[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9120 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9120
To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and
expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting,
managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United
States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in
cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native
Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2024
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Brownley,
Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and
expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting,
managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United
States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in
cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native
Hawaiians, and other entities, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding America's Future and
Environment Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) healthy, diverse, and productive communities of fish,
wildlife, and plants provide significant benefits to the people
and economy of the United States, including--
(A) abundant clean water supplies;
(B) flood and coastal storm protection;
(C) clean air;
(D) a source of food, fiber, medicines, and
pollination of the crops and other plants of the United
States;
(E) outdoor recreation, which is a source of jobs
and economic stimulus;
(F) hunting and fishing opportunities and support
for subsistence communities;
(G) opportunities for scientific research and
education;
(H) world-class tourism destinations that support
local economies;
(I) sequestration and storage of carbon to help
mitigate changes to the global climate system; and
(J) cultural values and sources of traditional
knowledge and practice;
(2) the United States Geological Survey, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and other agencies within the United States
Global Change Research Program have observed that the fish,
wildlife, and plants of the United States are facing increasing
risks from changing patterns of extreme weather and climate,
including--
(A) severe droughts and heatwaves;
(B) severe storms and floods;
(C) frequent and severe wildfires;
(D) more frequent and severe outbreaks of forest
pests and invasive species;
(E) flooding and erosion of coastal areas due to
rising sea levels;
(F) melting glaciers and sea ice;
(G) thawing permafrost;
(H) shifting distributions of fish, wildlife, and
plant populations;
(I) disruptive shifts in the timing of fish,
wildlife, and plant natural history cycles, such as
blooming, breeding, and seasonal migrations;
(J) increasing ocean temperatures and
acidification;
(K) altered patterns of rain, snow, runoff, and
streamflow; and
(L) habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, and
movement; and
(3) the Federal Government should provide leadership in
preparing for and responding to the effects described in
paragraph (2) to ensure that present and future generations
continue to receive the benefits of the abundant and diverse
fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States.
(b) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act is to establish an
integrated national approach--
(1) to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme
weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and
conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States;
and
(2) to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in
cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes,
Native Hawaiians, and other entities.
(c) National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Change Adaptation
Policy.--It is the policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation
with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and
other interested stakeholders, to evaluate and reduce the increased
risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change and extreme
weather events, and to use all practicable means to protect, manage,
and conserve healthy, diverse, and productive fish, wildlife, and plant
populations.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Adaptation.--The term ``adaptation'' means--
(A) the process of adjustment to actual or expected
climate and the effects of climate change; and
(B) with respect to fish, wildlife, and plants,
protection, management, and conservation efforts
designed to maintain or enhance the ability of fish,
wildlife, and plants to withstand, adjust to, or
recover from the effects of extreme weather and climate
change (including, where applicable, ocean
acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire).
(2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Advisory
Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences
established under section 6(b)(1).
(3) Ecological processes.--The term ``ecological
processes'' means biological, chemical, or physical interaction
between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem,
including--
(A) decomposition;
(B) disease epizootiology;
(C) disturbance regimes, such as fire and flooding;
(D) gene flow;
(E) hydrological cycling;
(F) larval dispersal and settlement;
(G) nutrient cycling;
(H) pollination;
(I) predator-prey relationships; and
(J) soil formation.
(4) Habitat.--The term ``habitat'' means the physical,
chemical, and biological properties that fish, wildlife, or
plants use for growth, reproduction, survival, food, water, or
cover (whether on land, in water, or in an area or region).
(5) Habitat connectivity.--The term ``habitat
connectivity'' means areas that facilitate terrestrial, marine,
estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or plant movement
that is necessary--
(A) for migration, gene flow, or dispersal; or
(B) to respond to the ongoing and expected effects
of climate change (including, where applicable, ocean
acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire).
(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(7) National strategy.--The term ``National Strategy''
means the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate
Adaptation Strategy released March 26, 2013.
(8) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
(9) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native
Hawaiian organization'' has the meaning given the term in
section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
(10) Network.--The term ``Network'' means the Climate
Adaptation Science Center Network established under section
6(a)(1).
(11) Resilience; resilient.--The terms ``resilience'' and
``resilient'' mean the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and
adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and
recover rapidly from disruptions.
(12) State.--The term ``State'' means--
(A) a State of the United States;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) American Samoa;
(D) Guam;
(E) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands;
(F) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(G) the United States Virgin Islands.
(13) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
Joint Implementation Working Group established under section
4(a).
SEC. 4. NATIONAL FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY
JOINT IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a National Fish,
Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation
Working Group composed of the heads of Federal and State agencies or
departments with jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, and plant resources
of the United States, and Tribal representatives, as follows:
(1) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
(3) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(4) The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.
(5) The Chief of Engineers.
(6) The Chief of the Forest Service.
