Living Shorelines Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 29, 2021)
Living Shorelines Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish grant programs to support living shoreline projects and research on nature-based infrastructure.
NOAA must award grants to state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions.
NOAA shall establish an engineering standard applicable to living shoreline projects for each region of the United States and use such standard to select eligible entities to receive such grants.
A grant to carry out a living shoreline project may be used only to
- carry out the project, including administration, design, permitting, entry into negotiated indirect cost rate agreements, and construction;
- monitor, collect, and report data on the performance of the project, in accordance with the engineering standard; or
- incentivize landowners to engage in such projects.
NOAA shall award competitive research grants to eligible entities, including U.S. territories, to carry out projects focused on developing and assessing the effectiveness of innovative approaches to nature-based infrastructure for specified climate-related purposes. NOAA shall award grants to such entities for projects that focus on, among other things
- assessing the effectiveness of installed nature-based infrastructure, or
- novel approaches to nature-based infrastructure and living shorelines.
What just happenedJul 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 29, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jun 30, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Environment Subcommittee - Jun 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Jun 29, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 29, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House