,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbb,mr4   
,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =       
assi/ance to improve ! resili5ce (      
hi/oric light /ations1 to /udy !        
long-t]m protection ne$s ( hi/oric light
 /ations1 & to e/abli% a national       
database ( hi/oric light /ations1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,hi/oric ,ligh?\se     
,resili5cy ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m     
eligible entity means a ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5t or nonpr(it organization t owns
 or controls a hi/oric light /ation4    
7#b7 ,hi/oric light /ation ,! t]m       
hi/oric light /ation means a ligh?\se1  
includ+ walkways & und]ly+1 adjac5t1 &  
appurt5ant l& & relat$ real prop]ty &   
associat$ improvem5ts-- 7,a7 t is own$  
or controll$ by an eligible entity z a  

result ( a conveyance "u *apt] #cjea (  
title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
t is includ$1 or eligible = inclusion1 9
 ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places4
  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,army4  #c4 ,hi/oric    
light /ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 may c>ry out projects to make /ructural
 or non/ructural improvem5ts1 includ+   
relocation-- 7#a7 to improve ! resili5ce
 ( a hi/oric light /ation aga9/ ! adv]se
 effects ( climate *ange1 su* z sea     
level rise & /orm damage2  7#b7 to      
ensure cont9u$ public access to !       
hi/oric light /ation2 &  7#c7 to improve
 public safety on ! gr\nds ( ! hi/oric  
light /ation4  7b7 ,co/s  7#a7 ,co/-%>e 
,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ 
out "u ?is section %all be #fe p]c5t4   
7#b7 ,project limit ,! ,f$]al co/ ( a   
project c>ri$ out "u ?is section may n  
exce$ #ae1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,/udy2 national 
database  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior1 ,/ate ,hi/oric            

,pres]vation ,(fic]s1 & o!r appropriate 
,/ate & local public ag5cies & private  
organizations1 %all conduct a /udy (    
national hi/oric light /ations to       
det]m9e ! long-t]m protection ne$s (    
hi/oric light /ations4  7#b7            
,requirem5ts ,z "p ( ! /udy "u p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 id5tify   
ea* hi/oric light /ation 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7,b7 recomm5d managem5t        
alt]natives t w\ld be mo/ effective = ! 
long-t]m resili5cy ( hi/oric light      
/ations2  7,c7 id5tify s\rces ( f9ancial
 & te*nical assi/ance = communities to  
ma9ta91 repair1 & pres]ve hi/oric light 
/ations2 &  7,d7 address h[ to assi/    
eligible entities 9 increas+ public     
access to hi/oric light /ations4  7#c7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* funds are made available to c>ry 
out ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,transportation &     
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              

,repres5tatives a report t describes !  
results ( ! /udy & any f9d+s &          
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y4  7b7      
,national database ,bas$ on ! results ( 
! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a national database (      
hi/oric light /ations4  #e4             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act su* sums z are necess>y = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4