[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5713-H5719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BOLSTERING ECOSYSTEMS AGAINST COASTAL HARM ACT

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5490) to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand 
the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other 
purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5490

       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 ``Bolstering Ecosystems 
     Against Coastal Harm Act'' or the ``BEACH Act''.

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     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

           TITLE I--COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sec. 103. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in 
              System.
Sec. 104. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures.
Sec. 105. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier 
              Resources Act.
Sec. 106. Evaluation of coastal ecosystem dynamics.
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.

 TITLE II--CHANGES TO JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM 
                                  MAPS

Sec. 201. Changes to John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
              maps.

           TITLE I--COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3502) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this Act:
       ``(1) Coastal barrier.--The term `coastal barrier' means--
       ``(A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay 
     barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) 
     that--
       ``(i) is subject to wave, tidal, and wind energies; and
       ``(ii) protects landward aquatic habitats from direct wave 
     attack; and
       ``(B) all associated aquatic habitats including the 
     adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets, and nearshore 
     waters.
       ``(2) Committees.--The term `Committees' means the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate.
       ``(3) Financial assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `financial assistance' means 
     any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance, payment, 
     rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect 
     Federal assistance other than--
       ``(i) deposit or account insurance for customers of banks, 
     savings and loan associations, credit unions, or similar 
     institutions;
       ``(ii) the purchase of mortgages or loans by the Government 
     National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage 
     Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
       ``(iii) assistance for environmental studies, planning, and 
     assessments that are required incident to the issuance of 
     permits or other authorizations under Federal law; and
       ``(iv) assistance pursuant to programs entirely unrelated 
     to development, such as any Federal or federally assisted 
     public assistance program or any Federal old-age survivors or 
     disability insurance program.
       ``(B) Flood insurance.--The term `financial assistance' 
     includes flood insurance described in section 1321 of the 
     National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
     4028).
       ``(4) Great lakes.--The term `Great Lakes' means Lake 
     Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake 
     Michigan, and Lake Superior, to the extent that those lakes 
     are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
       ``(5) Otherwise protected area.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `Otherwise Protected Area' 
     means any unit of the System that, at the time of 
     designation, was predominantly composed of areas established 
     under Federal, State, or local law, or held by a qualified 
     organization, primarily for wildlife refuge, wildlife 
     sanctuary, recreational, or natural resource conservation 
     purposes.
       ``(B) Qualified organization.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `qualified organization' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(6) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       ``(7) System.--The term `System' means the John H. Chafee 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System established under section 
     4(a).
       ``(8) System unit.--The term `System unit' means any 
     undeveloped coastal barrier, or combination of closely-
     related undeveloped coastal barriers, included within the 
     John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established 
     under section 4(a).
       ``(9) Undeveloped coastal barrier.--The term `undeveloped 
     coastal barrier' means a coastal barrier the features and 
     associated habitats of which contain few manmade structures 
     and these structures, and man's activities on such features 
     and within such habitats, do not significantly impede 
     geomorphic and ecological processes.
       ``(b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section supersedes 
     the official maps described in section 4(a).''.

     SEC. 102. JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.

       Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3503) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John H. 
     Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which shall consist 
     of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located 
     on the coasts of the United States that are identified and 
     generally depicted as System units or Otherwise Protected 
     Areas--
       ``(1) on the maps on file with the Secretary entitled 
     `Coastal Barrier Resources System', dated October 24, 1990;
       ``(2) on a map described in section 201(b) of the 
     Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act; or
       ``(3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or (2) as such 
     map may be replaced, modified, revised, or corrected under--
       ``(A) subsection (f)(3);
       ``(B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 
     1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note); or
       ``(C) any other provision of law enacted on or after 
     November 16, 1990, that specifically replaces or authorizes 
     the modification, revision, or correction of such a map.'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``an undeveloped coastal barrier'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``a coastal barrier''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``undeveloped''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``copy of the map'' and 
     inserting ``notification of the availability of the map''.

     SEC. 103. REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS THAT 
                   PROPERTY IS IN SYSTEM.

       Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3504) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Disclosure of Limitations.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems 
     Against Coastal Harm Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall issue 
     regulations requiring the owner or lessor of real property 
     located in a community affected by this Act, as determined by 
     the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     to disclose to a prospective buyer or lessee such location of 
     such real property.''.

     SEC. 104. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES.

       Section 6 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3505) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (E), to read as follows:
       ``(E) Emergency actions necessary to the saving of lives 
     and the protection of property and the public health and 
     safety, if such actions are performed pursuant to sections 
     402, 403, 407, and 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a, 5170b, 
     5173, 5192) and are limited to actions that are necessary to 
     alleviate the applicable emergency.''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Aquaculture operations that--
       ``(i) produce shellfish (including oysters, clams, and 
     mussels), cultivate micro- or macro-algae, or do not require 
     the use of aquaculture feeds; and
       ``(ii) adhere to best management practices and conservation 
     measures recommended by the Secretary through the 
     consultation process referred to in this subsection.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit by Federal 
     coastal storm risk management projects or their predecessor 
     projects that have used a System unit for sand to nourish 
     adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of 
     the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the `Flood 
     Control Act of 1941') (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 
     701n) at least once between December 31, 2008 and December 
     31, 2023 in response to an emergency situation prior to 
     December 31, 2023.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Applicability to Otherwise Protected Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The prohibitions on new Federal 
     expenditures and financial assistance described in section 
     5(a) do not apply within Otherwise Protected Areas except 
     with respect to limitations on new flood insurance coverage 
     described in section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4028).
       ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), new 
     Federal flood insurance may be provided for a structure in an 
     Otherwise Protected Area that is used in a manner consistent 
     with the purpose for which such Otherwise Protected Area is 
     protected.
       ``(f) Applicability to Additions and Insurable 
     Structures.--
       ``(1) Additions.--With respect to an addition to the System 
     made under section 4 on or after the date of the enactment of 
     the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, subject 
     to paragraph (2), the prohibitions on new Federal 
     expenditures and financial assistance described in section 
     5(a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the 
     date on which such addition is made.
       ``(2) Insurable structures.--
       ``(A) In general.--The prohibitions on new Federal 
     expenditures and financial assistance described in section 
     5(a) do not apply to an insurable structure.
       ``(B) Insurable structure defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `insurable structure' means an insurable structure that 
     is--
       ``(i) located within an addition described in paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(ii) in existence before the expiration of the applicable 
     1-year period described in paragraph (1).''.

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     SEC. 105. IMPROVE FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE WITH COASTAL 
                   BARRIER RESOURCES ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3506(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal 
     Harm Act, the head of each Federal agency affected by this 
     Act shall revise or issue regulations and guidance as 
     necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 
     Act.''.
       (b) Guidance for Expenditure of Federal Funds in Emergency 
     Situations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in 
     consultation with the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, shall develop and finalize guidance relating to 
     the expenditure of Federal funds pursuant to the exception 
     described in section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3504(a)(3)) for emergency situations that 
     threaten life, land, and property immediately adjacent to a 
     System unit (as defined in subsection (a) of section 3 of 
     that Act (16 U.S.C. 3502)).

     SEC. 106. EVALUATION OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall evaluate 
     the means and measures by which the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) could be used to further the 
     purposes of minimizing the loss of human life, wasteful 
     expenditure of Federal revenues, and the damage to fish, 
     wildlife, and other natural resources associated with coastal 
     barriers that are and will be vulnerable to coastal hazards, 
     including flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level 
     rise.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report describing the results of the 
     evaluation carried out under subsection (a).
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a summary of the best available scientific information 
     regarding the dynamics of coastal barrier ecosystems, 
     including the impacts of coastal hazards, including flooding, 
     storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise, on coastal 
     barriers and changing coastal barrier geomorphology;
       (B) case studies applying the information described in 
     subparagraph (A) to a sample of United States coastal barrier 
     areas; and
       (C) recommendations on ways to further the purpose of the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources Act as described in section 2(b) of 
     that Act (16 U.S.C. 3501(b)), including integrating 
     information generated pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     into guiding principles or into guidelines for 
     recommendations and determinations pursuant to section 4(g) 
     of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)).
       (c) Review.--The Secretary shall prepare the report 
     required under subsection (b) after--
       (1) providing notice and an opportunity for the submission 
     of public comment; and
       (2) considering any public comments submitted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Coastal barrier.--The term ``coastal barrier'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 3 of the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502), as amended by this Act.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Directors of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States 
     Geological Survey.

     SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3510) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     to carry out this Act--
       ``(1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
     2010; and
       ``(2) $1,962,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
     2031.''.

 TITLE II--CHANGES TO JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM 
                                  MAPS

     SEC. 201. CHANGES TO JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES 
                   SYSTEM MAPS.

