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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. 

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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BAR7 RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS. 

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

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

10 the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) that 

11 relates to a Unit of such System referred to in subsection 

12 (b) of this section is replaced in such set with the map de13 scribed in subsection (b) with respect to that Unit. 

14 (b) REPLACEMENT MAPS DESCRIBED.—The replace15 ment maps referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

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

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

18 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit DE– 

19 07, Unit DE–07P, and Unit H01. 

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

21 NC–01/NC–01P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re22 spect to Unit NC–01 and Unit NC–01P. 

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

24 Unit NC–05P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re25 spect to Unit NC–05P. 


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

2 NC–06/NC–06P (2 of 2) Onslow Beach Complex L05 

3 (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

4 Unit L05. 

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

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

7 November 20, 2013, with respect to Unit L05 and 

8 Unit L06. 

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

10 2)’’ and dated November 20, 2013, with respect to 

11 Unit L06. 

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

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

14 2016, with respect to Unit M02 and Unit M03. 

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

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

17 Unit FL–01 and Unit FL–01P. 

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

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

20 2016, with respect to Unit P04A, Unit P05, and Unit 

21 P05P. 

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

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

24 Unit P08 and Unit P08P. 


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

2 Unit FL–13P Coconut Point Unit P09A/P09AP’’ and 

3 dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–13P, 

4 Unit P09A, and Unit P09AP. 

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

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

7 2016, with respect to Unit P10A and Unit FL–14P. 

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

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

10 respect to Unit P11 and Unit P11P. 

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

12 P11 (2 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

13 to Unit P11. 

14 (15) The map entitled ‘‘Blowing Rocks Unit FL– 

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

16 17P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

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

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

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

20 Unit FL–18P. 

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

22 19P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

23 FL–19P. 


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

2 20P North Beach Unit P14A’’ and dated March 18, 

3 2016, with respect to Unit FL–20P and Unit P14A. 

4 (19) The map entitled ‘‘Tavernier Key Unit FL– 

5 39 Snake Creek Unit FL–40’’ and dated March 18, 

6 2016, with respect to Unit FL–39 and Unit FL–40. 

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

8 43 Toms Harbor Keys Unit FL–44 Deer/Long Point 

9 Keys Unit FL–45’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

10 respect to Unit FL–43, Unit FL–44, and FL–45. 

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

12 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL– 

13 46. 

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

15 P17A Bunche Beach Unit FL–67/FL–67P Sanibel Is16 land Complex P18P (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 

17 2016, with respect to Unit P17A, Unit FL–67, and 

18 Unit FL–67P. 

19 (23) The map entitled ‘‘Bocilla Island Unit P21/ 

20 P21P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

21 Unit P21 and Unit P21P. 

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

23 71P Casey Key Unit P22’’ and dated March 18, 

24 2016, with respect to Unit P22. 


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1 (25) The map entitled ‘‘Lido Key Unit FL–72P’’ 

2 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL– 

3 72P. 

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

5 Rattlesnake Key Unit FL–78 Bishop Harbor Unit 

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

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

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

9 80P Egmont Key Unit FL–81/FL–81P The Reefs 

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

11 respect to Unit FL–80P, Unit FL–81, and Unit FL– 

12 81P. 

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

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

15 Unit FL–83. 

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

17 85P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

18 FL–85P. 

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

20 P26’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

21 P26. 

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

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

24 Unit FL–89. 


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

2 93/FL–93P Deer Lake Complex FL–94’’ and dated 

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

4 FL–93P, and Unit FL–94. 

5 (33) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex P31 

6 (1 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with respect to 

7 Unit P31. 

8 (34) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex P31 

9 (2 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with respect to 

10 Unit P31. 

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

12 P31/P31P (3 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with 

13 respect to Unit P31 and Unit P31P. 

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

15 (1) nothing in this section affects the boundaries 

16 of any of Units NC–06 and NC–06P; 

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

18 of a Unit solely in the title of a map shall not be con19 strued to be a reference to such Unit; and 

20 (3) the depiction of boundaries of any of Units 

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

22 paragraph (22), (24), or (27) of subsection (b) shall 

23 not be construed to affect the boundaries of such Unit. 


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

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

3 amended— 

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

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

6 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘replaces such 

7 a map or’’ after ‘‘that specifically’’. 

8 SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPS OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BAR9 RIER RESOURCES SYSTEM UNITS. 

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

11 U.S.C. 3503(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) by inserting before the first sentence the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(2) DIGITAL MAPS.— 

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

18 make available to the public on the Internet web 

19 site of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv20 ice digital versions of the maps included in the 

21 set of maps referred to in subsection (a). 

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

23 whether a location is inside or outside the Sys24 tem shall be made without regard to the digital 

25 maps available under this paragraph, except 


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1 that this subparagraph does not apply with re2 spect to any printed version of such a digital 

3 map if the printed version is included in the 

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


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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 

such units, and for other purposes. tem that were produced by digital mapping of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources Sysgive effect to more accurate maps of units of the 

OCTOBER 30, 2018 

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


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