[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3228 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3228

  To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of coastal 
   areas in the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to 
 identify risks and vulnerabilities of those areas as a result of sea 
                  level rise, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 2016

 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott) 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 require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of coastal 
   areas in the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to 
 identify risks and vulnerabilities of those areas as a result of sea 
                  level rise, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Assessing Coastal Areas to Assist 
States Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF COASTAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a study of 
the coastal areas located within the geographic boundaries of the South 
Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to identify the risks and 
vulnerabilities of those areas to increased hurricane and storm damages 
as a result of sea level rise.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out the study under this section, 
the Secretary of the Army shall--
            (1) conduct such analyses as the Secretary determines 
        necessary, with special emphasis on regional sediment 
        management as a method to sustainably maintain or enhance 
        current levels of storm protection--
                    (A) to produce a comprehensive and consistent 
                understanding of coastal vulnerabilities in the 
                affected areas; and
                    (B) to identify initial measures that can be taken 
                to address the vulnerabilities described in 
                subparagraph (A); and
            (2) develop a long-term strategy for--
                    (A) addressing increased hurricane and storm 
                damages that result from sea level rise; and
                    (B) identifying opportunities to enhance 
                resiliency, increase sustainability, and lower risks 
                in--
                            (i) population centers;
                            (ii) areas of concentrated economic 
                        development; and
                            (iii) areas with vulnerable environmental 
                        resources.
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