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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-294
COASTAL STATE CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS ACT OF 2019
NOVEMBER 15, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 3541]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 3541) to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal
climate change adaptation preparedness and response program,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favor-
ably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do
pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 3541 is to amend the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish
a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response
program, and for other purposes.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Climate change is impacting coastal communities around the
country. Impacts of climate change vary across regions, making
awareness of local vulnerabilities critical for mitigation efforts. Ad-
aptation plans can help states and communities better understand
their local risk to climate change, thereby enabling them to suc-
cessfully anticipate, plan, and adapt to changing conditions.
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