[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3036 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3036

To assure that recreation and other economic benefits are accorded the 
same weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits as well as 
                  environmental restoration benefits.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2000

Mr. Torricelli introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To assure that recreation and other economic benefits are accorded the 
same weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits as well as 
                  environmental restoration benefits.

    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 ``National Beach Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. GIVING RECREATIONAL BENEFITS THE SAME STATUS AS OTHER BEACH 
              RESTORATION BENEFITS.

    (a) Subsection (e)(2)(B)(i) of the 1st section of the Act entitled 
``An Act authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting 
the shores of publicly owned property.'' approved August 13, 1946 (33 
U.S.C. 426e; 110 Stat. 3698-3699) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``In making such recommendations, the Secretary shall 
develop and implement procedures which treat economic benefits, 
hurricane and storm damage reduction, and environmental restoration 
benefits equally.''.
    (b) As used in the Act, the term ``economic benefits'' includes the 
usage of the beach for recreation as well as revenues derived by 
businesses and government entities from such usage.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL SHARE.

    Section 103(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
Stat. 4085) is amended by adding the following at the end: ``This 
proposition shall not apply to those shore protection projects 
described in section 2 of this Act.''.
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