3.0.0 5185 2023-03-08T23:37:56Z 2023-03-08T23:37:56Z Senate S 2022-12-05 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-12-05T22:49:13Z 2022-12-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6964; text: CR S6964-6968) IntroReferral 2022-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2022-12-05 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2022-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-02T18:18:05Z Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022

This bill expands and revises the system of vulnerable coastal areas that are protected under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, including by directing the Department of the Interior to carry out a coastal hazard pilot project to identify areas that can be added to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.

The bill also modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

]]> Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022 Display Title Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5185is/xml/BILLS-117s5185is.xml 2022-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6964; text: CR S6964-6968) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.