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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 5787 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 779
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5787

                          [Report No. 115-997]

   To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more 
accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
  System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2018

Mr. Dunn (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 30, 2018

                      Additional sponsor: Mr. Mast

                            October 30, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 
                                 2018]

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more 
accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
  System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for 
                            other purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Coastal Communities 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM 
              MAPS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), each map included in 
the set of maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) that relates to a Unit of such System 
referred to in subsection (b) of this section is replaced in such set 
with the map described in subsection (b) with respect to that Unit.
    (b) Replacement Maps Described.--The replacement maps referred to 
in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) The map entitled ``Delaware Seashore Unit DE-07/DE-07P 
        North Bethany Beach Unit H01'' and dated March 18, 2016, with 
        respect to Unit DE-07, Unit DE-07P, and Unit H01.
            (2) The map entitled ``Pine Island Bay Unit NC-01/NC-01P'' 
        and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit NC-01 and Unit 
        NC-01P.
            (3) The map entitled ``Roosevelt Natural Area Unit NC-05P'' 
        and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit NC-05P.
            (4) The map entitled ``Hammocks Beach Unit NC-06/NC-06P (2 
        of 2) Onslow Beach Complex L05 (1 of 2)'' and dated March 18, 
        2016, with respect to Unit L05.
            (5) The map entitled ``Onslow Beach Complex L05 (2 of 2) 
        Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 2)'' and dated November 20, 2013, with 
        respect to Unit L05 and Unit L06.
            (6) The map entitled ``Topsail Unit L06 (2 of 2)'' and 
        dated November 20, 2013, with respect to Unit L06.
            (7) The map entitled ``Litchfield Beach Unit M02 Pawleys 
        Inlet Unit M03'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 
        M02 and Unit M03.
            (8) The map entitled ``Fort Clinch Unit FL-01/FL-01P'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-01 and Unit FL-
        01P.
            (9) The map entitled ``Usina Beach Unit P04A Conch Island 
        Unit P05/P05P'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 
        P04A, Unit P05, and Unit P05P.
            (10) The map entitled ``Ponce Inlet Unit P08/P08P'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P08 and Unit P08P.
            (11) The map entitled ``Spessard Holland Park Unit FL-13P 
        Coconut Point Unit P09A/P09AP'' and dated March 18, 2016, with 
        respect to Unit FL-13P, Unit P09A, and Unit P09AP.
            (12) The map entitled ``Blue Hole Unit P10A Pepper Beach 
        Unit FL-14P'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 
        P10A and Unit FL-14P.
            (13) The map entitled ``Hutchinson Island Unit P11/P11P (1 
        of 2)'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P11 and 
        Unit P11P.
            (14) The map entitled ``Hutchinson Island Unit P11 (2 of 
        2)'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P11.
            (15) The map entitled ``Blowing Rocks Unit FL-15 Jupiter 
        Beach Unit FL-16P Carlin Unit FL-17P'' and dated March 18, 
        2016, with respect to Unit FL-15, Unit FL-16P, and Unit FL-17P.
            (16) The map entitled ``MacArthur Beach Unit FL-18P'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-18P.
            (17) The map entitled ``Birch Park Unit FL-19P'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-19P.
            (18) The map entitled ``Lloyd Beach Unit FL-20P North Beach 
        Unit P14A'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-
        20P and Unit P14A.
            (19) The map entitled ``Tavernier Key Unit FL-39 Snake 
        Creek Unit FL-40'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 
        Unit FL-39 and Unit FL-40.
            (20) The map entitled ``Channel Key Unit FL-43 Toms Harbor 
        Keys Unit FL-44 Deer/Long Point Keys Unit FL-45'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-43, Unit FL-44, and FL-
        45.
            (21) The map entitled ``Boot Key Unit FL-46'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-46.
            (22) The map entitled ``Bowditch Point Unit P17A Bunche 
        Beach Unit FL-67/FL-67P Sanibel Island Complex P18P (1 of 2)'' 
        and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P17A, Unit FL-
        67, and Unit FL-67P.
            (23) The map entitled ``Bocilla Island Unit P21/P21P'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P21 and Unit P21P.
            (24) The map entitled ``Venice Inlet Unit FL-71P Casey Key 
        Unit P22'' and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P22.
            (25) The map entitled ``Lido Key Unit FL-72P'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-72P.
            (26) The map entitled ``De Soto Unit FL-73P Rattlesnake Key 
        Unit FL-78 Bishop Harbor Unit FL-82'' and dated March 18, 2016, 
        with respect to Unit FL-73P, Unit FL-78, and Unit FL-82.
            (27) The map entitled ``Passage Key Unit FL-80P Egmont Key 
        Unit FL-81/FL-81P The Reefs Unit P24P (1 of 2)'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-80P, Unit FL-81, and 
        Unit FL-81P.
            (28) The map entitled ``Cockroach Bay Unit FL-83'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-83.
            (29) The map entitled ``Sand Key Unit FL-85P'' and dated 
        March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-85P.
            (30) The map entitled ``Pepperfish Keys Unit P26'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P26.
            (31) The map entitled ``Peninsula Point Unit FL-89'' and 
        dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL-89.
            (32) The map entitled ``Phillips Inlet Unit FL-93/FL-93P 
        Deer Lake Complex FL-94'' and dated March 18, 2016, with 
        respect to Unit FL-93, Unit FL-93P, and Unit FL-94.
            (33) The map entitled ``St. Andrew Complex P31 (1 of 3)'' 
        and dated October 7, 2016, with respect to Unit P31.
            (34) The map entitled ``St. Andrew Complex P31 (2 of 3)'' 
        and dated October 7, 2016, with respect to Unit P31.
            (35) The map entitled ``St. Andrew Complex P31/P31P (3 of 
        3)'' and dated October 7, 2016, with respect to Unit P31 and 
        Unit P31P.
    (c) Limitations.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            (1) nothing in this section affects the boundaries of any 
        of Units NC-06 and NC-06P;
            (2) the occurrence in subsection (b) of the name of a Unit 
        solely in the title of a map shall not be construed to be a 
        reference to such Unit; and
            (3) the depiction of boundaries of any of Units P18P, FL-
        71P, and P24P in a map referred to in paragraph (22), (24), or 
        (27) of subsection (b) shall not be construed to affect the 
        boundaries of such Unit.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``replaced,'' after ``may be''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``replaces such a map 
        or'' after ``that specifically''.

SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPS OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM 
              UNITS.

    Section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the first sentence the following:
            ``(1) In general.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Digital maps.--
                    ``(A) Availability.--The Secretary shall make 
                available to the public on the Internet web site of the 
                United States Fish and Wildlife Service digital 
                versions of the maps included in the set of maps 
                referred to in subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Effect.--Any determination as to whether a 
                location is inside or outside the System shall be made 
                without regard to the digital maps available under this 
                paragraph, except that this subparagraph does not apply 
                with respect to any printed version of such a digital 
                map if the printed version is included in the maps 
                referred to in subsection (a).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 779

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5787

                          [Report No. 115-997]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more 
accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
  System that were produced by digital mapping of such units, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 30, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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