H.R. 1415 · 117th Congress

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2021-02-26
Latest action
2022-11-16 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-564.

Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award competitive grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of tribal coastal zone objectives.

Specifically, these tribal coastal zone objectives include

protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes or traditional, historic, and aesthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation.