II Calendar No. 546 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5490 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2024 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act or the BEACH Act . 2. Table of contents Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 103. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in System. Sec. 104. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures. Sec. 105. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Sec. 106. Evaluation of coastal ecosystem dynamics. Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps Sec. 201. Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps. I Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendments 101. Definitions Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3502 ) is amended to read as follows: 3. Definitions (a) In general For purposes of this Act: (1) Coastal barrier The term coastal barrier means— (A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) that— (i) is subject to wave, tidal, and wind energies; and (ii) protects landward aquatic habitats from direct wave attack; and (B) all associated aquatic habitats including the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets, and nearshore waters. (2) Committees The term Committees means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. (3) Financial assistance (A) In general The term financial assistance means any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance other than— (i) deposit or account insurance for customers of banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, or similar institutions; (ii) the purchase of mortgages or loans by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; (iii) assistance for environmental studies, planning, and assessments that are required incident to the issuance of permits or other authorizations under Federal law; and (iv) assistance pursuant to programs entirely unrelated to development, such as any Federal or federally assisted public assistance program or any Federal old-age survivors or disability insurance program. (B) Flood insurance The term financial assistance includes flood insurance described in section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 4028 ). (4) Great Lakes The term Great Lakes means Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior, to the extent that those lakes are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) Otherwise Protected Area (A) In general The term Otherwise Protected Area means any unit of the System that, at the time of designation, was predominantly composed of areas established under Federal, State, or local law, or held by a qualified organization, primarily for wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, recreational, or natural resource conservation purposes. (B) Qualified organization For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term qualified organization has the meaning given the term in section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) System The term System means the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established under section 4(a). (8) System unit The term System unit means any undeveloped coastal barrier, or combination of closely-related undeveloped coastal barriers, included within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established under section 4(a). (9) Undeveloped coastal barrier The term undeveloped coastal barrier means a coastal barrier the features and associated habitats of which contain few manmade structures and these structures, and man’s activities on such features and within such habitats, do not significantly impede geomorphic and ecological processes. (b) Savings clause Nothing in this section supersedes the official maps described in section 4(a). . 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), to read as follows: (a) Establishment There is established the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which shall consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the United States that are identified and generally depicted as System units or Otherwise Protected Areas— (1) on the maps on file with the Secretary entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System , dated October 24, 1990; (2) on a map described in section 201(b) of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act ; or (3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or (2) as such map may be replaced, modified, revised, or corrected under— (A) subsection (f)(3); (B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 3503 note); or (C) any other provision of law enacted on or after November 16, 1990, that specifically replaces or authorizes the modification, revision, or correction of such a map. ; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking an undeveloped coastal barrier each place it appears and inserting a coastal barrier ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking undeveloped ; and (3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking copy of the map and inserting notification of the availability of the map . 103. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in System Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3504 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Disclosure of limitations Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act , the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall issue regulations requiring the owner or lessor of real property located in a community affected by this Act, as determined by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to disclose to a prospective buyer or lessee such location of such real property. . 104. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures Section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6)— (i) in subparagraph (E), to read as follows: (E) Emergency actions necessary to the saving of lives and the protection of property and the public health and safety, if such actions are performed pursuant to sections 402, 403, 407, and 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170a , 5170b, 5173, 5192) and are limited to actions that are necessary to alleviate the applicable emergency. ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (H) Aquaculture operations that— (i) produce shellfish (including oysters, clams, and mussels), cultivate micro- or macro-algae, or do not require the use of aquaculture feeds; and (ii) adhere to best management practices and conservation measures recommended by the Secretary through the consultation process referred to in this subsection. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (7) Use of a sand source within a System unit by Federal coastal storm risk management projects or their predecessor projects that have used a System unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1941 ) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n ) at least once between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2023 in response to an emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Applicability to Otherwise Protected Areas (1) In general The prohibitions on new Federal expenditures and financial assistance described in section 5(a) do not apply within Otherwise Protected Areas except with respect to limitations on new flood insurance coverage described in section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4028 ). (2) Exception Notwithstanding paragraph (1), new Federal flood insurance may be provided for a structure in an Otherwise Protected Area that is used in a manner consistent with the purpose for which such Otherwise Protected Area is protected. (f) Applicability to additions and insurable structures (1) Additions With respect to an addition to the System made under section 4 on or after the date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act , subject to paragraph (2), the prohibitions on new Federal expenditures and financial assistance described in section 5(a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date on which such addition is made. (2) Insurable structures (A) In general The prohibitions on new Federal expenditures and financial assistance described in section 5(a) do not apply to an insurable structure. (B) Insurable structure defined In this subsection, the term insurable structure means an insurable structure that is— (i) located within an addition described in paragraph (1); and (ii) in existence before the expiration of the applicable 1-year period described in paragraph (1). . 105. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act (a) In general Section 7(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3506(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act , the head of each Federal agency affected by this Act shall revise or issue regulations and guidance as necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act. . (b) Guidance for expenditure of Federal funds in emergency situations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, shall develop and finalize guidance relating to the expenditure of Federal funds pursuant to the exception described in section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3504(a)(3) ) for emergency situations that threaten life, land, and property immediately adjacent to a System unit (as defined in subsection (a) of section 3 of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3502 )). 106. Evaluation of coastal ecosystem dynamics (a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall evaluate the means and measures by which the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) could be used to further the purposes of minimizing the loss of human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and the damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources associated with coastal barriers that are and will be vulnerable to coastal hazards, including flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the evaluation carried out under subsection (a). (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a summary of the best available scientific information regarding the dynamics of coastal barrier ecosystems, including the impacts of coastal hazards, including flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise, on coastal barriers and changing coastal barrier geomorphology; (B) case studies applying the information described in subparagraph (A) to a sample of United States coastal barrier areas; and (C) recommendations on ways to further the purpose of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act as described in section 2(b) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3501(b) ), including integrating information generated pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) into guiding principles or into guidelines for recommendations and determinations pursuant to section 4(g) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(g) ). (c) Review The Secretary shall prepare the report required under subsection (b) after— (1) providing notice and an opportunity for the submission of public comment; and (2) considering any public comments submitted under paragraph (1). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Coastal barrier The term coastal barrier has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3502 ), as amended by this Act. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Directors of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Geological Survey. 107. Authorization of appropriations Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3510 ) is amended to read as follows: 10. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act— (1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010; and (2) $1,962,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031. . II Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps 201. Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps (a) Replacement maps described Each map included in the set of maps referred to in section 4(a)(1) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a)(1) ), as amended by this section, that relates to a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established by section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503 ) referred to in this subsection is replaced in such set with the map described in the following list with respect to that unit and any other new or reclassified units depicted on that map panel: (1) The map entitled Salisbury Beach Unit MA–01P Plum Island Unit MA–02P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (2) The map entitled Clark Pond Unit C00 Plum Island Unit MA–02P (2 of 2) Castle Neck Unit MA–03 Wingaersheek Unit C01 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (3) The map entitled Wingaersheek Unit C01 (2 of 2) Good Harbor Beach/Milk Island Unit C01A Cape Hedge Beach Unit MA–48 Brace Cove Unit C01B and dated December 18, 2020. (4) The map entitled West Beach Unit MA–04 Phillips Beach Unit MA–06 and dated December 18, 2020. (5) The map entitled Snake Island Unit MA–08P, Squantum Unit MA–09P Merrymount Park Unit MA–10P West Head Beach Unit C01C/C01CP Peddocks/Rainsford Island Unit MA–11/MA–11P and dated December 18, 2020. (6) The map entitled Cohassett Harbor Unit MA–12 North Scituate Unit C02P Rivermoor Unit C03 and dated December 18, 2020. (7) The map entitled Rexhame Unit C03A Duxbury Beach Unit MA–13/MA–13P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (8) The map entitled Duxbury Beach Unit MA–13/MA–13P (2 of 2) Plymouth Bay Unit C04 and dated December 18, 2020. (9) The map entitled Center Hill Complex C06 Scusset Beach Unit MA–38P Town Neck Unit MA–14P and dated December 18, 2020. (10) The map entitled Scorton Unit C08 Sandy Neck Unit C09/C09P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (11) The map entitled Sandy Neck Unit C09/C09P (2 of 2) Chapin Beach Unit MA–15P and dated December 18, 2020. (12) The map entitled Nobscusset Unit MA–16 Freemans Pond Unit C10 and dated December 18, 2020. (13) The map entitled Provincetown Unit MA–19P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (14) The map entitled Provincetown Unit MA–19P (2 of 2) Pamet Harbor Unit MA–18AP Ballston Beach Unit MA–18P and dated December 18, 2020. (15) The map entitled Griffin/Great Islands Complex MA–17P Lieutenant Island