[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3253 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3253

 To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John H. 
               Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1999

Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Weygand) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To redesignate the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the ``John H. 
               Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) during the past 2 decades, Senator John H. Chafee was a 
        leading voice for the protection of the environment and the 
        conservation of the natural resources of the United States;
            (2) Senator Chafee served on the Environment and Public 
        Works Committee of the Senate for 22 years, influencing every 
        major piece of environmental legislation enacted during that 
        time;
            (3) Senator Chafee led the fight for clean air, clean 
        water, safe drinking water, and cleanup of toxic wastes, and 
        for strengthening of the National Wildlife Refuge System and 
        protections for endangered species and their habitats;
            (4) millions of people of the United States breathe cleaner 
        air, drink cleaner water, and enjoy more plentiful outdoor 
        recreation opportunities because of the work of Senator Chafee;
            (5) in 1982, Senator Chafee authored and succeeded in 
        enacting into law the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
        3501 et seq.) to minimize loss of human life, wasteful 
        expenditure of Federal revenues, and damage to fish, wildlife, 
        and other natural resources associated with the coastal 
        barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts; and
            (6) to reflect the invaluable national contributions made 
        by Senator Chafee during his service in the Senate, the Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System should be named in his honor.

SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM IN HONOR OF 
              JOHN H. CHAFEE.

    (a) In General.--The Coastal Barrier Resources System established 
by section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3503(a)) is redesignated as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System shall be deemed to be a reference to the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 2(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3501(b)) is amended by striking ``a Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System'' and inserting ``the John H. Chafee Coastal 
        Barrier Resources System''.
            (2) Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources 
        System'' each place it appears and inserting ``John H. Chafee 
        Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
            (3) Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``coastal 
                barrier resources system'' and inserting ``john h. 
                chafee coastal barrier resources system''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Coastal 
                Barrier Resources System'' and inserting ``the John H. 
                Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
            (4) Section 10(c)(2) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 3509(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier 
        Resources System'' and inserting ``System''.
            (5) Section 10(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Coastal Barrier 
        Improvement Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 1441a-3(c)(2)(B)(i)) is 
        amended by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and 
        inserting ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
            (6) Section 12(5) of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 
        1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 101-591) is amended by 
        striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and inserting 
        ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
            (7) Section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                the following:

          ``john h. chafee coastal barrier resources system'';

                and
                    (B) by striking ``Coastal Barrier Resources 
                System'' each place it appears and inserting ``John H. 
                Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System''.
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