       (a) Replacement Maps Described.--Each map included in the 
     set of maps referred to in section 4(a)(1) of the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)(1)), as amended by 
     this section, that relates to a unit of the John H. Chafee 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System established by section 4 of 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503) referred 
     to in this subsection is replaced in such set with the map 
     described in the following list with respect to that unit and 
     any other new or reclassified units depicted on that map 
     panel:
       (1) The map entitled ``Salisbury Beach Unit MA-01P Plum 
     Island Unit MA-02P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (2) The map entitled ``Clark Pond Unit C00 Plum Island Unit 
     MA-02P (2 of 2) Castle Neck Unit MA-03 Wingaersheek Unit C01 
     (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (3) The map entitled ``Wingaersheek Unit C01 (2 of 2) Good 
     Harbor Beach/Milk Island Unit C01A Cape Hedge Beach Unit MA-
     48 Brace Cove Unit C01B'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (4) The map entitled ``West Beach Unit MA-04 Phillips Beach 
     Unit MA-06'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (5) The map entitled ``Snake Island Unit MA-08P, Squantum 
     Unit MA-09P Merrymount Park Unit MA-10P West Head Beach Unit 
     C01C/C01CP Peddocks/Rainsford Island Unit MA-11/MA-11P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (6) The map entitled ``Cohassett Harbor Unit MA-12 North 
     Scituate Unit C02P Rivermoor Unit C03'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (7) The map entitled ``Rexhame Unit C03A Duxbury Beach Unit 
     MA-13/MA-13P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (8) The map entitled ``Duxbury Beach Unit MA-13/MA-13P (2 
     of 2) Plymouth Bay Unit C04'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (9) The map entitled ``Center Hill Complex C06 Scusset 
     Beach Unit MA-38P Town Neck Unit MA-14P'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (10) The map entitled ``Scorton Unit C08 Sandy Neck Unit 
     C09/C09P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (11) The map entitled ``Sandy Neck Unit C09/C09P (2 of 2) 
     Chapin Beach Unit MA-15P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (12) The map entitled ``Nobscusset Unit MA-16 Freemans Pond 
     Unit C10'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (13) The map entitled ``Provincetown Unit MA-19P (1 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (14) The map entitled ``Provincetown Unit MA-19P (2 of 2) 
     Pamet Harbor Unit MA-18AP Ballston Beach Unit MA-18P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (15) The map entitled ``Griffin/Great Islands Complex MA-
     17P Lieutenant Island Unit MA-17AP'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (16) The map entitled ``Namskaket Spits Unit C11/C11P Boat 
     Meadow Unit C11A/C11AP Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA-20P (1 of 
     3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (17) The map entitled ``Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA-20P (2 
     of 3) Harding Beach Unit MA-40P Chatham Roads Unit C12/C12P 
     Red River Beach Unit MA-41P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (18) The map entitled ``Nauset Beach/Monomoy Unit MA-20P (3 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (19) The map entitled ``Davis Beach Unit MA-23P Lewis Bay 
     Unit C13/C13P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (20) The map entitled ``Squaw Island Unit C14 Centerville 
     Unit C15/C15P Dead Neck Unit C16 (1 of 2)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (21) The map entitled ``Dead Neck Unit C16 (2 of 2) 
     Popponesset Spit Unit C17 Waquoit Bay Unit C18 Falmouth Ponds 
     Unit C18A'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (22) The map entitled ``Quissett Beach/Falmouth Beach Unit 
     MA-42P Black Beach Unit C19, Little Sippewisset Marsh Unit 
     C19P Chapoquoit Beach Unit MA-43/MA-43P Herring Brook Unit 
     MA-30'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (23) The map entitled ``Squeteague Harbor Unit MA-31 
     Bassetts Island Unit MA-32 Phinneys Harbor Unit MA-33 
     Buzzards Bay Complex C19A (1 of 3)'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (24) The map entitled ``Buzzards Bay Complex C19AP (2 of 3) 
     Planting Island Unit MA-35'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (25) The map entitled ``Buzzards Bay Complex C19A (3 of 3) 
     West Sconticut Neck Unit C31A/C31AP Little Bay Unit MA-47P 
     Harbor View Unit C31B'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (26) The map entitled ``Round Hill Unit MA-36, Mishaum 
     Point Unit C32 Demarest Lloyd Park Unit MA-37P Little Beach 
     Unit C33 (1 of 2) Round Hill Point Unit MA-45P, Teal Pond 
     Unit MA-46'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (27) The map entitled ``Little Beach Unit C33 (2 of 2) 
     Horseneck Beach Unit C34/C34P Richmond/Cockeast Ponds Unit 
     C35'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (28) The map entitled ``Coatue Unit C20/C20P (1 of 2) 
     Sesachacha Pond Unit C21'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (29) The map entitled ``Coatue Unit C20/C20P (2 of 2) Cisco 
     Beach Unit C22P Esther Island Complex C23/23P (1 of 2) 
     Tuckernuck Island Unit C24 (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (30) The map entitled ``Esther Island Complex C23 (2 of 2) 
     Tuckernuck Island Unit C24 (2 of 2) Muskeget Island Unit 
     C25'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (31) The map entitled ``Harthaven Unit MA-26, Edgartown 
     Beach Unit MA-27P Trapps Pond Unit MA-27, Eel Pond Beach Unit 
     C26 Cape Poge Unit C27, Norton Point Unit MA-28P South Beach 
     Unit C28 (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (32) The map entitled ``South Beach Unit C28 (2 of 2)'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (33) The map entitled ``Squibnocket Complex C29/C29P Nomans 
     Land Unit MA-29P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (34) The map entitled ``James Pond Unit C29A Mink Meadows 
     Unit C29B Naushon Island Complex MA-24 (1 of 2)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (35) The map entitled ``Naushon Island Complex MA-24 (2 of 
     2) Elizabeth Islands Unit C31 (1 of 2)'' and dated May 21, 
     2024.
       (36) The map entitled ``Elizabeth Islands Unit C31 (2 of 2) 
     Penikese Island Unit MA-25P'' and dated May 21, 2024.
       (37) The map entitled ``Cedar Cove Unit C34A'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (38) The map entitled ``Little Compton Ponds Unit D01 
     Tunipus Pond Unit D01P Brown Point Unit RI-01'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (39) The map entitled ``Fogland Marsh Unit D02/D02P, 
     Sapowet Point Unit RI-02/RI-02P McCorrie Point Unit RI-02A 
     Sandy Point

