111 HR 3764 RH: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-12-30 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 511117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 3764[Report No. 117–695, Part I]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 8, 2021Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Case, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Crist, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Sires, and Mr. Swalwell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedDecember 30, 2022Additional sponsors: Mr. Connolly, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. McGovernDecember 30, 2022Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicDecember 30, 2022 Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 8, 2021A BILLTo direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022.

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Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Table of contents.Sec. 3. Definitions.Title I—Blue CarbonSec. 101. Blue Carbon Program.Sec. 102. National map of coastal and marine blue carbon ecosystems.Sec. 103. Report on blue carbon in the United States.Sec. 104. Blue Carbon Partnership Grant Program.Sec. 105. Integrated pilot programs to protect and restore degraded blue carbon ecosystems.Sec. 106. Interagency working group.Sec. 107. Blue carbon areas of significance.Sec. 108. Authorization of Smithsonian Institution blue carbon activities.Sec. 109. Federal coastal and marine blue carbon restoration and protections; funding.Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 111. Rule of construction.Sec. 112. Definitions.Title II—Offshore EnergySubtitle A—Oil and Gas Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf Sec. 201. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing and other activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.Sec. 202. Best available technology.Subtitle B—Offshore Renewable EnergySec. 211. Findings; Sense of Congress on the importance of offshore wind energy.Sec. 212. Outer Continental Shelf offshore wind targets.Sec. 213. Removing roadblocks for data sharing.Sec. 214. Increasing funding for scientific research.Sec. 215. Extending collaboration with industry.Sec. 216. Developing strategies to protect wildlife.Sec. 217. Offshore wind for the Territories.Sec. 218. Increasing funding for coastal conservation and resilience.Sec. 219. Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities.Title III—Climate-Ready Fisheries, Efficient Fishery Vessels, and Buy American SeafoodSec. 301. Sense of Congress.Sec. 302. Caught in the USA.Sec. 303. Eliminate fish subsidies in trade agreements.Sec. 304. Fuel efficient fishing vessels.Sec. 305. Climate and fisheries research and management program.Sec. 306. Climate-ready fisheries innovation program.Sec. 307. Report on shifting stocks and ways to adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.Sec. 308. Essential fish habitat consultation.Sec. 309. Ocean Aquaculture Research and Policy Program.Title IV—Coastal Barrier Resource Act Amendments Sec. 401. Undeveloped coastal barrier.Sec. 402. Coastal hazard pilot project.Sec. 403. Report on expanding Coastal Barrier Resources Act to the Pacific Coast, including Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States.Sec. 404. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in the Coastal Barrier Resources System.Sec. 405. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act.Sec. 406. Excess Federal property.Sec. 407. Emergency exceptions to limitations on expenditures.Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations.Title V—Coastal Zone Management Act AmendmentsSec. 501. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives.Sec. 502. Eligibility of District of Columbia for Federal funding.Sec. 503. Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program.Sec. 504. Coastal Zone Management Fund.Sec. 505. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 506. Amendments to National Estuarine Research Reserve System Program.Sec. 507. Working Waterfronts Grant Program.Title VI—Insular AffairsSec. 601. Definitions.Sec. 602. Insular Area Climate Change Interagency Task Force.Sec. 603. Runit Dome report and monitoring activities.Sec. 604. Coastal management technical assistance and report.Sec. 605. Climate Change Insular Research Grant Program.Sec. 606. National Weather Service technical assistance grants.Sec. 607. Coral reef prize competitions.Sec. 608. Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act.Sec. 609. Office of Insular Affairs Technical Assistance Program.Sec. 610. Non-Federal cost-share waiver.Sec. 611. Disaster relief non-Federal cost-share waiver.Title VII—Strengthening Marine Mammal ConservationSec. 701. Conservation of marine mammals adversely affected by climate change.Sec. 702. Vessel restrictions in marine mammal habitat.Sec. 703. Monitoring ocean noise for marine mammal protection.Sec. 704. Grants for seaports to establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals.Sec. 705. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large whales.Sec. 706. Grants to support technology that reduces underwater noise from vessels.Sec. 707. Naval technology transfer for quieting Federal noncombatant vessels.Title VIII—International Agreements, Efforts in the Arctic, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience ProgramSubtitle A—International AgreementsSec. 801. Law of the Sea Convention.Sec. 802. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.Sec. 803. Marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction.Subtitle B—Efforts in the ArcticSec. 811. Plan for the United States to cut black carbon emissions to 33 percent below 2013 levels by 2025.Subtitle C—Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience ProgramSec. 821. Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program.Title IX—Coastal Resiliency and AdaptationSec. 901. Living Shoreline Grant Program.Sec. 902. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research Programs.Sec. 903. Improvements to the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act.Sec. 904. Shovel-ready restoration grants for coastlines and fisheries.Sec. 905. Strategic Climate Change Relocation Initiative and Program.Sec. 906. National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education.Sec. 907. Initiate designation process for successful sanctuary nominations and technical corrections to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.Sec. 908. Grants to further resilience and climate research with indigenous and Tribal communities.Sec. 909. Grants for conserving, recovering, and maintaining kelp forest ecosystems.Title X—Ocean Health: Ocean Acidification and Harmful Algal BloomsSubtitle A—Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification ActSec. 1001. Coastal community vulnerability assessment.Subtitle B—Ocean Acidification ActSec. 1011. Prize competitions.Subtitle C—Harmful Algal Bloom Essential ForecastingSec. 1021. Centers of Excellence in Harmful Algal Bloom Research, Prevention, Response, and Mitigation.Title XI—Ocean Data and Collaborative EffortsSubtitle A—Regional ocean partnershipsSec. 1101. Purposes.Sec. 1102. Regional ocean partnerships.Subtitle B—National coastal resilience data and servicesSec. 1111. Authorization of NOAA activities.Sec. 1112. Interagency coordination.Subtitle C—Centralized website for resiliency grantsSec. 1121. Centralized website for resiliency grants.Subtitle D—Automatic identification systemsSec. 1131. Automatic identification systems.Subtitle E—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 1141. Authorization of appropriations.Title XII—Measures To Address Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Shipping VesselsSec. 1201. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.Sec. 1202. Quiet Seas and Clear Skies Vessel Speed Reduction Award Program.Title XIII—Virgin Plastic Excise TaxSec. 1301. Virgin plastic excise tax.Sec. 1302. Establishment of the Virgin Plastic Trust Fund.Title XIV—Studies and ReportsSec. 1401. Deep sea mining.Sec. 1402. National Academies assessment of oceanic blue carbon.Sec. 1403. Report on the ecological and economic effects of high seas fishing in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction.Sec. 1404. National Academies assessment of public access to the coasts.Sec. 1405. Study examining the impact of acidification and other environmental stressors on estuaries environments.Sec. 1406. Study examining the causes and impacts of black carbon.Sec. 1407. Marine areas inventory.Sec. 1408. Marine biodiversity census.Sec. 1409. Marine biodiversity gap analysis.

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Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(2)

Exclusive economic zone

The term Exclusive Economic Zone means the zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983.(3)

Indian tribe

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).(4)

Institution of higher education

The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).(5)

National academies

The term National Academies means the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.(6)

State

The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the United States Territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.(7)

United States

The term United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, and the United States Territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

December 30, 2022Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentDecember 30, 2022 Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, House Administration, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed