Sec. 2. Statement of purpose
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The purpose of this Act is to empower Indian Tribes that have reservations, other Tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters, including flooding, erosion, sea level rise, permafrost degradation, ocean acidification, extended drought, extreme temperatures, and more frequent and severe wildfires, hurricanes, and tornadoes, to integrate funding from multiple eligible Federal programs into comprehensive Plans designed to meet the needs of those Indian Tribes and their communities with respect to preventing or addressing those environmental impacts or natural disasters, including by community-driven relocation, if applicable, while— reducing administrative, reporting, and accounting costs; and serving Tribally determined goals consistent with the policy of self-determination, the unique Government-to-Government relationship between the Government of the United States and the Governments of Indian Tribes, and the unique Federal trust responsibility to Indian Tribes and Indian people assumed by the United States, including all Federal agencies.