(7) The Commissioner of Reclamation.
(8) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(9) The Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(10) The Director of the National Park Service.
(11) The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
(12) The Director of the United States Geological Survey.
(13) The Secretary of Agriculture.
(14) The Secretary of Defense.
(15) State representatives from each regional association
of State fish and wildlife agencies.
(16) Not less than 2 representatives of Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
(b) Duties.--The Working Group shall serve as a forum for
interagency consultation on, and the coordination of, the development
and implementation of the National Strategy.
(c) Co-Chairs.--There shall be 4 co-chairs, of whom--
(1) 2 shall be representatives of the Federal Government;
(2) 1 shall be a representative of a State; and
(3) 1 shall be a representative of an Indian Tribe or a
Native Hawaiian organization.
(d) FACA.--Notwithstanding section 1009 of title 5, United States
Code, the Working Group may close a meeting of the Working Group to the
public or redact information from minutes of a meeting of the Working
Group if the applicable Tribal or Native Hawaiian organization
representatives on the Working Group determine that a meeting or
minutes from a meeting, as applicable, will disclose sensitive
traditional ecological knowledge.
(e) FOIA.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
information described in paragraph (2) shall be exempt from
disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Information described.--The information referred to in
paragraph (1) is information that a representative of an Indian
Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization on the Working Group or
any other member of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian
organization--
(A) submits to or discusses with the Working Group;
and
(B) designates as sensitive or private according to
Tribal or Native Hawaiian custom, law, culture, or
religion.
(3) Exception.--If a representative of an Indian Tribe or a
Native Hawaiian organization on the Working Group or any other
member of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization
requests information that the Tribal or Native Hawaiian
organization representative or member submitted to the Working
Group and designated as sensitive or private, as described in
paragraph (2), the Tribal or Native Hawaiian organization
representative or member shall receive that information.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS CLIMATE ADAPTATION
STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--The Working Group shall adopt the National
Strategy to protect, manage, and conserve fish, wildlife, and plants to
maintain the inherent resilience and adaptability of fish, wildlife,
and plants to withstand the ongoing and expected effects of extreme
weather and climate change.
(b) Review and Revision.--Not later than 1 year after each release
of the assessment required under section 106 of the Global Change
Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2936), the Working Group shall--
(1) use sound science and traditional ecological knowledge
to review and revise the National Strategy to incorporate--
(A) new information regarding the ongoing and
expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife,
and plants; and
(B) advances in the development of fish, wildlife,
and plant adaptation strategies; and
(2) in carrying out paragraph (1)--
(A) provide public notice and opportunity for
comment; and
(B) include robust consultation or engagement with
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as
appropriate.
(c) Contents.--A revised National Strategy shall--
(1) assess the vulnerability of fish, wildlife, and plants
to climate change, including short-term, medium-term, long-
term, and cumulative impacts;
(2) describe current, observation, and monitoring
activities at the Federal, State, Tribal, and local levels
relating to the ongoing and expected effects of climate change
on fish, wildlife, and plants;
(3) identify and prioritize research and data needs and
areas to incorporate traditional ecological knowledge;
(4) identify fish, wildlife, and plants likely to have the
greatest need for protection, restoration, and conservation due
to the ongoing and expanding effects of extreme weather and
climate change;
(5) include specific protocols for integrating fish,
wildlife, and plant adaptation strategies and activities into
the conservation and management of natural resources by Federal
agencies to ensure consistency across agency jurisdictions;
(6) identify opportunities for maintaining, restoring, or
enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants to reduce the risks of
extreme weather and climate change on other vulnerable sectors
of society;
(7) identify opportunities to increase co-stewardship and
co-management of fish, wildlife, and plants between Indian
Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Federal and State
partners;
(8) identify Federal policies and actions that may reduce
resilience and increase the vulnerability of fish, wildlife,
and plants to extreme weather and climate change;
(9) include specific actions that Federal agencies shall
take to protect, conserve, and manage fish, wildlife, and
plants to maintain the inherent resilience and adaptability of
fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand, adjust to, or recover
from the ongoing and expected effects of climate change,
including a timeline to implement those actions;
(10) include specific mechanisms for ensuring communication
and coordination--
(A) among Federal agencies; and
(B) between Federal and State agencies, territories
of the United States, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, private landowners, conservation
organizations, and other countries that share
jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, and plants with the
United States;
(11) include specific actions to develop and implement
coordinated fish, wildlife, and plants inventory and monitoring
protocols through--
(A) interagency coordination and collaboration with
States, local governments, and private organizations;
and
(B) robust consultation or engagement with Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as
appropriate; and
(12) include procedures for guiding the development of
detailed strategy implementation plans required under section
7.
