Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2025

Summary: Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2025 (HR 2990)

Overview
- Bill Number: HR 2990
- Title: Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act of 2025
- Status: Introduced in the House of Representatives
- Introduced: April 24, 2025
- Current Action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources (2025-04-24)
- Sponsors:
- Primary: Salud O. Carbajal
- Cosponsor: Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Purpose and intent
- Based on the title, the bill aims to enhance climate preparedness for coastal states. The specific objectives, programs, and mechanisms would be detailed in the bill’s text; the available information does not include the legislative language or findings.

Key provisions (text not provided)
- The exact provisions of HR 2990 are not included in the information available. As a result, the precise programs, funding levels, allocations, authorities, and reporting requirements cannot be enumerated here.
- In notices related to similar climate-preparedness measures, typical provisions often address:
- Federal funding or grants to coastal states and localities for resilience and adaptation projects
- Technical assistance and planning resources for hazard mitigation, sea-level rise, and extreme weather preparedness
- Data collection, modeling, and information-sharing to support coastal risk assessments
- Coordination among federal agencies (e.g., NOAA, FEMA, Army Corps of Engineers) and state/local agencies
- Reporting requirements and performance metrics to evaluate project effectiveness
- Eligibility criteria and application processes for affected entities
- Important: The above items are general possibilities for a bill with this title and are not confirmed contents of HR 2990. The actual text could differ significantly.

Who would be affected
- Coastal states and their local governments and communities
- Stakeholders involved in coastal infrastructure, resilience planning, and disaster preparedness
- Federal agencies participating in coastal climate resilience efforts
- Any entities receiving federal funding or technical assistance under the act (once enacted and implemented)

Procedural and timeline aspects
- Introduced: April 24, 2025
- Referral: House Committee on Natural Resources
- No further actions, amendments, or floor schedules are provided in the available information. The timeline will depend on committee consideration, potential markup, and floor votes, as well as any additional sponsor or stakeholder actions.

Notes
- For a precise understanding of HR 2990, the bill’s official text and any written committee reports or fiscal notes should be reviewed once released. If you can share the text or a link, I can provide a detailed provision-by-provision analysis.