To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

Bill: 118-hr-524
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 
This bill creates an exemption to the restriction on the use of federal funds for certain shoreline borrow sites within the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
 
Specifically, the restriction shall not apply to funds to use a borrow site located within the system if it has been in use as a borrow site by a coastal storm risk management project for more than 15 years.

action_date: 2024-03-12
text: 
This bill exempts specified projects from the restriction on using federal funds for the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). Specifically, the bill authorizes federal funds to be provided for the use of a sand source within a CBRS system unit by a federal coastal storm risk management project (or a predecessor project) that has used a system unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the CBRS at least once between December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2023, in response to an emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.
 
 A 
system
 
unit
 is any undeveloped coastal barrier, or combination of closely-related undeveloped coastal barriers, included within the CBRS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-04-15
text: Received in the Senate (Legislative Day, April 10, 2024).
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2296)
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2296)
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 524.
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2296-2298)
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Mr. Tiffany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-421.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-421.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House