(d) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Consistent with other laws and Federal
trust responsibilities concerning Indian land or rights of
Indians under treaties with the United States, and through
collaboration, engagement, and resource co-stewardship and co-
management, as appropriate, with Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations, each Federal agency shall integrate the
elements of the National Strategy that relate to conservation,
management, and protection of fish, wildlife, and plants into
agency plans, environmental reviews, and programs.
(2) Public report.--The Working Group shall, on a biannual
basis, between revisions to the National Strategy, make
available to the public a report documenting any actions
implementing the Strategy.
(3) Coordination.--The Working Group shall coordinate the
implementation of the National Strategy with Federal agencies,
Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations not
represented on the Working Group to achieve the policy of the
United States described in section 2(c).
SEC. 6. FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS ADAPTATION SCIENCE AND INFORMATION.
(a) Climate Adaptation Science Center Network.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
collaboration with the States, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, and other partner organizations, shall establish
a Climate Adaptation Science Center Network.
(2) Structure.--The Network shall consist of a National
Climate Adaptation Science Center and a network of Regional
Climate Adaptation Science Centers (referred to in this section
as ``Centers'') that adequately represent the ecological
diversity, climate risks, and adaptation science needs across
States and territories of the United States.
(3) Duties of centers.--The Centers shall assess and
develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and
techniques to support the Working Group, Federal and State
agencies, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
regionally based science and conservation centers, regional
coordinating entities, and other interested parties in
addressing the effects of extreme weather and climate change on
fish, wildlife, and plants.
(4) General authority to enter into contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with State
agencies, State cooperative extension services, institutions of
higher education, other research or educational institutions
and organizations, Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian
organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations,
individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, to further
the duties under paragraph (3) without regard to--
(A) any requirements for competition;
(B) section 6101 of title 41, United States Code;
or
(C) subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of
title 31, United States Code.
(b) Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource
Sciences.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and pursuant to chapter 10 of title 5,
United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory
Committee Act''), the Secretary of the Interior shall establish
an Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource
Sciences.
(2) Membership.--The Committee shall be comprised of 25
members who--
(A) represent--
(i) Federal agencies;
(ii) State and local governments;
(iii) Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations;
(iv) nongovernmental organizations;
(v) academic institutions; and
(vi) the private sector; and
(B) have expertise in--
(i) biology (including fish, wildlife,
plant, aquatic, coastal, and marine biology);
(ii) ecology;
(iii) climate change (including, where
applicable, ocean acidification, drought,
flooding, and wildfire);
(iv) traditional ecological knowledge; and
(v) other relevant scientific disciplines.
(3) Chair.--The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint a
Committee Chair from among the members of the Committee.
(4) Duties.--The Committee shall--
(A) advise the Secretary of the Interior on the
establishment, implementation, and evaluation of the
Network and the integration of climate adaptation
science into the operation of bureaus and programs of
the Department of the Interior;
(B) advise the Working Group on the state of the
science regarding--
(i) the ongoing and expected effects of
extreme weather and climate change on fish,
wildlife, and plants; and
(ii) scientific strategies and mechanisms
for fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation;
(C) identify and recommend priorities for ongoing
research needs on the issues described in subparagraph
(B) to inform the research priorities of the Centers
and other Federal climate science institutions; and
(D) review and comment on each revised National
Strategy before that National Strategy is finalized.
(5) Collaboration.--The Committee shall collaborate with
climate change and fish, wildlife, and plant research entities
in other Federal agencies and departments.
(6) Availability to public.--The advice and recommendations
of the Committee shall be made available to the public.
(7) FACA.--Notwithstanding section 1009 of title 5, United
States Code, the Committee may close a meeting of the Committee
to the public or redact information from minutes of a meeting
of the Committee if a member representing an Indian Tribe or a
Native Hawaiian organization on the Committee determines that a
meeting or minutes from a meeting, as applicable, will disclose
sensitive traditional ecological knowledge.
(8) FOIA.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(C), information described in subparagraph (B) shall be
exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title
5, United States Code.
(B) Information described.--The information
referred to in subparagraph (A) is information that a
member representing an Indian Tribe or a Native
Hawaiian organization on the Committee--
(i) submits to or discusses with the
Committee; and
(ii) designates as sensitive or private
according to Native American custom, law,
culture, or religion.
(C) Exception.--If a member representing an Indian
Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization on the
Committee requests information that the member
submitted to the Committee and designated as sensitive
or private, as described in subparagraph (B), that
member shall receive that information.
SEC. 7. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
(a) Development.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act and not later than 1 year after the date of each revision
of the National Strategy, the Working Group shall--
(1) complete a strategy implementation plan;
(2) provide opportunities for public review and comment on
the plan;
(3) conduct robust consultation or engagement with Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as appropriate; and
(4) submit the plan to the President for approval.
