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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5787 

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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Coastal 

5 Communities Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BAR2 RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), each 

4 map included in the set of maps referred to in section 4(a) 

5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) 

6 that relates to a unit of such System referred to in sub7 section (b) of this section is replaced in such set with the 

8 map described in subsection (b) with respect to that unit. 

9 (b) REPLACEMENT MAPS DESCRIBED.—The replace10 ment maps referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

11 (1) The map entitled ‘‘Delaware Seashore Unit 

12 DE–07/DE–07P North Bethany Beach Unit H01’’ 

13 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

14 DE–07, Unit DE–07P, and Unit H01. 

15 (2) The map entitled ‘‘Pine Island Bay Unit 

16 NC–01/NC–01P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

17 respect to Unit NC–01 and Unit NC–01P. 

18 (3) The map entitled ‘‘Roosevelt Natural Area 

19 Unit NC–05P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re20 spect to Unit NC–05P. 

21 (4) The map entitled ‘‘Hammocks Beach Unit 

22 NC–06/NC–06P (2 of 2) Onslow Beach Complex 

23 L05 (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re24 spect to Unit L05. 

25 (5) The map entitled ‘‘Onslow Beach Complex 

26 L05 (2 of 2) Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 2)’’ and dated 


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1 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit L05 and Unit 

2 L06. 

3 (6) The map entitled ‘‘Topsail Unit L06 (2 of 

4 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

5 L06. 

6 (7) The map entitled ‘‘Litchfield Beach Unit 

7 M02 Pawleys Inlet Unit M03’’ and dated March 18, 

8 2016, with respect to Unit M02 and Unit M03. 

9 (8) The map entitled ‘‘Fort Clinch Unit FL–01/ 

10 FL–01P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

11 to Unit FL–01 and Unit FL–01P. 

12 (9) The map entitled ‘‘Usina Beach Unit P04A 

13 Conch Island Unit P05/P05P’’ and dated March 18, 

14 2016, with respect to Unit P04A, Unit P05, and 

15 Unit P05P. 

16 (10) The map entitled ‘‘Ponce Inlet Unit P08/ 

17 P08P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

18 Unit P08 and Unit P08P. 

19 (11) The map entitled ‘‘Spessard Holland Park 

20 Unit FL–13P Coconut Point Unit P09A/P09AP’’ 

21 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

22 FL–13P, Unit P09A, and Unit P09AP. 

23 (12) The map entitled ‘‘Blue Hole Unit P10A 

24 Pepper Beach Unit FL–14P’’ and dated March 18, 

25 2016, with respect to Unit P10A and Unit FL–14P. 


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1 (13) The map entitled ‘‘Hutchinson Island Unit 

2 P11/P11P (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

3 with respect to Unit P11 and Unit P11P. 

4 (14) The map entitled ‘‘Hutchinson Island Unit 

5 P11 (2 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re6 spect to Unit P11. 

7 (15) The map entitled ‘‘Blowing Rocks Unit 

8 FL–15 Jupiter Beach Unit FL–16P Carlin Unit 

9 FL–17P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

10 to Unit FL–15, Unit FL–16P, and Unit FL–17P. 

11 (16) The map entitled ‘‘MacArthur Beach Unit 

12 FL–18P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

13 to Unit FL–18P. 

14 (17) The map entitled ‘‘Birch Park Unit FL– 

15 19P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

16 Unit FL–19P. 

17 (18) The map entitled ‘‘Lloyd Beach Unit FL– 

18 20P North Beach Unit P14A’’ and dated March 18, 

19 2016, with respect to Unit FL–20P and Unit P14A. 

20 (19) The map entitled ‘‘Tavernier Key Unit 

21 FL–39 Snake Creek Unit FL–40’’ and dated March 

22 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–39 and Unit 

23 FL–40. 

24 (20) The map entitled ‘‘Channel Key Unit FL– 

25 43 Toms Harbor Keys Unit FL–44 Deer/Long 


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1 Point Keys Unit FL–45’’ and dated March 18, 

2 2016, with respect to Unit FL–43, Unit FL–44, and 

3 FL–45. 

4 (21) The map entitled ‘‘Boot Key Unit FL–46’’ 

5 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

6 FL–46. 

7 (22) The map entitled ‘‘Bowditch Point Unit 

8 P17A Bunche Beach Unit FL–67/FL–67P Sanibel 

9 Island Complex P18P (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 

10 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P17A, Unit FL–67, 

11 and Unit FL–67P. 

12 (23) The map entitled ‘‘Bocilla Island Unit 

13 P21/P21P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

14 to Unit P21 and Unit P21P. 

15 (24) The map entitled ‘‘Venice Inlet Unit FL– 

16 71P Casey Key Unit P22’’ and dated March 18, 

17 2016, with respect to Unit P22. 

18 (25) The map entitled ‘‘Lido Key Unit FL– 

19 72P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

20 Unit FL–72P. 

21 (26) The map entitled ‘‘De Soto Unit FL–73P 

22 Rattlesnake Key Unit FL–78 Bishop Harbor Unit 

23 FL–82’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

24 Unit FL–73P, Unit FL–78, and Unit FL–82. 


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1 (27) The map entitled ‘‘Passage Key Unit FL– 

2 80P Egmont Key Unit FL–81/FL–81P The Reefs 

3 Unit P24P (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

4 with respect to Unit FL–80P, Unit FL–81, and 

5 Unit FL–81P. 

6 (28) The map entitled ‘‘Cockroach Bay Unit 

7 FL–83’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

8 Unit FL–83. 

9 (29) The map entitled ‘‘Sand Key Unit FL– 

10 85P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

11 Unit FL–85P. 

12 (30) The map entitled ‘‘Pepperfish Keys Unit 

13 P26’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

14 Unit P26. 

15 (31) The map entitled ‘‘Peninsula Point Unit 

16 FL–89’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

17 Unit FL–89. 

18 (32) The map entitled ‘‘Phillips Inlet Unit FL– 

19 93/FL–93P Deer Lake Complex FL–94’’ and dated 

20 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–93, Unit 

21 FL–93P, and Unit FL–94. 

22 (33) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex 

23 P31 (1 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with re24 spect to Unit P31. 


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1 (34) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex 

2 P31 (2 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with re3 spect to Unit P31. 

4 (35) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex 

5 P31 (3 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with re6 spect to Unit P31. 

7 (c) LIMITATIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a)— 

8 (1) nothing in this section affects the bound9 aries of any of units NC–06 and NC–06P; 

10 (2) the occurrence in subsection (b) of the name 

11 of a unit solely in the title of a map shall not be con12 strued to be a reference to such unit; and 

13 (3) the depiction of boundaries of any of units 

14 P18P, FL–71P, and P24P in a map referred to in 

15 paragraph (21), (23), or (26) of subsection (b) shall 

16 not be construed to affect the boundaries of such 

17 unit. 

18 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(a) of the 

19 Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

22 inserting ‘‘replaced,’’ after ‘‘may be’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘replaces 

24 such a map or’’ after ‘‘that specifically’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPS OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BAR2 RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM UNITS. 

3 Section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 3503(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting before the first sentence the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) DIGITAL MAPS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

11 make available to the public on the Internet 

12 web site of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

13 Service digital versions of the maps included in 

14 the set of maps referred to in subsection (a). 

15 ‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Any determination as to 

16 whether a location is inside or outside the Sys17 tem shall be made without regard to the digital 

18 maps available under this paragraph, except 

19 that this subparagraph does not apply with re20 spect to any printed version of such a digital 

21 map if the printed version is included in the 

22 maps referred to in subsection (a).’’. 

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