To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

Bill: 118-hr-524
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Seashores and lakeshores
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill creates an exemption to the restriction on the use of federal funds for certain shoreline borrow sites within the Coastal Barrier Resources System.</p> <p>Specifically, the restriction shall not apply to funds to use a borrow site located within the system if it has been in use as a borrow site by a coastal storm risk management project for more than 15 years.</p>

action_date: 2024-03-12
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill exempts specified projects from the restriction on using federal funds for the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). Specifically, the bill authorizes federal funds to be provided for the use of a sand source within a CBRS system unit by a federal coastal storm risk management project (or a predecessor project) that has used a system unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the CBRS at least once between December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2023, in response to an emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.</p> <p> A <i>system</i> <i>unit</i> is any undeveloped coastal barrier, or combination of closely-related undeveloped coastal barriers, included within the CBRS.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 524 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15 (legislative day, April 10), 2024 Received April 15, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

1. Federal coastal storm risk management projects Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505(a) ) is amended 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

1. Federal coastal storm risk management projects Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505(a) ) is amended 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 347 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 524 [Report No. 118–421] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2023 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources March 12, 2024 Additional sponsors: Ms. Mace , Mr. Fleischmann , and Mr. Van Drew March 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 25, 2023 A BILL To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

1. Federal coastal storm risk management projects Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505(a) ) is amended 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. .

March 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 524 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2023 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

1. Exemption to Coastal Barrier restrictions for shoreline borrow sites Section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Borrow site Section 5 shall not apply to expenditures or financial assistance relating to the use of funds to use a borrow site located within the System if such site has been in use as a borrow site by a coastal storm risk management project for a period of more than 15 years. .