Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/12/2024
Actions
- 2024-03-12Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-548.
- 2023-04-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2023-04-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-27 (00)
Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a grant program for state, tribal, territorial, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; and certain nonprofits (or consortia of nonprofits) to carry out activities to mitigate or manage heat in urban areas.
Eligible activities under the program include the implementation, construction, or maintenance of tree planting, green roofs, shade structures, cooling centers, and community gardens, as well as outreach to the community and education efforts.
HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development must coordinate on the program with the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, and the Forest Service.
Cosponsors (1)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Housing and community development funding
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
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