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     Unit RI-03P Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP (1 of 3)'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (40) The map entitled ``Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP 
     (2 of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (41) The map entitled ``Prudence Island Complex D02B/D02BP 
     (3 of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (42) The map entitled ``West Narragansett Bay Complex 
     D02C'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (43) The map entitled ``Fox Hill Marsh Unit RI-08/RI-08P 
     Bonnet Shores Beach Unit RI-09 Narragansett Beach Unit RI-10/
     RI-10P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (44) The map entitled ``Seaweed Beach Unit RI-11P East 
     Matunuck Beach Unit RI-12P Point Judith Unit RI-14P, Card 
     Ponds Unit D03/D03P Green Hill Beach Unit D04 (1 of 2)'' and 
     dated September 8, 2023.
       (45) The map entitled ``Green Hill Beach Unit D04 (2 of 2) 
     East Beach Unit D05P Quonochontaug Beach Unit D06/D06P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (46) The map entitled ``Misquamicut Beach Unit RI-13P 
     Maschaug Ponds Unit D07 Napatree Unit D08/D08P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (47) The map entitled ``Block Island Unit D09/D09P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (48) The map entitled ``Wilcox Beach Unit E01 Ram Island 
     Unit E01A Mason Island Unit CT-01'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (49) The map entitled ``Bluff Point Unit CT-02 Goshen Cove 
     Unit E02'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (50) The map entitled ``Jordan Cove Unit E03, Niantic Bay 
     Unit E03A Old Black Point Unit CT-03, Hatchett Point Unit CT-
     04 Little Pond Unit CT-05, Mile Creek Unit CT-06'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (51) The map entitled ``Griswold Point Unit CT-07 Lynde 
     Point Unit E03B Cold Spring Brook Unit CT-08'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (52) The map entitled ``Menunketesuck Island Unit E04 
     Hammonasset Point Unit E05 Toms Creek Unit CT-10 Seaview 
     Beach Unit CT-11'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (53) The map entitled ``Lindsey Cove Unit CT-12 Kelsey 
     Island Unit CT-13 Nathan Hale Park Unit CT-14P Morse Park 
     Unit CT-15P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (54) The map entitled ``Milford Point Unit E07 Long Beach 
     Unit CT-18P Fayerweather Island Unit E08AP'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (55) The map entitled ``Norwalk Islands Unit E09/E09P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (56) The map entitled ``Jamaica Bay Unit NY-60P (1 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (57) The map entitled ``Jamaica Bay Unit NY-60P (2 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (58) The map entitled ``Sands Point Unit NY-03 Prospect 
     Point Unit NY-04P Dosoris Pond Unit NY-05P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (59) The map entitled ``The Creek Beach Unit NY-06/NY-06P 
     Centre Island Beach Unit NY-07P, Centre Island Unit NY-88 
     Lloyd Beach Unit NY-09P Lloyd Point Unit NY-10/NY-10P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (60) The map entitled ``Lloyd Harbor Unit NY-11/NY-11P, 
     Eatons Neck Unit F02 Hobart Beach Unit NY-13, Deck Island 
     Harbor Unit NY-89 Centerpoint Harbor Unit NY-12, Crab Meadow 
     Unit NY-14'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (61) The map entitled ``Sunken Meadow Unit NY-15/NY-15P 
     Stony Brook Harbor Unit NY-16 (1 of 2)'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (62) The map entitled ``Stony Brook Harbor Unit NY-16/NY-
     16P (2 of 2) Crane Neck Unit F04P Old Field Beach Unit F05/
     F05P Cedar Beach Unit NY-17/NY-17P'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (63) The map entitled ``Wading River Unit NY-18 Baiting 
     Hollow Unit NY-19P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (64) The map entitled ``Luce Landing Unit NY-20P, Mattituck 
     Inlet Unit NY-21P East Creek Unit NY-34P, Indian Island Unit 
     NY-35P Flanders Bay Unit NY-36/NY-36P, Red Creek Pond Unit 
     NY-37 Iron Point Unit NY-97P'' and dated September 8, 2023.
       (65) The map entitled ``Goldsmith Inlet Unit NY-22P, Pipes 
     Cove Unit NY-26 (1 of 2) Southold Bay Unit NY-28, Cedar Beach 
     Point Unit NY-29P (1 of 2) Hog Neck Bay Unit NY-30 Peconic 
     Dunes Unit NY-90P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (66) The map entitled ``Little Creek Unit NY-31/NY-31P, 
     Cutchogue Harbor Unit NY-31A Downs Creek Unit NY-32, Robins 
     Island Unit NY-33 Squire Pond Unit NY-38, Cow Neck Unit NY-39 
     North Sea Harbor Unit NY-40/NY-40P, Cold Spring Pond Unit NY-
     92'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (67) The map entitled ``Truman Beach Unit NY-23/NY-23P 
     Orient Beach Unit NY-25P Hay Beach Point Unit NY-47'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (68) The map entitled ``F06, NY-26 (2 of 2), NY-27, NY-29P 
     (2 of 2), NY-41P NY-42, NY-43/NY-43P, NY-44, NY-45 NY-46, NY-
     48, NY-49, NY-50 NY-51P, NY-93, NY-94, NY-95P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (69) The map entitled ``Gardiners Island Barriers Unit F09 
     (1 of 2) Plum Island Unit NY-24'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (70) The map entitled ``Sammys Beach Unit F08A, Accabonac 
     Harbor Unit F08B Gardiners Island Barriers Unit F09 (2 of 2) 
     Napeague Unit F10P (1 of 2), Hog Creek Unit NY-52 Amagansett 
     Unit NY-56/NY-56P, Bell Park Unit NY-96P'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (71) The map entitled ``Fisher Island Barriers Unit F01'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (72) The map entitled ``Big Reed Pond Unit NY-53P Oyster 
