Sec. 71802. National map of coastal blue carbon ecosystems
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The Interagency Working Group shall— produce, update at least once every five years, and maintain a national level map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, including— the species and types of habitats and species in the ecosystem; the condition of such habitats including whether a habitat is degraded, drained, eutrophic, or tidally restricted; type of public or private ownership and any protected status; the size of the ecosystem; the salinity boundaries; the tidal boundaries; an assessment of carbon sequestration potential, methane production, and net greenhouse gas reductions including consideration of— quantification; verifiability; comparison to a historical baseline, as available; and permanence of those benefits; 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 coastal blue carbon 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 coastal blue carbon ecosystems; and in carrying out paragraph (1)— incorporate, to the extent possible, existing data collected through federally funded research and by a Federal agency, State agency, local agency, Tribe, including data collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Change Analysis Program, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, United States Geological Survey LandCarbon program, Federal Emergency Management Agency LiDAR information coordination and knowledge program, Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program, and Department of Agriculture National Coastal Blue Carbon Assessment; 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— to assess the carbon sequestration potential of different coastal blue carbon habitats, 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 123030(6) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act ( 33 U.S.C. 3602 ); to assess degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems and their potential for restoration, including developing scenario modeling to identify vulnerable areas where management, protection, and restoration efforts should be focused; produce future predictions of coastal blue carbon ecosystems and carbon sequestration rates in the context of climate change, environmental stressors, and human stressors; and use such map to inform the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s creation of the annual Inventory of U.S.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.
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Sec. 71802
National map of coastal blue carbon ecosystems
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