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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or the SAFE Act.
- Section id3EFA9584B4D24551B053E3633E94A846: 2. Findings, purposes, and policy Congress finds that— healthy, diverse, and productive communities of fish, wildlife, and plants provide significant benefits...
- Section id478AAC18578F4DC8978363B9A405F30E: 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 ID592857220c534466b6ec0a43d1bc2af7: 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 ID50ead20377f1487889df69d8cc702f37: 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. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Carper, …
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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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