     Pond Unit NY-54P Montauk Point Unit NY-55P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (73) The map entitled ``Napeague Unit F10/F10P (2 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (74) The map entitled ``Mecox Unit F11 Georgica/Wainscott 
     Ponds Unit NY-57 Sagaponack Pond Unit NY-58/NY-58P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (75) The map entitled ``Southampton Beach Unit F12 Tiana 
     Beach Unit F13/F13P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (76) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59P (1 of 6)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (77) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59P (2 of 6)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (78) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59P (3 of 6)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (79) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59/NY-59P (4 of 
     6)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (80) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59/NY-59P (5 of 
     6)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (81) The map entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59/NY-59P (6 of 
     6)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (82) The map entitled ``Sandy Hook Unit NJ-01P Monmouth 
     Cove Unit NJ-17P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (83) The map entitled ``Navesink/Shrewsbury Complex NJ-04A/
     NJ-04AP'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (84) The map entitled ``Metedeconk Neck Unit NJ-04B/NJ-
     04BP'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (85) The map entitled ``Island Beach Unit NJ-05P (1 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (86) The map entitled ``Island Beach Unit NJ-05P (2 of 2)'' 
     and dated September 8, 2023.
       (87) The map entitled ``Cedar Bonnet Island Unit NJ-06/NJ-
     06P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (88) The map entitled ``Brigantine Unit NJ-07P (1 of 4)'' 
     and dated September 8, 2023.
       (89) The map entitled ``Brigantine Unit NJ-07P (2 of 4)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (90) The map entitled ``Brigantine Unit NJ-07P (3 of 4)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (91) The map entitled ``Brigantine Unit NJ-07P (4 of 4)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (92) The map entitled ``Corson's Inlet Unit NJ-08P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (93) The map entitled ``Stone Harbor Unit NJ-09/NJ-09P'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (94) The map entitled ``Two Mile Beach Unit NJ-20P Cape May 
     Unit NJ-10P Higbee Beach Unit NJ-11P'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (95) The map entitled ``Sunray Beach Unit NJ-21P Del Haven 
     Unit NJ-12/NJ-12P Kimbles Beach Unit NJ-13 Moores Beach Unit 
     NJ-14/NJ-14P (1 of 3)'' and dated September 8, 2023.
       (96) The map entitled ``Moores Beach Unit NJ-14/NJ-14P (2 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (97) The map entitled ``Moores Beach Unit NJ-14/NJ-14P (3 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (98) The map entitled ``Little Creek Unit DE-01/DE-01P (1 
     of 2) Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (1 of 4)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (99) The map entitled ``Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (2 of 
     4)'' and dated September 8, 2023.
       (100) The map entitled ``Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (3 
     of 4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (101) The map entitled ``Broadkill Beach Unit H00/H00P (4 
     of 4) Beach Plum Island Unit DE-02P'' and dated September 8, 
     2023.
       (102) The map entitled ``Cape Henlopen Unit DE-03P Silver 
     Lake Unit DE-06'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (103) The map entitled ``Fenwick Island Unit DE-08P'' and 
     dated September 8, 2023.
       (104) The map entitled ``Bombay Hook Unit DE-11P (2 of 2) 
     Little Creek Unit DE-01P (2 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (105) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit MD-01P (1 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (106) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit MD-01P (2 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (107) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit MD-01P (3 
     of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (108) The map entitled ``Fair Island Unit MD-02 Sound Shore 
     Unit MD-03/MD-03P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (109) The map entitled ``Cedar/Janes Islands Unit MD-04P (1 
     of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD-06 (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (110) The map entitled ``Cedar/Janes Islands Unit MD-04P (2 
     of 2) Joes Cove Unit MD-06 (2 of 2) Scott Point Unit MD-07P, 
     Hazard Island Unit MD-08P St. Pierre Point Unit MD-09P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (111) The map entitled ``Little Deal Island Unit MD-11 Deal 
     Island Unit MD-12 Franks Island Unit MD-14/MD-14P Long Point 
     Unit MD-15'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (112) The map entitled ``Stump Point Unit MD-16'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (113) The map entitled ``Martin Unit MD-17P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (114) The map entitled ``Marsh Island Unit MD-18P Holland 
     Island Unit MD-19'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (115) The map entitled ``Jenny Island Unit MD-20 Lower 
     Hooper Island Unit MD-58'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (116) The map entitled ``Barren Island Unit MD-21P Meekins 
     Neck Unit MD-59'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (117) The map entitled ``Hooper Point Unit MD-22 Covey 
     Creek Unit MD-24'' and dated December 18, 2020.

