Programs 
CHAPTER 1—NATURAL RESOURCES 
MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 
SEC. 441. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish an Interagency Council on Climate Change 
to address the impacts of climate change on Federal lands, 
the ocean environment, and the Federal water infrastruc-
ture. The panel shall include the head of each of the fol-
lowing agencies: 
(1) The Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) The National Park Service. 
(3) United States Geological Survey. 
(4) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(5) The Forest Service. 
(6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
(7) The Bureau of Reclamation. 
(8) The Council on Environmental Quality. 
(9) The Minerals Management Service. 
(10) The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
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submit a plan to Congress describing what the agencies list-
ed in subsection (a) shall do both individually and coopera-
tively to accomplish the following: 
(1) Working in cooperation with the United 
States Geological Survey, develop an interagency in-
ventory and Geographic Information System database 
of United States ecosystems, water supplies, and 
water infrastructure vulnerable to climate change. 
(2) Manage land, water, and ocean resources in 
a manner that takes into account projected climate 
change impacts, including but not limited to, pro-
longed periods of drought, changing hydrology, and in 
the case of oceans, increasing ocean acidification. 
(3) Develop consistent protocols to incorporate 
climate change impacts in land and water manage-
ment decisions across land and water resources under 
the jurisdiction of those agencies listed in subsection 
(a). 
(4) Incorporate the most current, peer-reviewed 
science on climate change and the economic, social, 
and ecological impacts of climate change into the de-
cision making process of those agencies listed in sub-
section (a). 
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CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL POLICY AND 
STRATEGY FOR WILDLIFE 
SEC. 451. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Global Warming 
Wildlife Survival Act’’. 
SEC. 452. NATIONAL POLICY ON WILDLIFE AND GLOBAL 
WARMING. 
It is the policy of the Federal Government, in coopera-
tion with State, tribal, and affected local governments, other 
concerned public and private organizations, landowners, 
and citizens to use all practicable means and measures— 
(1) to assist wildlife populations and their habi-
tats in adapting to and surviving the effects of global 
warming; and 
(2) to ensure the persistence and resilience of the 
wildlife of the United States, together with its habitat, 
as an essential part of our Nation’s culture, land-
scape, and natural resources. 
SEC. 453. DEFINITIONS. 
In this chapter: 
(1) ECOLOGICAL
PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical processes’’ means the biological, chemical, and 
physical interactions between the biotic and abiotic 
components of ecosystems, including nutrient cycling, 
pollination, predator-prey relationships, soil forma-
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tion, gene flow, hydrologic cycling, decomposition, 
and disturbance regimes such as fire and flooding. 
(2) HABITAT
LINKAGES.—The term ‘‘habitat 
linkages’’ means areas that connect wildlife habitat or 
potential wildlife habitat, and that facilitate the abil-
ity of wildlife to move within a landscape in response 
to the effects of global warming. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means— 
(A) any species of wild, free-ranging fauna, 
including fish and other aquatic species; and 
(B) any fauna in a captive breeding pro-
gram the object of which is to reintroduce indi-
viduals of a depleted indigenous species into pre-
viously occupied range. 
(5) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 
physical, chemical, and biological properties that are 
used by wildlife for growth, reproduction, and sur-
vival, including aquatic and terrestrial plant commu-
nities, food, water, cover, and space, on a tract of 
land, in a body of water, or in an area or region. 
SEC. 454. NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, within 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
on the basis of the best available science as provided 
by the science advisory board under section 455, pro-
mulgate a national strategy for assisting wildlife pop-
ulations and their habitats in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
COMMENT.—In devel-
oping the national strategy, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
State fish and wildlife agencies, Indian tribes, 
local governments, conservation organizations, 
scientists, and other interested stakeholders; and 
(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include in 
the national strategy prioritized goals and measures 
to— 
(A) identify and monitor wildlife popu-
lations, including game species, likely to be ad-
versely affected by global warming, with par-
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ticular emphasis on wildlife populations at 
greatest need for conservation; 
(B) identify and monitor coastal, marine, 
terrestrial, and freshwater habitat at greatest 
risk of being damaged by global warming; 
(C) assist species in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming; 
(D) protect, acquire, and restore wildlife 
habitat to build resilience to global warming; 
(E) provide habitat linkages and corridors 
to facilitate wildlife movements in response to 
global warming; 
(F) restore and protect ecological processes 
that sustain wildlife populations vulnerable to 
global warming; and 
(G) incorporate consideration of climate 
change in, and integrate climate change adapta-
tion strategies for wildlife and its habitat into, 
the planning and management of Federal lands 
administered by the Department of the Interior 
and lands administered by the Forest Service. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS.—In de-
veloping the national strategy, the Secretary shall to 
the maximum extent practicable— 
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(A) take into consideration research and in-
formation in State comprehensive wildlife con-
servation plans, the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan, the National Fish Habitat 
Action Plan, and other relevant wildlife con-
servation plans; and 
(B) coordinate and integrate, to the extent 
consistent with the policy set forth in section 
452, the goals and measures identified in the na-
tional strategy with goals and measures identi-
fied in such plans. 