Unit MA–17AP and dated December 18, 2020. (16) The map entitled Namskaket Spits Unit C11/C11P Boat Meadow Unit C11A/C11AP Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA–20P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (17) The map entitled Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA–20P (2 of 3) Harding Beach Unit MA–40P Chatham Roads Unit C12/C12P Red River Beach Unit MA–41P and dated December 18, 2020. (18) The map entitled Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA–20P (3 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (19) The map entitled Davis Beach Unit MA–23P Lewis Bay Unit C13/C13P and dated December 18, 2020. (20) The map entitled Squaw Island Unit C14 Centerville Unit C15/C15P Dead Neck Unit C16 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (21) The map entitled Dead Neck Unit C16 (2 of 2) Popponesset Spit Unit C17 Waquoit Bay Unit C18 Falmouth Ponds Unit C18A and dated December 18, 2020. (22) The map entitled Quissett Beach/Falmouth Beach Unit MA–42P Black Beach Unit C19, Little Sippewisset Marsh Unit C19P Chapoquoit Beach Unit MA–43/MA–43P Herring Brook Unit MA–30 and dated December 18, 2020. (23) The map entitled Squeteague Harbor Unit MA–31 Bassetts Island Unit MA–32 Phinneys Harbor Unit MA–33 Buzzards Bay Complex C19A (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (24) The map entitled Buzzards Bay Complex C19AP (2 of 3) Planting Island Unit MA–35 and dated December 18, 2020. (25) The map entitled Buzzards Bay Complex C19A (3 of 3) West Sconticut Neck Unit C31A/C31AP Little Bay Unit MA–47P Harbor View Unit C31B and dated December 18, 2020. (26) The map entitled Round Hill Unit MA–36, Mishaum Point Unit C32 Demarest Lloyd Park Unit MA–37P Little Beach Unit C33 (1 of 2) Round Hill Point Unit MA–45P, Teal Pond Unit MA–46 and dated December 18, 2020. (27) The map entitled Little Beach Unit C33 (2 of 2) Horseneck Beach Unit C34/C34P Richmond/Cockeast Ponds Unit C35 and dated December 18, 2020. (28) The map entitled Coatue Unit C20/C20P (1 of 2) Sesachacha Pond Unit C21 and dated December 18, 2020. (29) The map entitled Coatue Unit C20/C20P (2 of 2) Cisco Beach Unit C22P Esther Island Complex C23/23P (1 of 2) Tuckernuck Island Unit C24 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (30) The map entitled Esther Island Complex C23 (2 of 2) Tuckernuck Island Unit C24 (2 of 2) Muskeget Island Unit C25 and dated December 18, 2020. (31) The map entitled Harthaven Unit MA–26, Edgartown Beach Unit MA–27P Trapps Pond Unit MA–27, Eel Pond Beach Unit C26 Cape Poge Unit C27, Norton Point Unit MA–28P South Beach Unit C28 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (32) The map entitled South Beach Unit C28 (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (33) The map entitled Squibnocket Complex C29/C29P Nomans Land Unit MA–29P and dated December 18, 2020. (34) The map entitled James Pond Unit C29A Mink Meadows Unit C29B Naushon Island Complex MA–24 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (35) The map entitled Naushon Island Complex MA–24 (2 of 2) Elizabeth Islands Unit C31 (1 of 2) and dated May 21, 2024. (36) The map entitled Elizabeth Islands Unit C31 (2 of 2) Penikese Island Unit MA–25P and dated May 21, 2024. (37) The map entitled Cedar Cove Unit C34A and dated December 18, 2020. (38) The map entitled Little Compton Ponds Unit D01 Tunipus Pond Unit D01P Brown Point Unit RI–01 and dated December 18, 2020. (39) The map entitled Fogland Marsh Unit D02/D02P, Sapowet Point Unit RI–02/RI–02P McCorrie Point Unit RI–02A Sandy Point Unit RI–03P Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (40) The map entitled Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP (2 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (41) The map entitled Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP (3 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (42) The map entitled West Narragansett Bay Complex D02C and dated December 18, 2020. (43) The map entitled Fox Hill Marsh Unit RI–08/RI–08P Bonnet Shores Beach Unit RI–09 Narragansett Beach Unit RI–10/RI–10P and dated December 18, 2020. (44) The map entitled Seaweed Beach Unit RI–11P East Matunuck Beach Unit RI–12P Point Judith Unit RI–14P, Card Ponds Unit D03/D03P Green Hill Beach Unit D04 (1 of 2) and dated September 8, 2023. (45) The map entitled Green Hill Beach Unit D04 (2 of 2) East Beach Unit D05P Quonochontaug Beach Unit D06/D06P and dated December 18, 2020. (46) The map entitled Misquamicut Beach Unit RI–13P Maschaug Ponds Unit D07 Napatree Unit D08/D08P and dated December 18, 2020. (47) The map entitled Block Island Unit D09/D09P and dated December 18, 2020. (48) The map entitled Wilcox Beach Unit E01 Ram Island Unit E01A Mason Island Unit CT–01 and dated December 18, 2020. (49) The