SECTION 1. Section 11 of chapter 21N of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) The secretary shall develop and support a municipal vulnerability preparedness grant program. The program shall consist of: (i) financial assistance to municipalities to complete a community-led resilience building process and vulnerability assessment that enables climate change information and adaptation actions to be directly incorporated into existing municipal plans, policies and spending programs; (ii) technical planning guidance and assistance for municipalities; (iii) a statewide catalogue of municipal climate vulnerabilities and impacts identified through the assessment process that may be incorporated into the state plan; and (iv) support for implementation projects to address vulnerabilities.
SECTION 2. Said section 11 of said chapter 21N, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-
(d) The secretary shall develop and implement metrics to assess the success of the grant program established in this section.
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