Coastal Communities Adaptation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1317
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2019-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Floods and storm protection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Postal service
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Seashores and lakeshores
State and local government operations
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: 

Coastal Communities Adaptation Act

 
This bill provides assistance to coastal states and communities to help them adapt to climate change and extreme weather. 
 
Specifically, it revises the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. For example, the bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to award research and development grants under the program for the purpose of improving the resilience and responsiveness of buildings, structures, and lifelines to windstorms. 
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must award capitalization grants to each coastal state for the purpose of establishing a community resilience revolving fund. In turn, states must provide financial assistance to municipalities or state agencies for preventing, managing, mitigating, or adapting to coastal hazards related to climate change.
 
The Department of Commerce may carry out a program to award prizes to stimulate innovation to advance coastal risk reduction and resilience measures. 
 
The National Science Foundation must support research to improve (1) the resilience of buildings, structures, and lifelines to windstorms; and (2) the responsiveness of buildings, structures, and lifelines after a windstorm. 
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must promote the adoption of windstorm preparedness and mitigation measures for manufactured HUD code housing units.
 
The U.S. Postal Service must issue a Built to Last stamp as a semipostal stamp. The proceeds from the stamp must be deposited in the Built to Last Stamp Fund established by this bill for shoreline risk and climate change adaptation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-22
text: Introduced in House