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       (118) The map entitled ``Boone Creek Unit MD-26 Benoni 
     Point Unit MD-27 Chlora Point Unit MD-60'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (119) The map entitled ``Lowes Point Unit MD-28 Rich Neck 
     Unit MD-29 Kent Point Unit MD-30'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (120) The map entitled ``Stevensville Unit MD-32 Wesley 
     Church Unit MD-33 Eastern Neck Island Unit MD-34P Wilson 
     Point Unit MD-35'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (121) The map entitled ``Tanner Creek Unit MD-47 Point 
     Lookout Unit MD-48P Potter Creek Unit MD-63 Bisco Creek Unit 
     MD-49'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (122) The map entitled ``Biscoe Pond Unit MD-61P, Carroll 
     Pond Unit MD-62 St. Clarence Creek Unit MD-44 Deep Point Unit 
     MD-45, Point Look-In Unit MD-46 Chicken Cock Creek Unit MD-
     50'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (123) The map entitled ``Drum Point Unit MD-39 Lewis Creek 
     Unit MD-40 Green Holly Pond Unit MD-41'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (124) The map entitled ``Flag Ponds Unit MD-37P Cove Point 
     Marsh Unit MD-38/MD-38P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (125) The map entitled ``Cherryfield Unit MD-64, Piney 
     Point Creek Unit MD-51 McKay Cove Unit MD-52, Blake Creek 
     Unit MD-53 Belvedere Creek Unit MD-54'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (126) The map entitled ``St. Clements Island Unit MD-55P 
     St. Catherine Island Unit MD-56'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (127) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit VA-01P (1 
     of 4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (128) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit VA-01P (2 
     of 4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (129) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit VA-01P (3 
     of 4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (130) The map entitled ``Assateague Island Unit VA-01P (4 
     of 4) Assawoman Island Unit VA-02P (1 of 3)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (131) The map entitled ``Assawoman Island Unit VA-02P (2 of 
     3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (132) The map entitled ``Assawoman Island Unit VA-02P (3 of 
     3) Metompkin Island Unit VA-03P Cedar Island Unit K03 (1 of 
     3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (133) The map entitled ``Cedar Island Unit K03 (2 of 3) 
     Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA-04P (1 of 5)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (134) The map entitled ``Cedar Island Unit K03 (3 of 3) 
     Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit VA-04P (2 of 5)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (135) The map entitled ``Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit 
     VA-04P (3 of 5)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (136) The map entitled ``Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit 
     VA-04P (4 of 5)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (137) The map entitled ``Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands Unit 
     VA-04P (5 of 5) Little Cobb Island Unit K04 Wreck Island Unit 
     VA-05P (1 of 4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (138) The map entitled ``Wreck Island Unit VA-05P (2 of 
     4)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (139) The map entitled ``Wreck Island Unit VA-05P (3 of 4) 
     Smith Island Unit VA-06P (1 of 3)'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (140) The map entitled ``Wreck Island Unit VA-05P (4 of 4) 
     Smith Island Unit VA-06P (2 of 3) Fishermans Island Unit K05/
     K05P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (141) The map entitled ``Smith Island Unit VA-06P (3 of 3) 
     Fishermans Island Unit K05/K05P (2 of 2)'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (142) The map entitled ``Elliotts Creek Unit VA-09 Old 
     Plantation Creek Unit VA-10 Wescoat Point Unit VA-11'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (143) The map entitled ``Great Neck Unit VA-12 Westerhouse 
     Creek Unit VA-13 Shooting Point Unit VA-14'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (144) The map entitled ``Scarborough Neck Unit VA-16/VA-16P 
     Craddock Neck Unit VA-17/VA-17P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (145) The map entitled ``Craddock Neck Unit VA-17 (2 of 2) 
     Hacks Neck Unit VA-18 Parkers/Finneys Islands Unit VA-19 
     Parkers Marsh Unit VA-20/VA-20P (1 of 3)'' and dated December 
     18, 2020.
       (146) The map entitled ``Parkers Marsh Unit VA-20 (2 of 3) 
     Beach Island Unit VA-21 (1 of 2) Russell Island Unit VA-22/
     VA-22P Simpson Bend Unit VA-23'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (147) The map entitled ``Parkers Marsh Unit VA-20/VA-20P (3 
     of 3) Beach Island Unit VA-21 (2 of 2) Watts Island Unit VA-
     27'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (148) The map entitled ``Drum Bay Unit VA-24'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (149) The map entitled ``Fox Islands Unit VA-25'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (150) The map entitled ``Cheeseman Island Unit VA-26'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (151) The map entitled ``Tangier Island Unit VA-28/VA-28P'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (152) The map entitled ``Elbow Point Unit VA-29 White Point 
     Unit VA-30 Cabin Point Unit VA-31 Glebe Point Unit VA-32'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (153) The map entitled ``Sandy Point Unit VA-33 Judith 
     Sound Unit VA-34'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (154) The map entitled ``Cod Creek Unit VA-35 Presley Creek 
     Unit VA-36 Cordreys Beach Unit VA-37 Marshalls Beach Unit VA-
     38'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (155) The map entitled ``Ginny Beach Unit VA-39P, Gaskin 
