HR5204-118

Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 15, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Education, Labor.

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 HC72F56FC43DA492CB65ECBC313753175: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Climate Adaptation Plan Act or the CAP Act.
  • Section H57DDE862236A48899CAD831F3E19DAE7: 2. Climate adaptation plan grant program Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a grant...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Education, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Education Labor

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
Aug 15, 2023

Ms. Escobar introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Education Labor
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"environmental justice community" §H57DDE862236A48899CAD831F3E19DAE7

a community that, as determined by the Administrator— has significant representation of— communities of color

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