H.R. 2996

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2996 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2996

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate 
adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 24, 2025

Ms. Escobar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate 
adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Adaptation Plan Act of 
2025'' or the ``CAP Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a grant 
program to award amounts, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to facilitate the development of a climate adaptation plan by such 
eligible entities.
(b) Guidance.--The Administrator shall issue guidance regarding the 
implementation of the grant program established under subsection (a) in 
consultation with stakeholders, including representatives of youth, 
farmers, nongovernmental organizations, the scientific and 
technological community, trade unions, the business and industrial 
community, Indigenous communities, and local governments.
(c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application in 
such form, at such time, and containing such information as the 
Administrator determines appropriate, including the following:
(1) Information demonstrating that a low-income community 
is included within the population represented by the eligible 
entity.
(2) Information demonstrating that the eligible entity 
either has experience with, or plans to contract the services 
of an individual or entity who has experience with--
(A) conducting risk assessments with regard to 
climate change;
(B) hazard mitigation;
(C) program and project finance; and
(D) Federal grant applications.
(3) Demographic information of the population represented 
by the eligible entity, including--
(A) population size;
(B) average household income;
(C) race;
(D) education level; and
(E) primary sectors of employment.
(4) A statement describing why the eligible entity wants to 
develop a climate adaptation plan.
(5) Information regarding the negative effects of climate 
change the eligible entity is, or is at risk of, experiencing.
(6) Information regarding the strategy the eligible entity 
will use in the development of the climate adaptation plan to 
engage stakeholders, which shall include, as applicable to the 
eligible entity, representatives of youth, farmers, 
nongovernmental organizations, the scientific and technological 
community, trade unions, the business and industrial community, 
Indigenous communities that will be affected by the climate 
adaptation plan of the eligible entity, and neighboring 
jurisdictions.
(7) The identity of the person who will lead the 
development of the climate adaptation plan.
(8) A statement regarding whether the eligible entity will 
hire a third party to facilitate the development of the climate 
adaptation plan.
(9) The expected timeline for development of the climate 
adaptation plan.
(10) Actions the eligible entity plans to take to ensure 
that environmental justice communities within the population 
represented by the eligible entity are informed of the process 
for developing the climate adaptation plan.
(d) Integration.--In developing a climate adaptation plan using 
amounts awarded under this section, an eligible entity shall, to the 
extent practicable, integrate such plan with other relevant existing 
plans, including any applicable--
(1) hazard mitigation plan developed pursuant to section 
322(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165(a));
(2) land use plan;
(3) economic development plan;
(4) capital improvement plan;
(5) community comprehensive plan; and
(6) emergency management plan.
(e) Climate Adaptation Plan Requirements.--An eligible entity that 
develops a climate adaptation plan using amounts awarded under this 
section shall include in such climate adaptation plan the following:
(1) An assessment of the risks posed by climate change to 
the population represented by the eligible entity, which shall 
take into consideration demographic and social factors of such 
population, including--
(A) geographic distribution;
(B) race;
(C) ethnicity;
(D) socioeconomic status;
(E) health; and
(F) historic and ongoing systemic racism.
(2) An assessment of the risks posed by climate change to 
the natural ecosystems within the jurisdiction of the eligible 
entity, which shall take into consideration factors including--
(A) geography; and
(B) species present in such ecosystems.
(3) An assessment of the risks posed by climate change to 
housing, infrastructure, and public buildings within the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity.
(4) A description of the actions the eligible entity plans 
to take to address risks identified under paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3), including--
(A) changes in land use, zoning, or building codes 
and standards; and
(B) restoration and protection of areas within the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity and the development 
of strategies to achieve such restoration and 
protection.
(f) Priority.--In awarding amounts under this section, the 
Administrator shall give priority to applications from eligible 
entities that include an environmental justice community within the 
population represented by the eligible entity.
(g) Matching Requirement.--There shall be no matching requirement 
for amounts awarded under this section.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Climate adaptation plan.--The term ``climate adaptation 
plan'' means a framework for--
(A) measuring, tracking, and reducing greenhouse 
gas emissions; and
(B) adopting climate change adaptation measures.
(3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a local government;
(B) an agency or instrumentality of a local 
government;
(C) the governing body of a federally recognized 
Indian Tribe; or
(D) a federally recognized Indian Tribe or 
authorized Tribal organization or Alaska Native village 
or organization that is not a Tribal government or the 
governing body of a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(4) Environmental justice community.--The term 
``environmental justice community'' means a community that, as 
determined by the Administrator--
(A) has significant representation of--
(i) communities of color;
(ii) low-income communities; or
(iii) Tribal or Indigenous communities; and
(B) experiences or is at risk of experiencing 
greater or more frequent adverse environmental or 
health effects as a result of climate change.
(5) Local government.--The term ``local government'' means 
a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public 
authority, school district, special district, intrastate 
district, council of governments (regardless of whether the 
council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit 
corporation under State law), or regional or interstate 
governmental entity.
(6) Low-income community.--The term ``low-income 
community'' means a census block group within which 30 percent 
or more of the population are individuals with an annual 
household income equal to, or less than, the greater of--
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median 
income of the area in which the household is located, 
as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and
(B) 200 percent of the Federal poverty line.
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