Title: Flood Protection Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Flood Protection Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award grants to state and local governments for frequent and chronic coastal flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects.
A project is not eligible for funding if it will have a long-term negative impact on important ecological functions and habitat or existing natural coastal protection features and functions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2607 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2607

 To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants 
  for frequent and chronic coastal flooding mitigation and adaptation 
                        infrastructure projects.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2017

  Mr. Curbelo of Florida (for himself and Mr. Moulton) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants 
  for frequent and chronic coastal flooding mitigation and adaptation 
                        infrastructure projects.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flood Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION 
              INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is 
amended by redesignating sections 318 and 319 as sections 320 and 321, 
and by inserting after section 317 the following:

``SEC. 318. FREQUENT AND CHRONIC COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION AND 
              ADAPTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to State and local 
governments for federally recognized Indian Tribes for frequent and 
chronic coastal flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastructure 
projects.
    ``(b) Authorized Uses.--Amounts provided as a grant under this 
section may be used for any of the following:
            ``(1) Adaptation of existing infrastructure, including 
        enhancements to both built and natural environments.
            ``(2) Maintenance and updating of existing frequent and 
        chronic coastal flood risk reduction infrastructure, such as 
        gravity drainage structures, road elevation, bulkheads, gates, 
        and floodwalls.
            ``(3) Increasing waterfront resilience to frequent and 
        chronic coastal flooding, including creation of bulkheads, dune 
        enhancement, beach renourishment, and levees.
            ``(4) Improvements to diversion, removal, and storage 
        infrastructure to reduce risks caused by frequent and chronic 
        coastal flooding.
            ``(5) Innovative methods to reduce risks caused by chronic 
        flooding along street infrastructure systems, including canal 
        streets, absorbent streets, floodable parks, and underground 
        cisterns.
    ``(c) Limitation on Project Eligibility.--A project shall not be 
eligible for funding under this section if it will have any long-term 
negative impact on important ecological functions and habitat or 
existing natural coastal protection features and functions.
    ``(d) Priority.--In making grants under this section the Secretary 
shall give priority to the following:
            ``(1) Protecting areas the elevation of which is not 
        greater than 10 feet above mean low tide.
            ``(2) Protecting critical infrastructure, as that term is 
        defined in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 as issued 
        December 17, 2003.
    ``(e) Joint Application.--Two or more contiguous local governments 
or Tribes may jointly apply for, and receive, a grant under this 
section.
    ``(f) Cost Sharing.--
            ``(1) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share of 
        the cost of any activity carried out with a grant under this 
        section shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of such 
        activity.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The Secretary shall apply to the 
        non-Federal share of an activity carried out with a grant under 
        this section the amount of funds, and the fair market value of 
        property and services, provided by non-Federal sources and used 
        for the activity.
    ``(g) Reports.--Each recipient of a grant under this section shall 
report annually to the Secretary on progress made on the project 
carried out with the grant.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $3,000,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024.''.
                                 <all>