map entitled Bluff Point Unit CT–02 Goshen Cove Unit E02 and dated December 18, 2020. (50) The map entitled Jordan Cove Unit E03, Niantic Bay Unit E03A Old Black Point Unit CT–03, Hatchett Point Unit CT–04 Little Pond Unit CT–05, Mile Creek Unit CT–06 and dated December 18, 2020. (51) The map entitled Griswold Point Unit CT–07 Lynde Point Unit E03B Cold Spring Brook Unit CT–08 and dated December 18, 2020. (52) The map entitled Menunketesuck Island Unit E04 Hammonasset Point Unit E05 Toms Creek Unit CT–10 Seaview Beach Unit CT–11 and dated December 18, 2020. (53) The map entitled Lindsey Cove Unit CT–12 Kelsey Island Unit CT–13 Nathan Hale Park Unit CT–14P Morse Park Unit CT–15P and dated December 18, 2020. (54) The map entitled Milford Point Unit E07 Long Beach Unit CT–18P Fayerweather Island Unit E08AP and dated December 18, 2020. (55) The map entitled Norwalk Islands Unit E09/E09P and dated December 18, 2020. (56) The map entitled Jamaica Bay Unit NY–60P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (57) The map entitled Jamaica Bay Unit NY–60P (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (58) The map entitled Sands Point Unit NY–03 Prospect Point Unit NY–04P Dosoris Pond Unit NY–05P and dated December 18, 2020. (59) The map entitled The Creek Beach Unit NY–06/NY–06P Centre Island Beach Unit NY–07P, Centre Island Unit NY–88 Lloyd Beach Unit NY–09P Lloyd Point Unit NY–10/NY–10P and dated December 18, 2020. (60) The map entitled Lloyd Harbor Unit NY–11/NY–11P, Eatons Neck Unit F02 Hobart Beach Unit NY–13, Deck Island Harbor Unit NY–89 Centerpoint Harbor Unit NY–12, Crab Meadow Unit NY–14 and dated December 18, 2020. (61) The map entitled Sunken Meadow Unit NY–15/NY–15P Stony Brook Harbor Unit NY–16 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (62) The map entitled Stony Brook Harbor Unit NY–16/NY–16P (2 of 2) Crane Neck Unit F04P Old Field Beach Unit F05/F05P Cedar Beach Unit NY–17/NY–17P and dated December 18, 2020. (63) The map entitled Wading River Unit NY–18 Baiting Hollow Unit NY–19P and dated December 18, 2020. (64) The map entitled Luce Landing Unit NY–20P, Mattituck Inlet Unit NY–21P East Creek Unit NY–34P, Indian Island Unit NY–35P Flanders Bay Unit NY–36/NY–36P, Red Creek Pond Unit NY–37 Iron Point Unit NY–97P and dated September 8, 2023. (65) The map entitled Goldsmith Inlet Unit NY–22P, Pipes Cove Unit NY–26 (1 of 2) Southold Bay Unit NY–28, Cedar Beach Point Unit NY–29P (1 of 2) Hog Neck Bay Unit NY–30 Peconic Dunes Unit NY–90P and dated December 18, 2020. (66) The map entitled Little Creek Unit NY–31/NY–31P, Cutchogue Harbor Unit NY–31A Downs Creek Unit NY–32, Robins Island Unit NY–33 Squire Pond Unit NY–38, Cow Neck Unit NY–39 North Sea Harbor Unit NY–40/NY–40P, Cold Spring Pond Unit NY–92 and dated December 18, 2020. (67) The map entitled Truman Beach Unit NY–23/NY–23P Orient Beach Unit NY–25P Hay Beach Point Unit NY–47 and dated December 18, 2020. (68) The map entitled F06, NY–26 (2 of 2), NY–27, NY–29P (2 of 2), NY–41P NY–42, NY–43/NY–43P, NY–44, NY–45 NY–46, NY–48, NY–49, NY–50 NY–51P, NY–93, NY–94, NY–95P and dated December 18, 2020. (69) The map entitled Gardiners Island Barriers Unit F09 (1 of 2) Plum Island Unit NY–24 and dated December 18, 2020. (70) The map entitled Sammys Beach Unit F08A, Accabonac Harbor Unit F08B Gardiners Island Barriers Unit F09 (2 of 2) Napeague Unit F10P (1 of 2), Hog Creek Unit NY–52 Amagansett Unit NY–56/NY–56P, Bell Park Unit NY–96P and dated December 18, 2020. (71) The map entitled Fisher Island Barriers Unit F01 and dated December 18, 2020. (72) The map entitled Big Reed Pond Unit NY–53P Oyster Pond Unit NY–54P Montauk Point Unit NY–55P and dated December 18, 2020. (73) The map entitled Napeague Unit F10/F10P (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (74) The map entitled Mecox Unit F11 Georgica/Wainscott Ponds Unit NY–57 Sagaponack Pond Unit NY–58/NY–58P and dated December 18, 2020. (75) The map entitled Southampton Beach Unit F12 Tiana Beach Unit F13/F13P and dated December 18, 2020. (76) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59P (1 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (77) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59P (2 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (78) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59P (3 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (79) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59/NY–59P (4 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (80) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59/NY–59P (5 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (81) The map entitled Fire Island Unit NY–59/NY–59P (6 of 6) and dated December 18, 2020. (82) The map entitled Sandy Hook Unit NJ–01P Monmouth Cove Unit NJ–17P and dated