[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4212 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4212
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a
grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Quigley,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Lieu, Mr.
Fields, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Johnson
of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Pingree,
Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr.
Pallone, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Frost, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cleaver, Ms.
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Kennedy of New York, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a
grant program for planting of qualifying trees in eligible areas, 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 ``Saving Hazardous And Declining
Environments Act'' or the ``SHADE Act''.
SEC. 2. TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service, shall, not later than 180 days after any
amounts are appropriated under subsection (f), establish a grant
program under which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to plant qualifying trees in eligible areas.
(b) Notice of Funding Opportunity.--The Secretary shall, not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish a
notice of funding opportunity for the grant program established under
subsection (a).
(c) Applications.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive a
grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a 5-year timeline and budget for the planting and
maintenance associated with any qualifying trees awarded.
(3) Community involvement.--The Secretary shall require
eligible entities to develop a public participation plan to
ensure that residents of the area in which a project is to be
implemented are involved in decision-making about the project
and such public participation plan may include--
(A) opportunities for local nonprofits to be
involved;
(B) opportunities for public input; and
(C) demonstrated support from the community.
(d) Selection.--When awarding grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that, as determined
by the Secretary, have a housing policy plan that will minimize the
displacement of current residents.
(e) Use of Amounts.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
subsection (a) shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated
with--
(1) implementing the tree planting project in an eligible
area, including--
(A) planning and designing the planting activity;
(B) purchasing qualifying trees; and
(C) preparing the site and conducting planting,
including the labor and cost associated with the use of
machinery;
(2) maintaining and monitoring planted trees for a period
of up to 5 years to ensure successful establishment of the
qualifying trees;
(3) training activities associated with the project; and
(4) other relevant costs, as determined by the Secretary.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the Program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2036.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a State, Territory, or Tribal agency;
(B) a local government entity;
(C) an Indian Tribe; and
(D) a nonprofit organization that works with a
State, Territory, or Tribal agency, a local government
entity, or an Indian Tribe.
(2) Eligible areas.--The term ``eligible area'' means a
redlined area or an intra-urban heat island effect area.
(3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5304).
(4) Intra-urban heat island effect area.--The term ``intra-
urban heat island effect area'' means an area within a city
that, as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the
Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and the heads of other agencies as the Secretary determines
appropriate, has lower tree canopy coverage and higher maximum
daytime summer temperatures compared to adjacent or nearby
areas within the same city.
(5) Local governmental entity.--The term ``local
governmental entity'' means any municipal government or county
government with jurisdiction over local land use decisions.
(6) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means an organization that is described in
section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(7) Qualifying tree.--The term qualifying tree means a tree
that--
(A) is a species that is not an invasive species in
the eligible area in which such tree is to be planted;
and
(B) is not a species that is, in the eligible area
at the time of planting, being attacked by an invasive
species, unless the eligible entity has a plan to limit
the risk of death of the tree to be planted.
(8) Redlined area.--The term ``redlined area'' means a
census tract graded as ``hazardous'' or ``definitely
declining'' in maps drawn by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation
that are, as of the date of enactment of this Act, low-income
communities.
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
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