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United States Naval Academy Installation Resilience Plan
April 27, 2023
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) and Naval Support Activity Annapolis (NSSA) released the US Naval Academy’s Military Installation Resilience Plan on April 27, 2023. USNA, located in Annapolis, Maryland, jointly developed the installation Resiliency Plan with NSSA to provide an adaptation strategy for infrastructure resilience to flood events. The NSSA provides operating support services to the USNA. This plan includes an integrated adaptation strategy, a project portfolio, and an execution strategy on a year-to-year basis that focuses on mitigating the impacts of rising sea levels and surges.
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Washington HB 1170: Integrated Climate Response Strategy - Updates
April 26, 2023
Washington HB 1170, passed in April of 2023, looks to improve climate resilience in Washington by updating the state’s 2012 integrated climate response strategy. Legislative findings that climate change is rapidly progressing in Washington and its citizens are already facing its impacts indicate the need for an updated strategy. HB 1170 seeks to further prepare Washington’s population by updating its resilience strategy through better cross-agency coordination, which will lower the cost of resilience and be more efficient.
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Oregon Senate Bill 82 (2023) Relating to homeowner insurance for wildfire risk
April 25, 2023
The Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 82 on April 25, 2023, which introduced new requirements for homeowner insurance providers regarding wildfire risk and wildfire risk mitigation. The bill weaves strategies for wildfire risk mitigation into insurance exchanges by requiring insurance companies to disclose the basis for wildfire-related insurance coverage or rate changes and provide potential strategies that would increase a property’s wildfire resilience where possible.
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Washington HB 1728: Disaster Resiliency Program
April 21, 2023
Washington passed HB 1728 on April 21, 2023, creating a new state-wide resiliency program to be established and administered by the state’s Emergency Management Division. The main objectives of the resiliency program are to ensure “ongoing coordination of state and local disaster resilience and response activities,” develop “strategies for addressing the impacts of all hazards,” and participate and collaborate in interagency efforts to advance statewide climate resilience activities, including the development of the state’s updated integrated climate change response strategy.
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West Hartford, Connecticut: Special Flood Hazard Area Regulations
Updated April 11, 2023
Since 2008, the Town of West Hartford, CT has passed updates to its development regulations for the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA; §177-8 of the municipal zoning code) that aim to protect people and the built environment from the impacts of flooding, notably expanding freeboard requirements in 2023.
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Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan 2023
March 2023
The 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan is the state’s third plan aimed at addressing coastal vulnerabilities. The Master Plan provides a framework for identifying key issues of concern for the Texas coast, and developing proposals for priority projects to enhance coastal resilience.
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Massachusetts Executive Order 604 (2023): Establishing the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience within the Office of the Governor
January 6, 2023
In January 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey issued Executive Order 604, establishing a new Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience and Climate Chief position within the Office of the Governor focused on advancing Massachusetts’ climate adaptation and mitigation goals.
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S. 3875: Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022
December 20, 2022
In December of 2022, President Biden signed S.3875, the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act, into law. The Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act designates zones in disadvantaged communities that are “most at risk to natural hazards.” If a community is designated under the Act, it will receive targeted federal funding and increased federal cost-share for projects that reduce the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. In May 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a notice and request for public input on implementation of the Act, including the process used to designate community disaster resilience zones. The comment period closes July 25, 2023.
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TerrAdapt: Cascadia Tool
2017
The TerrAdapt:Cascadia tool, founded by a team of practitioners and scientists, is a visualization tool for monitoring habitats and habitat connectivity across the Cascadia region, which covers Washington and portions of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and British Columbia. The tool projects habitat and ecosystem scenarios utilizing climate and land-use data, and can help users prioritize conservation practices in at-risk areas. In partnership with Cascadia Partners Forum and other regional users, the non-profit TerrAdapt.
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S.3510 - Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
December 5, 2022
Signed into law by President Biden in December of 2022, the Disaster Resiliency Planning Act (Public Law No. 117-221) requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop guidance “requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions made by the agency. ” The legislation was authored by U. S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and U. S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL).
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