3.0.0 1566 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z Senate S S 2009-08-03 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-08-03T20:55:42Z 2009-08-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2009-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Environmental Protection Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Arctic Ocean Arctic and polar regions Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Floods and storm protection Infrastructure development Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Transportation programs funding Environmental Protection 00 2009-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-08T21:24:22Z Arctic Climate Adaptation Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program. Directs the Denali Commission to: (1) be the Alaska Project Coordinator for the Program; (2) select, administer, and coordinate projects awarded grants under the Program; (3) establish an Adaptation Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on climate adaptation needs and investments and on the award of grants under the Program; and (4) publish an annual work plan for the Program.

Permits the Commission to combine funds from the Program with awards from other appropriate federal or state infrastructure development, construction, or maintenance programs to provide funds to carry out an eligible project. Defines "eligible project" as a project to repair, replace, or maintain an element of public infrastructure in a coastal or remote Alaskan village damaged or threatened by the effects of climate change.

Requires the Commission, during FY2010 and in collaboration with the state of Alaska, the University of Alaska, and relevant U.S. agencies, to conduct research on best practices for climate related adaptation that are being used or researched by other polar nations or foreign or domestic research institutions or institutions of higher learning and that could be used by Arctic communities in Alaska.

]]> Arctic Climate Adaptation Act Display Title Arctic Climate Adaptation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to create the American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program to prevent or mitigate effects of Arctic climate change and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Arctic Climate Adaptation Act Introduced in Senate 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1566is/xml/BILLS-111s1566is.xml 2009-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.