SAND Act

Bill: 118-hr-3410
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2023-05-17
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Advisory bodies

Department of Health and Human Services

Employee hiring

Health personnel

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act or the SAND Act</b> </p> <p>This bill allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment purposes from non-domestic sources even if such materials are available from domestic sources.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2023 Mr. Diaz-Balart (for himself and Ms. Lois Frankel 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 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act or the SAND Act . 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 .