117 S3646 IS: Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act U.S. Senate 2022-02-14 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3646IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 14, 2022Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo authorize an additional period of beach nourishment for a certain Corps of Engineers project, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act.

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Findings

Congress finds that—(1)Tybee Island, Georgia, has been one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the State of Georgia since the 1870s;(2)Tybee Island is the most densely developed barrier island in the State of Georgia and has experienced 10 inches of sea-level rise since 1935;(3)according to a 2016 report funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tybee Island, Georgia, is a national leader in climate adaptation planning and coastal resilience; and(4)the beach nourishment project referred to in section 3 is critical to protecting Tybee Island, Georgia, from sea level rise, storm surge, coastal flooding, and related climate change impacts.

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Tybee Island, Georgia

Notwithstanding the time limitation under section 156(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f(a)), the Secretary of the Army may continue periodic beach nourishment for the project for coastal storm risk management, Tybee Island, Georgia, authorized by section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5), for an additional period of 50 years, beginning on the day after the last day of the final period of periodic nourishment for the project authorized before the date of enactment of this Act.