Sec. 104. Federal agency climate resilience action plans
649 words·~3 min read·
/bill/117/hr/6492/ih/section-104·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director a progress report on the development of agency-specific climate action plans. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall develop a climate resilience action plan for such agency that details the actions that each Federal agency shall take to support national climate resilience. Each agency climate resilience action plan developed under subsection
(a)shall— align with the goals and strategies of the national climate resilience action plan developed under section 103; include agency-specific targets and evaluation metrics, in line with the plan’s general goals, strategies, targets, and evaluation metrics; detail the changes that the agency will make to any existing activities that threaten climate resilience and any new activities the agency will take to support climate resilience; detail how the agency will integrate climate resilience into current or future agency strategic plans; list clear actions the agency will take, the entities responsible for such actions, and timelines for implementation; be developed in consultation with labor, worker, and workforce development stakeholders; ensure that frontline communities are prioritized in each agency’s efforts towards climate resilience; be reviewed by the Climate Resilience Equity Advisory Board and either incorporate, or provide justification for excluding, any recommendations made by the Board; build on any existing agency climate adaptation and sustainability plans; reflect the definition of climate resilience under this Act; ensure resilience of the agency in the face of climate change risks to ensure the agency’s ability to accomplish its mission and protect the value of its assets and people; include current and projected Federal workforce needs, including necessary skills and training, to carry out the actions outlined in the plan; highlight limitations in statutory authority, resource constraints, data gaps, and personnel training needs that are hindering the agency’s ability to fully undertake the activities needed to support climate resilience; be submitted to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction within the House of Representatives and Senate not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act to allow Congress to act accordingly to— provide funding and to ensure Federal agencies, departments, and offices have adequate resources to carry out the activities outlined in the agency plan; support existing jobs, create new jobs, and support personnel training that are critical to the Federal Government’s activities to support climate resilience; conduct oversight to ensure each agency is carrying out the plan for such agency; and address limitations in statutory authority through legislation; and be revised not less frequently than every 5 years. In carrying out this section, the Office of Climate Resilience shall— not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and issue specific guidelines for planning; compile each plan developed by each Federal agency under this section into a cohesive Federal Government climate resilience action plan; select the agency that has made the greatest contributions to climate resilience to receive an annual award, that shall include additional funding to carry out climate resilience work; and provide technical assistance, coordination, and support for agencies in carrying out each agency’s action plan developed under this section. In developing an action plan under this section, a Federal agency may consult— the United States Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience’s 2016 report titled Opportunities to Enhance the Nation’s Resilience to Climate Change ; the 2014 recommendations from the State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience; Executive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance ; Executive Order 13653, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change ; and the Climate and Natural Resource Working Group (CNRWG), Priority Agenda: Enhancing the Climate Resilience of America's Natural Resources , Washington, DC, Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, 2014.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 104
Federal agency climate resilience action plans
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources