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H.R. 4235 117th Congress House

Living Shorelines Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 5, 2021 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jun 29, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 concerned.
Jun 29, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Living Shorelines Act

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish grant programs to support living shoreline projects and research on nature-based infrastructure.

NOAA must award grants to state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions.

NOAA shall establish an engineering standard applicable to living shoreline projects for each region of the United States and use such standard to select eligible entities to receive such grants.

A grant to carry out a living shoreline project may be used only to

  • carry out the project, including administration, design, permitting, entry into negotiated indirect cost rate agreements, and construction;
  • monitor, collect, and report data on the performance of the project, in accordance with the engineering standard; or
  • incentivize landowners to engage in such projects.

NOAA shall award competitive research grants to eligible entities, including U.S. territories, to carry out projects focused on developing and assessing the effectiveness of innovative approaches to nature-based infrastructure for specified climate-related purposes. NOAA shall award grants to such entities for projects that focus on, among other things

  • assessing the effectiveness of installed nature-based infrastructure, or
  • novel approaches to nature-based infrastructure and living shorelines.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3764 Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022
  • S 2633 A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain e…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Luria, Elaine
· May 11, 2022
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4235: Living Shorelines Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4235/
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"H.R. 4235: Living Shorelines Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4235/.
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H.R. 4235, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4235/.
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