3.0.0 1933 2023-01-11T13:17:40Z 2023-01-11T13:17:40Z Senate S S 2009-10-27 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-10-27T16:03:35Z 2009-10-27 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10781-10785) IntroReferral 2009-10-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10780-10781) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2009-10-27 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-10-27 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2009-10-27 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-11-10 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-12-07 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-04-12 False Environmental Protection Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Department of the Interior Ecology Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government information and archives Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2009-10-27 Introduced in Senate 2010-03-17T20:41:32Z Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act - Declares as the purposes of this Act to: (1) integrate federal agency activities to respond to ongoing and expected impacts of climate change by protecting, restoring, and conserving the natural resources and associated ecosystem services of the United States; and (2) provide financial support and incentives for authorized programs, strategies, and activities to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources and associated ecosystem services in response to threats and effects of climate change.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce (Secretaries) to: (1) establish procedures for coordinating among federal agencies the development and dissemination of science and information necessary to address the impacts of climate change on natural resources; and (2) issue, with the Secretary of Agriculture, a climate change impact survey that identifies natural resources likely to be adversely affected by climate change.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information Program to develop a national database regarding fish and wildlife habitat and corridors.

Requires the Secretaries and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Natural Resources Adaptation Science Advisory Board to advise federal agencies on the impacts of climate change and natural resources adaptation.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Climate Change and Wildlife Center within the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Requires the President to establish a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel to develop a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Requires each federal agency on the Panel to complete a natural resources adaptation plan.

Requires each state seeking funds under this Act to prepare a state natural resources adaptation plan to address the ongoing and expected impacts of climate change on natural resources within the state.

Establishes in the Treasury the Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Fund to provide funding to states to carry out natural resources adaptation activities.

]]> Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act Display Title Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an integrated Federal program that protects, restores, and conserves natural resources by responding to the threats and effects of climate change, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act Introduced in Senate 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1933is/xml/BILLS-111s1933is.xml 2009-10-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10781-10785) 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.