(b) Requirements.--The strategy implementation plan shall--
(1) identify and prioritize specific conservation and
management strategies and actions that address the ongoing and
expected effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish,
wildlife, and plants, including--
(A) protection, management, co-stewardship, co-
management, and conservation of terrestrial, marine,
estuarine, and freshwater habitats and ecosystems;
(B) establishment of terrestrial, marine,
estuarine, and freshwater habitat connectivity
corridors;
(C) restoration and conservation of ecological
processes;
(D) protection of a broad diversity of species of
fish, wildlife, and plant populations;
(E) protection of fish, wildlife, and plant health,
recognizing that climate can alter the distribution and
ecology of parasites, pathogens, and vectors; and
(F) management of human-wildlife conflict,
recognizing climate-induced movements of wildlife are
likely to result in increased interactions between
wildlife and human communities;
(2) establish methods--
(A) to assess the effectiveness of strategies and
conservation actions implemented by the agencies to
protect, manage, and conserve fish, wildlife, and
plants; and
(B) to update those strategies and actions to
respond to new information and changing conditions;
(C) to consult or engage, as appropriate, with
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations; and
(D) to incorporate traditional ecological knowledge
into plans and strategies;
(3) describe current and proposed mechanisms to enhance
cooperation and coordination of fish, wildlife, and plant
adaptation efforts with other Federal agencies, State and local
governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and
nongovernmental stakeholders;
(4) include written guidance to resource managers; and
(5) identify and assess data and information gaps necessary
to develop fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation plans and
strategies.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--On approval by the President, each Federal
agency shall, consistent with existing authority, implement the
strategy implementation plan under subsection (a)(1) through
existing and new plans, policies, programs, activities, and
actions.
(2) Consideration of effects.--To the maximum extent
practicable and consistent with existing authority, fish,
wildlife, and plant conservation and management decisions made
by each Federal agency shall consider and promote resilience to
the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate
change.
(d) Revision and Review.--Not later than 1 year after the National
Strategy is revised under section 5(b), the Working Group shall review
and revise the strategy implementation plan under subsection (a)(1) to
incorporate the best available science, including advice and
information pursuant to section 6 and other information, regarding the
ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and
plants.
SEC. 8. STATE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS ADAPTATION PLANS.
(a) Requirement.--To be eligible to receive funds pursuant to
subsection (d), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act and not later than 1 year after the date of each revision of
the National Strategy, each State shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce a State fish,
wildlife, and plant adaptation plan detailing current and future
efforts of the State to address the ongoing and expected effects of
climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants and coastal areas within
the jurisdiction of the State.
(b) Review or Approval.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce shall--
(1) review each State adaptation plan; and
(2) approve a State adaptation plan if the plan--
(A) meets the requirements of subsection (c); and
(B) is consistent with the National Strategy.
(c) Contents.--A State adaptation plan shall--
(1) meet the requirements described in section 7(b), except
that the requirements of that section relating to marine
habitats or ecosystems shall not apply to a State in which
those habitats or ecosystems do not exist;
(2) include the adaptation provisions of any State
comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy (or State wildlife
action plan) that has been--
(A) submitted to the Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service; and
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service;
(3) include the adaptation provisions of a statewide
assessment and strategy for forest resources required under
section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2101a) that has been--
(A) submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by the
Secretary of Agriculture;
(4) in the case of a State with coastal areas, include the
adaptation provisions of a Coastal Zone Management Plan or a
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Plan that has
been--
(A) submitted to the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and
(5) include documentation describing efforts and
opportunities to conduct robust consultation or engagement with
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as
appropriate.
(d) Distribution of Funds to States.--Any funds made available
pursuant to this Act shall be--
(1) used to carry out activities in accordance with
adaptation plans approved under this section; and
(2) made available through--
(A) the State and Tribal wildlife grant program
under title I of division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat.
2103); and
(B)(i) the grant program under section 306 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455);
(ii) the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation
Program established under title II of the Department of
Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
(16 U.S.C. 1456d); and
(iii) programs established under the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et
seq.).
(e) Tribal Climate Priorities.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to a State
pursuant to this Act, not less than 2 percent shall be used to
implement Tribal and Native Hawaiian climate priorities, as
determined by consultation or engagement with relevant Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as applicable and
appropriate.
(2) Funding to indian tribes and native hawaiian
organizations.--A State may award amounts described in
paragraph (1) to Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
located in the State to implement Tribal or Native Hawaiian
climate priorities, as applicable and appropriate.
(f) Public Input.--In developing an adaptation plan, a State
shall--
(1) solicit and consider input from the public and
independent scientists; and
(2) conduct robust consultation or engagement with Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, as appropriate.
(g) Coordination With Other Plans.--A State adaptation plan shall,
where appropriate, integrate the goals and measures set forth in other
climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, and fish, wildlife, and plant
conservation strategies and plans.
(h) Updates.--Each State adaptation plan shall be updated at least
every 4 years.
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