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H.R. 3431 (117th): Increasing Community Access to Resiliency Grants Act of 2021

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The text of the bill below is as of May 20, 2021 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3431

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2021

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

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a website providing information about grants available to assist State, Tribal, and local governments with climate resiliency, adaptation and mitigation, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be referred to as the Increasing Community Access to Resiliency Grants Act of 2021.

2.

Centralized website for resiliency grants

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish and regularly update a publicly available website that includes—

(1)

hyperlinks to all grants administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and hyperlinks to other Federal agencies that offer similar grants to assist State, Tribal, and local governments with resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change and sea level rise; and

(2)

with respect to each such grant, the contact information for an individual who can offer assistance to State, Tribal, and local governments.

(b)

Outreach

The Administrator shall conduct outreach activities to inform State, Tribal, and local governments of the resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation grants.

(c)

Administrator

In this section, the term Administrator means the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.