     Pond Unit VA-40 Owens Pond Unit VA-41, Chesapeake Beach Unit 
     VA-42 Fleet Point Unit VA-43 Bussel Point Unit VA-44'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (156) The map entitled ``Harveys Creek Unit VA-45, Dameron 
     Marsh Unit VA-63P Ingram Cove Unit VA-46 Bluff Point Neck 
     Unit VA-47/VA-47P Barnes Creek Unit VA-48'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (157) The map entitled ``Little Bay Unit VA-64, North Point 
     Unit VA-49 White Marsh Unit VA-65P, Windmill Point Unit VA-50 
     Deep Hole Point Unit VA-51, Sturgeon Creek Unit VA-52 Jackson 
     Creek Unit VA-53'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (158) The map entitled ``Rigby Island/Bethel Beach Unit VA-
     55/VA-55P (1 of 2)'' and dated May 21, 2024.
       (159) The map entitled ``Rigby Island/Bethel Beach Unit VA-
     55 (2 of 2) New Point Comfort Unit VA-56'' and dated May 21, 
     2024.
       (160) The map entitled ``Lone Point Unit VA-66 Oldhouse 
     Creek Unit VA-67 Ware Neck Unit VA-57 Severn River Unit VA-58 
     (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (161) The map entitled ``Severn River Unit VA-58 (2 of 2) 
     Bay Tree Beach Unit VA-68/VA-68P Plum Tree Island Unit VA-59P 
     (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (162) The map entitled ``Plum Tree Island Unit VA-59P (2 of 
     2) Long Creek Unit VA-60/VA-60P'' and dated December 18, 
     2020.
       (163) The map entitled ``Cape Henry Unit VA-61P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (164) The map entitled ``Back Bay Unit VA-62P (1 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (165) The map entitled ``Back Bay Unit VA-62P (2 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (166) The map entitled ``Onslow Beach Complex L05 (2 of 2) 
     Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 2)'' and dated April 30, 2021.
       (167) The map entitled ``Morris Island Complex M06/M06P'' 
     and dated April 29, 2021.
       (168) The map entitled ``Hunting Island Unit SC-09P (1 of 
     2) Harbor Island Unit M11 (1 of 2) St. Phillips Island Unit 
     M12/M12P (1 of 3)'' and dated April 29, 2021.
       (169) The map entitled ``Hunting Island Unit SC-09P (2 of 
     2) Harbor Island Unit M11 (2 of 2) St. Phillips Island Unit 
     M12/M12P (2 of 3)'' and dated April 29, 2021.
       (170) The map entitled ``St. Phillips Island Unit M12 (3 of 
     3)'' and dated April 29, 2021.
       (171) The map entitled ``Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P Draper 
     Lake Unit FL-96'' and dated April 30, 2021.
       (172) The map entitled ``Moreno Point Unit P32/P32P'' and 
     dated April 29, 2021.
       (173) The map entitled ``Isle au Pitre Unit LA-01'' and 
     dated March 18, 2016.
       (174) The map entitled ``Half Moon Island Unit LA-02'' and 
     dated March 18, 2016.
       (175) The map entitled ``Timbalier Bay Unit S04 Timbalier 
     Islands Unit S05 (1 of 3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (176) The map entitled ``Timbalier Islands Unit S05 (2 of 
     3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (177) The map entitled ``Timbalier Islands Unit S05 (3 of 
     3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (178) The map entitled ``Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (1 of 
     3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (179) The map entitled ``Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (2 of 
     3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (180) The map entitled ``Isles Dernieres Unit S06 (3 of 
     3)'' and dated March 18, 2016.
       (181) The map entitled ``Point au Fer Unit S07 (1 of 4)'' 
     and dated March 18, 2016.
       (182) The map entitled ``Point au Fer Unit S07 (2 of 4)'' 
     and dated March 18, 2016.
       (183) The map entitled ``Point au Fer Unit S07 (3 of 4)'' 
     and dated March 18, 2016.
       (184) The map entitled ``Point au Fer Unit S07 (4 of 4)'' 
     and dated March 18, 2016.
       (b) New Maps Described.--The maps referred to in section 
     4(a)(2) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3503(a)(2)), as amended by this Act, are the following:
       (1) The map entitled ``Odiorne Point Unit NH-01P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (2) The map entitled ``Guilford Harbor Unit CT-19P'' and 
     dated December 18, 2020.
       (3) The map entitled ``Silver Sands Unit CT-21P'' and dated 
     May 21, 2024.
       (4) The map entitled ``Calf Islands Unit CT-20P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (5) The map entitled ``Malibu Beach Unit NJ-19P'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (6) The map entitled ``Egg Island Unit NJ-22P (1 of 2)'' 
     and dated December 18, 2020.
       (7) The map entitled ``Egg Island Unit NJ-22P (2 of 2) Dix 
     Unit NJ-23P (1 of 3)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (8) The map entitled ``Dix Unit NJ-23P (2 of 3)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (9) The map entitled ``Dix Unit NJ-23P (3 of 3) Greenwich 
     Unit NJ-24P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (10) The map entitled ``Woodland Beach Unit DE-09P Fraland 
     Beach Unit DE-10 Bombay Hook Unit DE-11P (1 of 2)'' and dated 
     December 18, 2020.
       (11) The map entitled ``Swan Point Unit MD-65 Lower Cedar 
     Point Unit MD-66'' and dated December 18, 2020.
       (c) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep 
     the maps described in subsections (a) and (b) on file and 
     available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
       (d) Special Unit.--
       (1) In general.--``Squaw Island Unit C14'' of the System, 
     as depicted on the maps referred to in section 4(a) of the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), as amended 
     by this Act, is designated as ``Halls Island Unit C14'' and 
     in revising such maps under that section, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall so identify that unit.
       (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to 
     ``Squaw Island

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     Unit C14'' is deemed to be a reference to ``Halls Island Unit 
     C14''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) and the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-
Cortez) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas.


                             General Leave

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material on H.R. 5490, the bill now under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arkansas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Mrs. Kiggans' bill, the BEACH Act, 
which would reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, or 
CBRA.
  Congress passed CBRA in 1982 to restrict the use of new Federal 
funding that may encourage development on or around certain coastal 
barriers. The intention of these restrictions is to minimize the loss 
of human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and the damage 
to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources associated with the 
coastal barriers.
  H.R. 5490 would reauthorize CBRA and codify new maps that were 
recently proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  In addition, H.R. 5490 makes critical reforms to the underlying CBRA 
statute that will benefit coastal home buyers. Specifically, the bill 
would require owners who are selling or leasing property in a CBRA zone 
to disclose that the property is in a CBRA zone to the buyer or lessee. 
This is a much-needed transparency measure that is long overdue.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5490, the 
Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, or BEACH Act.
  As background, the bipartisan 1982 Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
established the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System to 
identify hazard-prone coastal areas along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, 
and Great Lakes coasts where development should not be encouraged.
  The Federal Government had been subsidizing and encouraging 
development on coastal barriers, resulting in the loss of natural 
resources; threats to human life, health, and property; and the 
expenditure of millions of tax dollars each year.
  The Coastal Barrier Resources Act, or CBRA, sought to stop this cycle 
of risky investments in undeveloped areas.
  Deterring overly high levels of development on coastal barriers is 
even more critical now because, as we all should know, the climate 
crisis is upon us. These areas face increased risks from sea-level 
rise, flooding, erosion, storm surge, and more intense and frequent 
coastal storms.
  In 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started updating the CBRA 
system maps in the States affected by Hurricane Sandy: Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode 
Island, Virginia, and my home State of New York. Together, these areas 
comprise 42 percent of the total existing units and 16 percent of the 
entire current acreage of the system.
  The modernized maps correct errors affecting property owners. They 
add new qualifying areas to the system. They provide more accurate and 
accessible data for planning coastal infrastructure projects, habitat 
conservation efforts, and flood risk mitigation measures.
  The bill we are discussing today would amend CBRA by enacting the 
Hurricane Sandy maps, requiring disclosure to prospective buyers that a 
property is in the system, and clarifying Federal expenditures in 
certain areas.
  It would also direct the Fish and Wildlife Service to study how 
coastal barriers are moving and changing because of climate change, 
which will inform future work by Congress and the Service to make sure 
the Coastal Barrier Resources Act continues to protect coastal 
communities from hazards.
  The policies and language contained in the bill are the culmination 
of years of work by Republicans and Democrats in both the House and 
Senate, as well as the Fish and Wildlife Service and stakeholders. The 
text was carefully negotiated so that this bill could pass through both 
Chambers and be signed by the President before the end of this year.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the bill's sponsors, Representative Kiggans 
and Blunt-Rochester, for their thoughtful work.
  I would like to note for the record that one provision in this 
carefully negotiated text resulted in considerable back and forth with 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is our committee's understanding, 
based on conversations with the Army Corps, that the amendment to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources Act included in section 104(1)(B) of the bill 
applies to the following four projects: one, the Townsends Inlet to 
Cape May Inlet, New Jersey project for coastal storm risk management 
and emergency response purposes; two, the Folly Beach, South Carolina, 
coastal storm risk management project; three, the Carolina Beach and 
vicinity, North Carolina coastal storm risk management project; and, 
four, the Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, coastal storm risk 
management project.
  To the best of the Corps' knowledge, no other projects would be 
included now or in the future.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Virginia (Mrs. Kiggans), who is the sponsor of the bill.
  Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in 
support of my bill, the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, 
nicknamed the BEACH Act, after the important role it will play in 
protecting our Nation's shorelines.
  The BEACH Act would allow us to carry on the mission of the Coastal 
Barrier Resources Act.
  Signed into law by President Reagan in 1982, the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act bans most Federal tax dollars for development on storm-
prone, ecologically sensitive coastal areas, helps conserve wildlife 
habitat, and maintains natural buffers against storms and flooding for 
coastal communities.
  Importantly, this commonsense law does not prohibit or regulate 
development by State and local governments or by private landowners. It 
simply removes the Federal taxpayer from funding coastal development in 
sensitive areas, which is a conservative, market-based approach to 
conservation.
  For 40 years, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act has not only 
protected millions of acres of beaches and wetlands along the East and 
Gulf Coasts, but it has also prevented billions of dollars in property 
damage from natural disasters like hurricanes and undoubtedly saved 
lives.
  Virginia is home to over 7,000 miles of shoreline, a large majority 
of which falls within the Second District, which I am proud to 
represent here in Congress. These coastal areas play a crucial role in 
the Commonwealth's cultural identity and economic success.
  In April 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service identified nearly 
100,000 new acres in Virginia to include in the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.
  Keeping the maps in this system up to date is essential to reflect 
changes in barrier configurations, such as the ones off the coast of 
the Eastern Shore of Virginia; to identify new sensitive areas for 
inclusion; and to ensure the most effective conservation of our 
shoreline.
  I introduced the BEACH Act to approve these updated maps so we can 
make our coastal communities more resilient while maintaining fiscal 
responsibility and critical environmental protections.
  We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to take care of the 
world we live in. Responsible conservation policies like the BEACH Act 
are an important step in the right direction to accomplishing that 
goal.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope those on both sides of the aisle recognize the 
need for the BEACH Act, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

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  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, I am 
prepared to close, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the 
legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, coastal barriers are important for the 
protection of coastal communities and for wildlife habitat. The BEACH 
Act balances these two needs by reauthorizing and amending CBRA to 
recognize the changes to coastal barriers that have taken place over 
time. The bill would also benefit coastal communities by providing 
much-needed transparency.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague, Mrs. Kiggans, for her great work 
on the bill. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5490, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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