[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 142. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:
SEC. __.
This Act shall not take effect prior to the date that,
pursuant to an Act of Congress, an adaptation fund is
established for State and Indian tribes that funds projects
to build resilience to the impacts of climate change,
including--
(A) extreme weather events such as flooding and tropical
cyclones;
(B) more frequent heavy precipitation events;
(C) loss of snowpack and Arctic land and sea ice;
(D) water scarcity and adverse impacts on water quality;
(E) stronger and longer heat waves;
(F) more frequent and severe droughts;
(G) rises in sea level;
(H) ecosystem disruption;
(I) increased air pollution; and
(J) effects on public health.
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