December 18, 2020. (83) The map entitled Navesink/Shrewsbury Complex NJ–04A/NJ–04AP and dated December 18, 2020. (84) The map entitled Metedeconk Neck Unit NJ–04B/NJ–04BP and dated December 18, 2020. (85) The map entitled Island Beach Unit NJ–05P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (86) The map entitled Island Beach Unit NJ–05P (2 of 2) and dated September 8, 2023. (87) The map entitled Cedar Bonnet Island Unit NJ–06/NJ–06P and dated December 18, 2020. (88) The map entitled Brigantine Unit NJ–07P (1 of 4) and dated September 8, 2023. (89) The map entitled Brigantine Unit NJ–07P (2 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (90) The map entitled Brigantine Unit NJ–07P (3 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (91) The map entitled Brigantine Unit NJ–07P (4 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (92) The map entitled Corson’s Inlet Unit NJ–08P and dated December 18, 2020. (93) The map entitled Stone Harbor Unit NJ–09/NJ–09P and dated December 18, 2020. (94) The map entitled Two Mile Beach Unit NJ–20P Cape May Unit NJ–10P Higbee Beach Unit NJ–11P and dated December 18, 2020. (95) The map entitled Sunray Beach Unit NJ–21P Del Haven Unit NJ–12/NJ–12P Kimbles Beach Unit NJ–13 Moores Beach Unit NJ–14/NJ–14P (1 of 3) and dated September 8, 2023. (96) The map entitled Moores Beach Unit NJ–14/NJ–14P (2 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (97) The map entitled Moores Beach Unit NJ–14/NJ–14P (3 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (98) The map entitled Little Creek Unit DE–01/DE–01P (1 of 2) Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (1 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (99) The map entitled Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (2 of 4) and dated September 8, 2023. (100) The map entitled Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (3 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (101) The map entitled Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (4 of 4) Beach Plum Island Unit DE–02P and dated September 8, 2023. (102) The map entitled Cape Henlopen Unit DE–03P Silver Lake Unit DE–06 and dated December 18, 2020. (103) The map entitled Fenwick Island Unit DE–08P and dated September 8, 2023. (104) The map entitled Bombay Hook Unit DE–11P (2 of 2) Little Creek Unit DE–01P (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (105) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit MD–01P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (106) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit MD–01P (2 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (107) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit MD–01P (3 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (108) The map entitled Fair Island Unit MD–02 Sound Shore Unit MD–03/MD–03P and dated December 18, 2020. (109) The map entitled Cedar/Janes Islands Unit MD–04P (1 of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD–06 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (110) The map entitled Cedar/Janes Islands Unit MD–04P (2 of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD–06 (2 of 2) Scott Point Unit MD–07P, Hazard Island Unit MD–08P St. Pierre Point Unit MD–09P and dated December 18, 2020. (111) The map entitled Little Deal Island Unit MD–11 Deal Island Unit MD–12 Franks Island Unit MD–14/MD–14P Long Point Unit MD–15 and dated December 18, 2020. (112) The map entitled Stump Point Unit MD–16 and dated December 18, 2020. (113) The map entitled Martin Unit MD–17P and dated December 18, 2020. (114) The map entitled Marsh Island Unit MD–18P Holland Island Unit MD–19 and dated December 18, 2020. (115) The map entitled Jenny Island Unit MD–20 Lower Hooper Island Unit MD–58 and dated December 18, 2020. (116) The map entitled Barren Island Unit MD–21P Meekins Neck Unit MD–59 and dated December 18, 2020. (117) The map entitled Hooper Point Unit MD–22 Covey Creek Unit MD–24 and dated December 18, 2020. (118) The map entitled Boone Creek Unit MD–26 Benoni Point Unit MD–27 Chlora Point Unit MD–60 and dated December 18, 2020. (119) The map entitled Lowes Point Unit MD–28 Rich Neck Unit MD–29 Kent Point Unit MD–30 and dated December 18, 2020. (120) The map entitled Stevensville Unit MD–32 Wesley Church Unit MD–33 Eastern Neck Island Unit MD–34P Wilson Point Unit MD–35 and dated December 18, 2020. (121) The map entitled Tanner Creek Unit MD–47 Point Lookout Unit MD–48P Potter Creek Unit MD–63 Bisco Creek Unit MD–49 and dated December 18, 2020. (122) The map entitled Biscoe Pond Unit MD–61P, Carroll Pond Unit MD–62 St. Clarence Creek Unit MD–44 Deep Point Unit MD–45, Point Look–In Unit MD–46 Chicken Cock Creek Unit MD–50 and dated December 18, 2020. (123) The map entitled Drum Point Unit MD–39 Lewis Creek