Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5680
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-07-07
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Seashores and lakeshores

Water resources funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to increase the non-federal share of the cost of the periodic nourishment of any water resources development project or any measure for shore protection or beach erosion control for such project to 65% (current law sets such non-federal share at lower levels of up to 50% based on the dates after which the projects are carried out).</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 with respect to periodic beach renourishment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Local Autonomy for Shore Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Periodic beach renourishment Section 103(d)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) In general Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), with respect to any water resources development project, the non-Federal share of the cost of the periodic nourishment of the project, or any measure for shore protection or beach erosion control for the project, shall be 65 percent. .