Community Resilience and Restoration Fund Act
This act establishes a new fund to help communities cope with extreme weather events like droughts and wildfires. The fund will support projects that improve safety and environmental protection, including land restoration and increasing resilience to climate change. Special emphasis is placed on supporting historically underserved communities, including Tribal communities.
Key points
Creation of the Community Resilience and Restoration Fund to support environmental protection and climate adaptation projects.
The fund aims to improve community safety through land protection and restoration, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting natural carbon sequestration.
Access to fund resources will be facilitated for historically underserved communities, including Tribal communities, with at least $10 million annually earmarked for them.
The act authorizes $100 million annually for fiscal years 2023-2028 to finance the fund's activities.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_8366
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Process start date: 2022-07-13