Sec. 4. National map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems
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The Interagency Working Group shall produce, update, and maintain a national-level map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including— the types of habitats and species in such ecosystems; the condition of such habitats, including whether a habitat is degraded, drained, eutrophic, or tidally restricted; the size of such ecosystems; the salinity boundaries of such ecosystems; the tidal boundaries of such ecosystems; an assessment of carbon sequestration potential, methane production, and net greenhouse gas reductions with respect to such ecosystems; an assessment of cobenefits of ecosystem and carbon sequestration; the potential for landward migration as a result of sea level rise; any upstream restrictions detrimental to the watershed process and conditions such as dams, dikes, and levees; the conversion of such ecosystems to other land uses and the cause of such conversion; and a depiction of the effects of climate change, including sea level rise, environmental stressors, and human stressors on the sequestration rate, carbon storage, and potential of such ecosystems.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall— incorporate, to the extent practicable, existing data, as determined on the date of enactment of this Act, collected through federally funded research by a Federal agency, State agency, Tribe, or local agency, including data collected from— the Coastal Change Analysis Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the National Wetlands Inventory of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the Landcarbon program of the United States Geological Survey; and the National Coastal Blue Carbon Assessment of the Department of Agriculture; and engage regional technical experts in order to accurately account for regional differences in coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
The Interagency Working Group shall use the national map and inventory produced under subsection (a)— to assess the carbon sequestration potential of different coastal blue carbon ecosystems and account for any regional differences; to assess and quantify emissions from degraded and destroyed coastal blue carbon ecosystems; to develop regional assessments and to provide technical assistance to— regional, State, Tribal, and local government agencies; and regional information coordination entities (as defined in section 12303(6) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3602 )); to assess degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems and the potential for restoration of such ecosystems, including developing scenario modeling to identify vulnerable land areas where management, protection, and restoration efforts should be focused; and to produce predictions relating to coastal blue carbon ecosystems and carbon sequestration rates in the context of climate change, environmental stressors, and human stressors.
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