H.R. 524 — what changed
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Federal coastal storm risk management projects
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Section 6 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505) 3505(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:following:
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“(e) Borrow site—Section 5 shall not apply to expenditures or financial assistance relating to the use “(7) Use of funds to use a borrow site located sand source within the System if such site has been in use as a borrow site System unit by a Federal coastal storm risk management project for projects or their predecessor projects that have used a period system unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of more than 15 years.”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.”