S.Amdt. 3267

SA 3267. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 44__. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR RECURRENT FLOODING.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
intergovernmental cooperation among State, local, and
regional units

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of government, institutions of higher education in the
Commonwealth of Virginia (referred to in this section as the
``Commonwealth''), and the Federal Government, in addressing
recurrent flooding and sea level rise in the Hampton Roads
region of the Commonwealth, through the Commonwealth Center
for Recurrent Flooding (referred to in this section as the
``Center'').
(b) Membership.--The Center shall be composed of
representatives of--
(1) the counties and cities composing the Virginia Beach-
Norfolk-Newport News Metropolitan Statistical Area;
(2) Accomack County, Virginia;
(3) Northampton County, Virginia;
(4) public institutions of higher education in the
Commonwealth;
(5) other participants in the missions and activities
described in the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness
and Resilience Intergovernmental Planning Pilot Project
Charter, dated October 10, 2014; and
(6) the Federal partner agencies described in subsection
(c).
(c) Federal Partner Agencies.--The Federal partner agencies
referred to in subsection (b)(6) are--
(1) the Department;
(2) the Department of Defense;
(3) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(4) the Department of the Interior;
(5) the Department of Transportation;
(6) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(7) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(8) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
and
(9) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(d) Federal Participation.--The Federal partner agencies
shall participate in the activities of the Center by--
(1) consulting on policies, programs, studies, plans, and
best practices relating to recurrent flooding and sea level
rise in Hampton Roads, Virginia; and
(2) making available to the Center, as appropriate,
physical, biological, and socioeconomic data sources that
facilitate informed decision-making on the activities
described in paragraph (1).
(e) Effect.--Nothing in this section shall require
additional spending by any Federal partner agency.
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