SAND Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-833
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2017-02-02
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Public contracts and procurement

Seashores and lakeshores
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 833 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Ms. Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Mast , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Crist , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) 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 the acquisition of beach fill, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017 . 2. Acquisition of beach fill Section 935 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2299 ) is amended by striking if such materials are not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons .