[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5018. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Flake) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide 
for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4____. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BEACH 
                   NOURISHMENT ACTIVITIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall not use Federal funds for the conduct of beach 
     nourishment activities (other than for the conduct of beach 
     nourishment activities in areas with a high risk of flooding 
     in which the Secretary or the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency determines beach nourishment 
     activities to be necessary).
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