,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #g1       
#bjai,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,gaetz7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that sea level rise and
 flooding are of urgent concern         
impacting ,florida that require         
proactive measures for community        
planning and the ,states tourism-based  
economy to adapt4  ,whereas sea level   
rise is worsening flooding during king  
tides and increasing storm surge from   
hurricanes and is already a costly      
problem that needs to be addressed2     
,whereas rising sea levels amplify the  
threat and magnitude of storm surge in  
coastal areas1 meaning the impact and   
power of hurricanes will only increase1 
endangering even more coastal property  
and infrastructure2 ,whereas our        

national defense is of the utmost       
priority and the significant impact of  
flooding at1 on1 and leading into       
coastal bases diminishes our ability to 
train1 maintain1 and deploy2 ,whereas   
more than half of ,florida's #ba        
military bases are along the coast1 and 
specifically ,naval ,air ,station       
7,,nas7 ,key ,west1 ,naval ,station     
,mayport1 and ,kennedy ,space ,center   
are of concern2 ,whereas ,federal       
reports show that ,mayport has          
experienced sea level rise at #a_/c inch
 per year1 a pace that's accelerated    
since the #aiijs2 ,whereas ,,nas ,key   
,west has the majority of #e1hjj acres  
at or under #c feet above sea level1 and
 #hj percent of its land is exposed to  
flooding by ,category #a hurricanes2    
,whereas the ,kennedy ,space ,center has
 an ongoing shoreline restoration       
project and critical needs around       
historic launch complex #ci;,a and ,b1  
and billions of dollars of              
infrastructure and technology sit just a

 few feet from the current shoreline2   
,whereas projected sea level rise will  
only exacerbate the flooding problems   
around bases1 especially those along the
 coast1 further jeopardizing our        
national defense and weakening our      
combat readiness2 ,whereas sea level    
rise and flooding cause damage to       
coastal homes1 disrupt transportation   
networks with longer commutes1 adversely
 impact small businesses and other      
commercial interests1 impose additional 
costs on our cities through             
infrastructure and drainage system      
upgrades1 and erode our beaches2        
,whereas the ,federal ,emergency        
,management ,agency 7,,fema7 estimates  
that roughly #dj to #fj percent of small
 businesses never reopen their doors    
following a disaster2 ,whereas sea level
 rise along the coast of ,florida has   
risen #f inches in the last #cj years1  
and its speed has increased threefold in
 recent years1 with scientific          
projections forecasting another #h      

inches of sea level rise in the next #bj
 years2 ,whereas sea level rise of just 
#c inches since #bjjj has increased     
flooding1 statewide1 in ,florida by #cjj
 percent2 ,whereas sea level rise1      
hurricane storm surge1 and flooding     
currently threaten millions of homes in 
,florida alone2 ,whereas sea level rise 
poses a unique threat to ,florida given 
the limestone bedrock beneath much of   
the ,state which allows rising seawater 
to infiltrate sewage systems and        
threaten ground water supplies through  
saltwater intrusion2 ,whereas the       
,everglades1 a unique ecosystem and the 
jewel of ,florida1 is at significant    
risk of saltwater intrusion due to sea  
level rise1 which would kill the        
mangroves and threaten coastal          
,florida's most important source of     
freshwater and protection from storm    
surge2 ,whereas cities in ,florida alone
 are already spending over #d billion to
 harden infrastructure1 improve         
drainage1 nourish beaches1 and combat   

tidal flooding from #f inches of sea    
level rise over the last #cj years2     
,whereas ,hurricane ,irma caused #ej    
billion in damage2 ,whereas proactively 
investing to prevent flooding is a wiser
 use of resources than spending on      
flooding recovery1 as exemplified by    
,,fema research showing that #a spent on
 disaster prevention can save up to #g  
in recovery costs2 and ,whereas national
 coordination1 support1 and funding are 
necessary for flood-prone communities to
 address the challenges of sea level    
rise and flooding3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 acknowledges the
 significance of sea level rise and     
flooding throughout communities across  
the country and in ,florida2 and  7#b7  
affirms the need for greater adaptation 
funding and the incorporation of        
historical flooding and sea level rise  
projections into planning4