To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Civil Rights.
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 HA52C3581D8354AFAA62F3B061C985FD0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding America’s Future and Environment Act or the SAFE Act.
- Section H91FC5D3A28FE484F9682276E23EBFC0C: 2. Findings, purposes, and policy Congress finds that— healthy, diverse, and productive communities of fish, wildlife, and plants provide significant benefits...
- Section H057AA5A4760748FBA0BBA7555FF25D98: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term adaptation means— the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and the effects of climate change; and with...
- Section HD7E75CAC60FD41E4A980C469786D056F: 4. National fish, wildlife, and plants climate adaptation strategy joint implementation working group Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of...
- Section HA34CF26CB30B4581AA229814CE2E5EA1: 5. National fish, wildlife, and plants climate adaptation strategy The Working Group shall adopt the National Strategy to protect, manage, and conserve fish,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Brownley, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
areas that facilitate terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or plant movement that is necessary— for migration, gene flow, or dispersal
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