Assessing Coastal Areas to Assist States Act

Bill: 114-s-3228
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Assessing Coastal Areas to Assist States Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study to identify the risks and vulnerabilities of the coastal areas located within the geographic boundaries of the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to increased hurricane and storm damage as a result of sea level rise.</p> <p>In carrying out the study, the Corps of Engineers shall: (1) conduct necessary analyses, with special emphasis on regional sediment management as a method to sustainably maintain or enhance current levels of storm protection to produce a comprehensive understanding of coastal vulnerabilities in the affected areas and to identify initial measures to address such vulnerabilities; and (2) develop a long-term strategy for addressing such increased damage and for identifying opportunities to enhance resiliency, increase sustainability, and lower risks in population centers, areas of concentrated economic development, and areas with vulnerable environmental resources.</p> <ul> <ul> <ul> </ul> </ul> </ul>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3228 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2016 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of coastal areas in the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to identify risks and vulnerabilities of those areas as a result of sea level rise, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assessing Coastal Areas to Assist States Act . 2. Study of coastal areas (a) In General The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a study of the coastal areas located within the geographic boundaries of the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to identify the risks and vulnerabilities of those areas to increased hurricane and storm damages as a result of sea level rise. (b) Requirements In carrying out the study under this section, the Secretary of the Army shall— (1) conduct such analyses as the Secretary determines necessary, with special emphasis on regional sediment management as a method to sustainably maintain or enhance current levels of storm protection— (A) to produce a comprehensive and consistent understanding of coastal vulnerabilities in the affected areas; and (B) to identify initial measures that can be taken to address the vulnerabilities described in subparagraph (A); and (2) develop a long-term strategy for— (A) addressing increased hurricane and storm damages that result from sea level rise; and (B) identifying opportunities to enhance resiliency, increase sustainability, and lower risks in— (i) population centers; (ii) areas of concentrated economic development; and (iii) areas with vulnerable environmental resources.