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Title II — Tribal Resilience Program

S. 883 · 115th Congress · Apr 6, 2017 · Lineage

II Tribal Resilience Program

Sec. 201 Tribal Resilience Program

(a)
Definition of Indian tribe— In this section, 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).
(b)
Establishment— The Secretary shall establish a program—
(1)
to improve the resilience of Indian tribes to the effects of a changing climate;
(2)
to support Native American leaders in building strong, resilient communities; and
(3)
to ensure the development of modern, cost-effective infrastructure.
(c)
Grants— Subject to the availability of appropriations and amounts in the Tribal Resilience Fund established by section 202(a), in carrying out the program described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall make adaptation grants, in amounts not to exceed $200,000,000 total per fiscal year, to Indian tribes for eligible activities described in subsection (d).
(d)
Eligible activities— An Indian tribe receiving a grant under subsection (c) may only use grant funds for one or more of the following eligible activities:
(1)
Development and delivery of adaptation training.
(2)
Adaptation planning, vulnerability assessments, emergency preparedness planning, and monitoring.
(3)
Capacity building through travel support for training, technical sessions, and cooperative management forums.
(4)
Travel support for participation in ocean and coastal planning.
(5)
Development of science-based information and tools to enable adaptive resource management and the ability to plan for resilience.
(6)
Relocation of villages or other communities experiencing or susceptible to coastal or river erosion.
(7)
Construction of infrastructure to support emergency evacuations.
(8)
Restoration or repair of infrastructure damaged by melting permafrost or coastal or river erosion.
(9)
Installation and management of energy systems that reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions compared to the energy systems in use before that installation and management.
(10)
Construction and maintenance of social or cultural infrastructure that the Secretary determines supports resilience.
(e)
Applications— An Indian tribe desiring an adaptation grant under subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of the eligible activities to be undertaken using the grant.
(f)
Capital projects— Of amounts made available to carry out this program, not less than 90 percent shall be used for the engineering, design, and construction or implementation of capital projects.
(g)
Interagency cooperation— The Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish under the White House Council on Native American Affairs an interagency subgroup on tribal resilience—
(1)
to work with Indian tribes to collect and share data and information, including traditional ecological knowledge, about how the effects of a changing climate are relevant to Indian tribes and Alaska Natives; and
(2)
to identify opportunities for the Federal Government to improve collaboration and assist with adaptation and mitigation efforts that promote resilience.
(h)
Tribal resilience liaison— The Secretary shall establish a tribal resilience liaison—
(1)
to coordinate with Indian tribes and relevant Federal agencies; and
(2)
to help ensure tribal engagement in climate conversations at the Federal level.

Sec. 202 Tribal Resilience Fund

(a)
Establishment— There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the “Tribal Resilience Fund ” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”).
(b)
Deposits— The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1)
Amounts made available through an appropriation Act for deposit in the Fund.
(2)
Amounts deposited into the Fund under paragraphs (2)(G) and (3)(C) of subsection (b) of section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) (as added by section 104(2)).
(c)
Authorization of appropriations—
(1)
In general— In addition to the amounts estimated by the Secretary to be deposited in the Fund under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated annually to the Fund out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such amounts as are necessary to make the income of the Fund not more than $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2)
Receipts under outer continental shelf lands act— To the extent that amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) and deposited under subsection (b) are not sufficient to make the total annual income of the Fund equivalent to the amounts provided in paragraph (1), an amount sufficient to cover the remainder shall be credited to the Fund from revenues due and payable to the United States for deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).
(3)
Availability of deposits—
(A)
In general— Amounts deposited in the Fund under this subsection shall remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation.
(B)
Use— Amounts deposited in the Fund under this subsection and made available for obligation or expenditure from the Fund may be obligated or expended only to carry out the Tribal Resilience Program under section 201.