Unit MD–40 Green Holly Pond Unit MD–41 and dated December 18, 2020. (124) The map entitled Flag Ponds Unit MD–37P Cove Point Marsh Unit MD–38/MD–38P and dated December 18, 2020. (125) The map entitled Cherryfield Unit MD–64, Piney Point Creek Unit MD–51 McKay Cove Unit MD–52, Blake Creek Unit MD–53 Belvedere Creek Unit MD–54 and dated December 18, 2020. (126) The map entitled St. Clements Island Unit MD–55P St. Catherine Island Unit MD–56 and dated December 18, 2020. (127) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit VA–01P (1 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (128) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit VA–01P (2 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (129) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit VA–01P (3 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (130) The map entitled Assateague Island Unit VA–01P (4 of 4) Assawoman Island Unit VA–02P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (131) The map entitled Assawoman Island Unit VA–02P (2 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (132) The map entitled Assawoman Island Unit VA–02P (3 of 3) Metompkin Island Unit VA–03P Cedar Island Unit K03 (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (133) The map entitled Cedar Island Unit K03 (2 of 3) Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA–04P (1 of 5) and dated December 18, 2020. (134) The map entitled Cedar Island Unit K03 (3 of 3) Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA–04P (2 of 5) and dated December 18, 2020. (135) The map entitled Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA–04P (3 of 5) and dated December 18, 2020. (136) The map entitled Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA–04P (4 of 5) and dated December 18, 2020. (137) The map entitled Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA–04P (5 of 5) Little Cobb Island Unit K04 Wreck Island Unit VA–05P (1 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (138) The map entitled Wreck Island Unit VA–05P (2 of 4) and dated December 18, 2020. (139) The map entitled Wreck Island Unit VA–05P (3 of 4) Smith Island Unit VA–06P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (140) The map entitled Wreck Island Unit VA–05P (4 of 4) Smith Island Unit VA–06P (2 of 3) Fishermans Island Unit K05/K05P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (141) The map entitled Smith Island Unit VA–06P (3 of 3) Fishermans Island Unit K05/K05P (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (142) The map entitled Elliotts Creek Unit VA–09 Old Plantation Creek Unit VA–10 Wescoat Point Unit VA–11 and dated December 18, 2020. (143) The map entitled Great Neck Unit VA–12 Westerhouse Creek Unit VA–13 Shooting Point Unit VA–14 and dated December 18, 2020. (144) The map entitled Scarborough Neck Unit VA–16/VA–16P Craddock Neck Unit VA–17/VA–17P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (145) The map entitled Craddock Neck Unit VA–17 (2 of 2) Hacks Neck Unit VA–18 Parkers/Finneys Islands Unit VA–19 Parkers Marsh Unit VA–20/VA–20P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (146) The map entitled Parkers Marsh Unit VA–20 (2 of 3) Beach Island Unit VA–21 (1 of 2) Russell Island Unit VA–22/VA–22P Simpson Bend Unit VA–23 and dated December 18, 2020. (147) The map entitled Parkers Marsh Unit VA–20/VA–20P (3 of 3) Beach Island Unit VA–21 (2 of 2) Watts Island Unit VA–27 and dated December 18, 2020. (148) The map entitled Drum Bay Unit VA–24 and dated December 18, 2020. (149) The map entitled Fox Islands Unit VA–25 and dated December 18, 2020. (150) The map entitled Cheeseman Island Unit VA–26 and dated December 18, 2020. (151) The map entitled Tangier Island Unit VA–28/VA–28P and dated December 18, 2020. (152) The map entitled Elbow Point Unit VA–29 White Point Unit VA–30 Cabin Point Unit VA–31 Glebe Point Unit VA–32 and dated December 18, 2020. (153) The map entitled Sandy Point Unit VA–33 Judith Sound Unit VA–34 and dated December 18, 2020. (154) The map entitled Cod Creek Unit VA–35 Presley Creek Unit VA–36 Cordreys Beach Unit VA–37 Marshalls Beach Unit VA–38 and dated December 18, 2020. (155) The map entitled Ginny Beach Unit VA–39P, Gaskin Pond Unit VA–40 Owens Pond Unit VA–41, Chesapeake Beach Unit VA–42 Fleet Point Unit VA–43 Bussel Point Unit VA–44 and dated December 18, 2020. (156) The map entitled Harveys Creek Unit VA–45, Dameron Marsh Unit VA–63P Ingram Cove Unit VA–46 Bluff Point Neck Unit VA–47/VA–47P Barnes Creek Unit VA–48 and dated December 18, 2020. (157) The map entitled Little Bay Unit VA–64, North Point Unit VA–49 White Marsh Unit VA–65P, Windmill Point Unit VA–50 Deep Hole Point Unit VA–51, Sturgeon Creek Unit VA–52 Jackson Creek Unit VA–53 and dated December 18, 2020. (158) The map entitled Rigby