Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act
Bill: H.R.1415 | Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek (D-WA)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award competitive grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives.
Specifically, these tribal coastal zone objectives include

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to 
Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE 
              OBJECTIVES.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 320. GRANTS TO FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL COASTAL ZONE 
              OBJECTIVES.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award competitive 
grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of the objectives of 
such a Tribe for such Tribe's Tribal coastal zone.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
        activity carried out with a grant of $200,000 or more under 
        this section shall not exceed 95 percent of such cost, except 
        as provided in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
        paragraph (1) with respect to a grant to an Indian Tribe, or 
        otherwise reduce the portion of the share of the cost of an 
        activity required to be paid by an Indian Tribe under such 
        paragraph.
    ``(c) Compatibility.--The Secretary may not award a grant under 
this section unless the Secretary determines that the activities to be 
carried out with the grant are compatible with this title.
    ``(d) Authorized Objectives and Purposes.--Amounts awarded as a 
grant under this section shall be used for 1 or more of the objectives 
and purposes authorized under subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of 
section 306A.
    ``(e) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, of which up to 5 percent may be retained by NOAA to 
administer this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Indian land.--The term `Indian land' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
        1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501) and the Indian Tribe is within a coastal 
        state, as that term is defined in section 304(4) (16 U.S.C. 
        1453(4)).
            ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(3) Tribal coastal zone.--The term `Tribal coastal zone' 
        means any Indian land that is within the coastal zone, as that 
        term is defined in section 304(1) (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)).
            ``(4) Tribal coastal zone objective.--The term `Tribal 
        coastal zone objective' means, with respect to an Indian Tribe, 
        any of the following objectives:
                    ``(A) Protection, restoration, or preservation of 
                areas in the Tribal coastal zone of such Tribe that 
                hold--
                            ``(i) important ecological, cultural, or 
                        sacred significance for such Tribe; or
                            ``(ii) traditional, historic, and aesthetic 
                        values essential to such Tribe.
                    ``(B) Preparing and implementing a special area 
                management plan and technical planning for important 
                coastal areas.
                    ``(C) Any coastal or shoreline stabilization 
                measure, including any mitigation measure, for the 
                purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or 
                historical preservation.''.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue guidance for the 
program established under the amendment made by subsection (a), 
including the criteria for awarding grants under such program based on 
consultation with Indian Tribes.
    (c) Use of State Grants To Fulfill Tribal Objectives.--Section 
306A(c)(2) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1455a(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the 
end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (E) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(F) fulfilling any Tribal coastal zone objective (as that 
        term is defined in section 320).''.
    (d) Other Programs Not Affected.--Nothing in this section and the 
amendments made by this section may be construed to limit the ability 
of an Indian Tribe to apply for, receive assistance under, or 
participate in any program authorized by any section of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) other than section 
320 of such Act or other related Federal laws.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 405

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1415

                          [Report No. 117-564]

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