IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5787 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 BAR-
RIER 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 sub-
section (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 replace-
ment 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 re-
spect to Unit NC–05P. 
(4) The map entitled ‘‘Hammocks Beach Unit 
NC–06/NC–06P (2 of 2) Onslow Beach Complex 
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L05 (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re-
spect 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’’ 
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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 re-
spect 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. 
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(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. 
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(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. 
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(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 re-
spect to Unit P31. 
(34) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Complex 
P31 (2 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, with re-
spect 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 bound-
aries 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. 
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(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 BAR-
RIER 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 Sys-
tem shall be made without regard to the digital 
maps available under this paragraph, except 
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that this subparagraph does not apply with re-
spect to any printed version of such a digital 
map if the printed version is included in the 
maps referred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—No later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Strength-
ening Coastal Communities Act of 2018, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report regarding 
the progress and challenges in the transition 
from paper to digital maps and a timetable for 
completion of the digitization of all maps re-
lated to the System.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF REPORT. 
Section 3 of Public Law 109–226 is repealed. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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