II
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 7
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22 (legislative day, January 3), 2013
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To improve the resilience of the United States to extreme weather events and to prevent the worsening of extreme weather conditions.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Extreme Weather Prevention and
Resilience Act
.
Sense of the Senate
It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should—
prepare and protect communities from extreme weather, sea-level rise, drought, flooding, wildfire, and other changing conditions exacerbated by carbon pollution;
promote close coordination across Federal agencies and provide strong support to States, Indian tribes, and public and private sector entities to prepare for and withstand extreme weather;
promote investment in new infrastructure and replace aging and obsolete infrastructure to ensure resilience to extreme weather, disasters, and hydrological change;
promote investment in clean energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, and other measures to address dangerous air, land, and water pollution;
promote development of clean energy technologies that reduce demand for oil, contribute to economic growth and job creation, and put the United States at the forefront of the global clean energy market; and
ensure that the Federal Government is a leader in reducing pollution, promoting the use of clean energy sources, and improving energy efficiency.