Sec. 2. Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program

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Section 307A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1456–1 ) is amended— by striking the heading and inserting ; Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program by amending subsection

(a)to read as follows: The Secretary may conduct a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program in cooperation with State, regional, and other units of government, the National Estuarine Research Reserves, and non-governmental organizations for the purposes of— protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that— have significant conservation, recreational, coastal access, ecological, historical, community protection, or aesthetic value; are threatened by conversion from their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to other uses; or could be managed or restored to effectively conserve, enhance, or restore ecological function or mitigate climate change; and restoring developed or degraded property in vulnerable coastal and estuarine areas to a natural state to restore ecological function, allow for shoreline migration, and protect coastal communities. ; in subsection (b), by striking or National Estuarine Research Reserve units and inserting , National Estuarine Research Reserves, or non-governmental organizations that meet the requirements of subsection

(k); in subsection (c)— by striking or National Estuarine Research Reserves and inserting , National Estuarine Research Reserves, or non-governmental organizations that meet the requirements of subsection

(k); in paragraph (2)— by striking after consultation and inserting in coordination ; and by striking shall identify and inserting may identify ; by amending paragraph

(7)to read as follows: Priority shall be given to lands that— can be effectively managed and protected and are described in subsection (a)(1)(A); to the maximum extent practicable, benefit communities that may not have adequate resources to prepare for or respond to coastal hazards or to access coastline, including low-income communities; are under an imminent threat of conversion to a use that will degrade or otherwise diminish their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state; serve to mitigate the adverse impacts caused by coastal population growth on the coastal environment; benefit a National Estuarine Research Reserve or a national estuarine reserve proposed to be designated under section 315; are within or adjacent to a national estuary program or other such protected area; are under threat due to climate change; or may serve to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, including through long-term carbon storage or facilitating inland migration of coastal ecosystems in response to sea level rise. Of the lands that are given priority under subparagraph (A), priority shall be given to lands that reflect conservation priorities identified pursuant to paragraphs

(1)through (4). ; and in paragraph (10), by striking triennially and inserting every 5 years ; in subsection (f)— in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting for any territory of the United States that is unable to provide such match, after community, ; and in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking the land meets the criteria set forth in section 2(b) and and inserting such use will further the goals described in subsection

(b)and such interest in land ; by striking subparagraph

(B)and redesignating subparagraph

(C)as subparagraph (B); in subparagraph

(B)(as so redesignated), by striking described in

(A)and inserting described in subparagraph

(A); and by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: The value of ecosystem services that such interest in land provides, including as a buffer for storm surge, as a habitat for economically valuable species, and as a long-term carbon store. ; in subsection (g)— by striking 15 and inserting 20 ; and by inserting unless no such acquisition is available, in which case all such funds may be used for other acquisitions that do not benefit a National Estuarine Research Reserve before the period at the end; in subsection (i)(1)(A), by inserting unless approved to be held by a qualified non-governmental organization that meets the requirements of subsection

(k)after in perpetuity ; by redesignating subsections

(k)and

(l)as subsections

(l)and (m), respectively; by inserting after subsection

(j)the following: A non-governmental organization that applies for a grant under this section may only be awarded a grant under subsection

(b)to acquire property or an interest in property if such organization, with respect to the property or interest in property— provides such documentation as the Secretary determines appropriate to demonstrate that the agency that is primarily responsible for managing the Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program of the State in which the property or interest in property is located has provided written support of such agency for the grant application of such organization; either— ensures that the property or interest in property is, or will be made, accessible to the public; or provides documentation showing that public access to the property or interest in property is required to be restricted to maintain the biological integrity, biological diversity, or environmental health of the property or interest in property; and includes in the deed for the property or interest in property a clear statement regarding how the property or interest in property will be transferred to another entity described in subsection

(b)if such organization becomes nonviable after the date on which such organization acquires such property or interest in property. The Secretary shall develop objective measures that each non-governmental organization that applies for a grant under this section shall use to demonstrate the compliance of such organization with the requirements of paragraph (1). ; and in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by striking fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and inserting fiscal years 2025 through 2029 .

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