3.0.0 5490 2025-08-19T20:17:15Z 2025-08-19T20:17:15Z House H HR 2023-09-14 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 5490.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Acticle 1, Section 8 US ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Updating the US Fish and Wildlife Service maps for theoriginal Coastal Barrier Resources Act[Page H4348]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Discharged from 2023-12-06T19:53:37Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2023-09-28T16:43:44Z Referred to 2023-09-26T18:19:39Z Reported By 2024-09-12T15:23:20Z Discharged from 2023-12-06T19:53:37Z Referred To 2023-09-14T14:08:45Z H. Rept. 118-667 118 2958 S 2024-04-20 Held at the desk. 09:35:26 Related bill CRS 2024-11-25 Became Public Law No: 118-117. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2024-11-25 Became Public Law No: 118-117. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2024-11-25 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2024-11-25 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2024-11-21 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2024-11-21 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2024-11-20 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2024-11-19 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6638) Floor 2024-11-19 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-25 Senate Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546. Calendars 2024-09-24 18:43:54 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2024-09-24 18:43:52 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5713-5718) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2024-09-24 18:43:52 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5713-5718) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-24 18:34:46 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5490. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-24 18:34:44 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5713-5719) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-09-24 18:33:00 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2024-09-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions 2024-09-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-667. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2024-09-12 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-667. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-12-06 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2023-12-06 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged Committee 2023-09-28 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2023-09-26 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries. Committee 2023-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000399 Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A [R-VA-2] Jennifer Kiggans R VA A. 2 N B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2024-05-31 False 2024-03-19T20:25:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60121 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 6, 2023 Public Law 118-117 Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight 2024-04-26T15:46:15Z Connecticut 2024-04-26T15:46:30Z Delaware 2024-04-26T15:46:50Z Floods and storm protection 2024-04-26T15:46:09Z Florida 2024-04-26T15:47:13Z Geography and mapping 2024-04-26T15:46:03Z Louisiana 2024-04-26T15:47:18Z Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 2024-04-26T15:45:57Z Maryland 2024-04-26T15:46:55Z Massachusetts 2024-04-26T15:46:20Z New Hampshire 2024-04-26T15:47:23Z New Jersey 2024-04-26T15:46:44Z New York State 2024-04-26T15:46:37Z North Carolina 2024-04-26T15:47:09Z Rhode Island 2024-04-26T15:46:25Z South Carolina 2024-04-26T15:47:04Z Virginia 2024-04-26T15:47:00Z Water resources funding 2024-04-26T15:45:48Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-10-04T14:26:02Z

49 2024-11-25 Public Law 2025-08-19T20:06:44Z <p><strong>Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act or the BEACH Act</strong></p><p>This act modifies the coastal areas belonging to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS)&nbsp;and which are, therefore, ineligible to receive federal financial assistance for land development. It also expands exceptions to this restriction, establishes additional requirements for agencies administering&nbsp;the CBRS, and requires a study relating to coastal barrier ecosystems.</p><p>Specifically, the act updates and replaces existing CBRS maps with maps&nbsp;recommended&nbsp;by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in a 2022 report to Congress titled <em>John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project.&nbsp;</em>Affected coastal areas are located in 13 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.</p><p>In addition,&nbsp;the act creates&nbsp;new exceptions to the limitation on federal financial assistance&nbsp;for certain (1) aquaculture operations (e.g., shellfish production)&nbsp;and (2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management projects.&nbsp;The act also provides that&nbsp;insurable structures (i.e., walled and roofed buildings) that are on the ground in areas added to the CBRS within one year of enactment remain eligible for federal financial assistance.&nbsp;</p><p>The act directs FWS&nbsp;to issue regulations&nbsp;requiring owners or lessors of real property in communities affected by the CBRS to disclose this information to prospective buyers or lessees.</p><p>Additionally, the&nbsp;act provides that FWS shall develop and finalize guidance relating to the expenditure of federal&nbsp;funds in emergency situations that threaten life, land, and property immediately adjacent to a system unit. The act&nbsp;also generally requires agencies that are involved with the CBRS&nbsp;to revise or issue regulations or guidance as necessary within one year of enactment.</p><p>Finally, the act directs FWS and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a scientific evaluation of the dynamics of coastal barrier ecosystems. FWS and USGS must provide related recommendations for the CBRS to Congress.</p>

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