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Tribal leaders urge one‑stop federal framework for climate resilience under HR 3654
Summary
Tribal officials and the Department of the Interior expressed support at a House subcommittee hearing for HR 3654 (the Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act, or TERRA Act), which would create a Department of the Interior-led framework to consolidate federal funding, streamline permitting and reduce duplicative reporting for tribal climate resil
Tribal leaders from Washington state and Administration officials told a House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs that HR 3654 — the Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act (TERRA Act) — could help tribes more quickly use federal funds to prepare for and respond to increasing climate and natural disaster threats.
The bill would authorize a Department of the Interior‑led, tribe‑driven framework to integrate federal funding and streamline permitting and reporting for resilience projects, proponents said. Representative Marie Glusenkamp Perez and Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler are cosponsors; Representative Marilyn Strickland (note: sponsor listed in hearing as “Randall”) introduced the measure and spoke in favor of it at the hearing.
Quentin Swanson,…
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