Island/Bethel Beach Unit VA–55/VA–55P (1 of 2) and dated May 21, 2024. (159) The map entitled Rigby Island/Bethel Beach Unit VA–55 (2 of 2) New Point Comfort Unit VA–56 and dated May 21, 2024. (160) The map entitled Lone Point Unit VA–66 Oldhouse Creek Unit VA–67 Ware Neck Unit VA–57 Severn River Unit VA–58 (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (161) The map entitled Severn River Unit VA–58 (2 of 2) Bay Tree Beach Unit VA–68/VA–68P Plum Tree Island Unit VA–59P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (162) The map entitled Plum Tree Island Unit VA–59P (2 of 2) Long Creek Unit VA–60/VA–60P and dated December 18, 2020. (163) The map entitled Cape Henry Unit VA–61P and dated December 18, 2020. (164) The map entitled Back Bay Unit VA–62P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (165) The map entitled Back Bay Unit VA–62P (2 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (166) The map entitled Onslow Beach Complex L05 (2 of 2) Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 2) and dated April 30, 2021. (167) The map entitled Morris Island Complex M06/M06P and dated April 29, 2021. (168) The map entitled Hunting Island Unit SC–09P (1 of 2) Harbor Island Unit M11 (1 of 2) St. Phillips Island Unit M12/M12P (1 of 3) and dated April 29, 2021. (169) The map entitled Hunting Island Unit SC–09P (2 of 2) Harbor Island Unit M11 (2 of 2) St. Phillips Island Unit M12/M12P (2 of 3) and dated April 29, 2021. (170) The map entitled St. Phillips Island Unit M12 (3 of 3) and dated April 29, 2021. (171) The map entitled Grayton Beach Unit FL–95P Draper Lake Unit FL–96 and dated April 30, 2021. (172) The map entitled Moreno Point Unit P32/P32P and dated April 29, 2021. (173) The map entitled Isle au Pitre Unit LA–01 and dated March 18, 2016. (174) The map entitled Half Moon Island Unit LA–02 and dated March 18, 2016. (175) The map entitled Timbalier Bay Unit S04 Timbalier Islands Unit S05 (1 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (176) The map entitled Timbalier Islands Unit S05 (2 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (177) The map entitled Timbalier Islands Unit S05 (3 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (178) The map entitled Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (1 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (179) The map entitled Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (2 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (180) The map entitled Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (3 of 3) and dated March 18, 2016. (181) The map entitled Point au Fer Unit S07 (1 of 4) and dated March 18, 2016. (182) The map entitled Point au Fer Unit S07 (2 of 4) and dated March 18, 2016. (183) The map entitled Point au Fer Unit S07 (3 of 4) and dated March 18, 2016. (184) The map entitled Point au Fer Unit S07 (4 of 4) and dated March 18, 2016. (b) New maps described The maps referred to in section 4(a)(2) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a)(2) ), as amended by this Act, are the following: (1) The map entitled Odiorne Point Unit NH–01P and dated December 18, 2020. (2) The map entitled Guilford Harbor Unit CT–19P and dated December 18, 2020. (3) The map entitled Silver Sands Unit CT–21P and dated May 21, 2024. (4) The map entitled Calf Islands Unit CT–20P and dated December 18, 2020. (5) The map entitled Malibu Beach Unit NJ–19P and dated December 18, 2020. (6) The map entitled Egg Island Unit NJ–22P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (7) The map entitled Egg Island Unit NJ–22P (2 of 2) Dix Unit NJ–23P (1 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (8) The map entitled Dix Unit NJ–23P (2 of 3) and dated December 18, 2020. (9) The map entitled Dix Unit NJ–23P (3 of 3) Greenwich Unit NJ–24P and dated December 18, 2020. (10) The map entitled Woodland Beach Unit DE–09P Fraland Beach Unit DE–10 Bombay Hook Unit DE–11P (1 of 2) and dated December 18, 2020. (11) The map entitled Swan Point Unit MD–65 Lower Cedar Point Unit MD–66 and dated December 18, 2020. (c) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the maps described in subsections (a) and (b) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b) ). (d) Special unit (1) In general Squaw Island Unit C14 of the System, as depicted on the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ), as amended by this Act, is designated as Halls Island Unit C14 and in revising such maps under that section, the Secretary of the Interior shall so identify that unit. (2) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Squaw Island Unit C14 is deemed to be a reference to Halls Island Unit C14 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

September 25, 2024 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar