HR4817-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Civil Rights, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8F91DCA33A864594AB2DB2C8602D5338: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Hazardous And Declining Environments Act or the SHADE Act.
  • Section H42126353502146B486F9B51055DEED2A: 2. Tree planting grant program The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Civil Rights, Housing

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Civil Rights Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 20, 2023

Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Beyer, Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Civil Rights Housing
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"qualifying tree" §H42126353502146B486F9B51055DEED2A

a tree that— is a species that is not an invasive species in the eligible area in which such tree is to be planted

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