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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3253
To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ‘‘John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 8, 1999
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, and Mr. WEYGAND)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Resources
A BILL
To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as
the ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John H. Chafee Coast-
al Barrier Resources System Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) during the past 2 decades, Senator John H.
Chafee was a leading voice for the protection of the
environment and the conservation of the natural re-
sources of the United States;
(2) Senator Chafee served on the Environment
and Public Works Committee of the Senate for 22
years, influencing every major piece of environ-
mental legislation enacted during that time;
(3) Senator Chafee led the fight for clean air,
clean water, safe drinking water, and cleanup of
toxic wastes, and for strengthening of the National
Wildlife Refuge System and protections for endan-
gered species and their habitats;
(4) millions of people of the United States
breathe cleaner air, drink cleaner water, and enjoy
more plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities be-
cause of the work of Senator Chafee;
(5) in 1982, Senator Chafee authored and suc-
ceeded in enacting into law the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) to minimize
loss of human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal
revenues, and damage to fish, wildlife, and other
natural resources associated with the coastal bar-
riers along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts; and
(6) to reflect the invaluable national contribu-
tions made by Senator Chafee during his service in
the Senate, the Coastal Barrier Resources System
should be named in his honor.
SEC. 
3. 
REDESIGNATION 
OF 
COASTAL 
BARRIER 
RE-
SOURCES SYSTEM IN HONOR OF JOHN H.
CHAFEE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coastal Barrier Resources
System established by section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) is redesignated as the
‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Coastal Barrier Resources System shall be
deemed to be a reference to the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 2(b) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘a Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and
inserting ‘‘the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’.
(2) Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act (16 U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking
‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System’’.
(3) Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act (16 U.S.C. 3503) is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking
‘‘COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM’’
and inserting ‘‘JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL
BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM’’; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the
Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Re-
sources System’’.
(4) Section 10(c)(2) of the Coastal Barrier Re-
sources Act (16 U.S.C. 3509(c)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’ and in-
serting ‘‘System’’.
(5) Section 10(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Coastal Bar-
rier Improvement Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 1441a–
3(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System’’ and inserting ‘‘John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System’’.
(6) Section 12(5) of the Coastal Barrier Im-
provement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public
Law 101–591) is amended by striking ‘‘Coastal Bar-
rier Resources System’’ and inserting ‘‘John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System’’.
(7) Section 1321 of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028) is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following:
‘‘JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES
SYSTEM’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources
System’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources
System’’.
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