(c) REVISION.—The Secretary shall revise the national 
strategy not later than five years after its initial promulga-
tion, and not later than every ten years thereafter, to reflect 
new information on the impacts of global warming on wild-
life and its habitat and advances in the development of 
strategies for adapting to or mitigating for such impacts. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION ON FEDERAL LAND SYS-
TEMS.—To achieve the goals of the national strategy 
and to implement measures for the conservation of 
wildlife and its habitat identified in the national 
strategy— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior shall exer-
cise the authority of such Secretary under this 
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Act and other laws within the Secretary’s juris-
diction pertaining to the administration of 
lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture shall exer-
cise the authority of such Secretary under this 
Act and other laws within the Secretary’s juris-
diction pertaining to the administration of 
lands. 
(2) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.—Con-
sistent with their authorities under other laws, the 
Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall administer wildlife con-
servation programs authorized under other laws to 
achieve the goals of the national strategy and to im-
plement measures for the conservation of wildlife and 
its habitat identified in the national strategy. 
SEC. 455. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and appoint the members of a science advisory board 
comprised of not less than 10 and not more than 20 
members recommended by the President of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences with expertise in wildlife 
biology, ecology, climate change and other relevant 
disciplines. The director of the National Global 
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Warming and Wildlife Science Center established 
under subsection (b) shall be an ex officio member of 
the science advisory board. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The science advisory board 
shall— 
(A) provide scientific and technical advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary on the 
impacts of global warming on wildlife and its 
habitat, areas of habitat of particular impor-
tance for the conservation of wildlife populations 
affected by global warming, and strategies and 
mechanisms to assist wildlife populations and 
their habitats in adapting to the impacts of glob-
al warming in the management of Federal lands 
and in other Federal programs for wildlife con-
servation; 
(B) advise the National Global Warming 
and Wildlife Science Center established under 
subsection (b) and review the quality of the re-
search programs of the Center; and 
(C) advise the Secretary regarding the best 
science 
available 
for 
purposes 
of 
section 
454(a)(1). 
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The advice and rec-
ommendations of the science advisory board shall be 
available to the public. 
(b) NATIONAL
GLOBAL
WARMING
AND
WILDLIFE 
SCIENCE CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
the National Global Warming and Wildlife Science 
Center within the United States Geological Survey. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The National Global Warming 
and Wildlife Science Center shall— 
(A) conduct scientific research on national 
issues related to the impacts of global warming 
on wildlife and its habitat and mechanisms for 
adaptation to, mitigation of, or prevention of 
such impacts; 
(B) consult with and advise Federal land 
management agencies and Federal wildlife agen-
cies regarding the impacts of global warming on 
wildlife and its habitat and mechanisms for ad-
aptation to or mitigation of such impacts, and 
the incorporation of information regarding such 
impacts and the adoption of mechanisms for ad-
aptation or mitigation of such impacts in the 
management and planning for Federal lands 
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and in the administration of Federal wildlife 
programs; and 
(C) consult with State and local agencies, 
universities, and other public and private enti-
ties regarding their research, monitoring, and 
other efforts to address the impacts of global 
warming on wildlife and its habitat. 
(3) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and the Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that ac-
tivities carried out pursuant to this section are inte-
grated with climate change program activities carried 
out pursuant to other Federal law. 
(c) DETECTION OF CHANGES.—The Secretary, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce shall 
each exercise authorities under other laws to carry out pro-
grams to detect changes in wildlife abundance, distribution, 
and behavior related to global warming, including— 
(1) conducting species inventories on Federal 
lands and in marine areas within the exclusive eco-
nomic zone of the United States; and 
(2) establishing and implementing robust, co-
ordinated monitoring programs. 
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SEC. 456. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Of 
the amounts appropriated to carry out this chapter for each 
fiscal year— 
(1) 45 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able to Federal agencies to develop and implement the 
national strategy promulgated under section 454 in 
the administration of the Federal land systems, of 
which— 
(A) 35 percent shall be allocated to the De-
partment of the Interior to— 
(i) operate the National Global Warm-
ing and Wildlife Science Center established 
under section 455; and 
(ii) carry out the policy set forth in 
section 452 and implement the national 
strategy in the administration of the Na-
tional Park System the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, and on the Bureau of Land 
Management’s public lands; and 
(B) 10 percent shall be allocated to the De-
partment of Agriculture to carry out the policy 
set forth in section 452 and implement the na-
tional strategy in the administration of the Na-
tional Forest System; 
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(2) 25 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able to Federal agencies to carry out the policy set 
forth in section 452 and to implement the national 
strategy through fish and wildlife programs, other 
than for the operation and maintenance of Federal 
lands, of which— 
(A) 10 percent shall be allocated to the De-
partment of the Interior to fund endangered spe-
cies, migratory bird, and other fish and wildlife 
programs administered by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, other than operations 
and maintenance of the national wildlife refuges; 
and 
(B) 15 percent shall be allocated to the De-
partment of the Interior for implementation of 
cooperative grant programs benefitting wildlife 
including the Cooperative Endangered Species 
Fund, Private Stewardship Grants, the North 
American 
Wetlands 
Conservation 
Act, 
the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, 
and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, and 
used for activities that assist wildlife and its 
habitat in adapting to the impacts of global 
warming; and 
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