BEACHES

Bills and resolutions

Brevard County, FL: modify project that mitigates the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4876), H3229 [5JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5366 [11JN]

Corps of Engineers: make beneficial use of dredged material for shoreline protection and restoration (see H.R. 5137), H4766 [16JY]

———treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 2636), S5696 [18JN]

Disasters: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H686 [5MR]

NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 3720), H284 [12FE]

Remarks in House

Corps of Engineers: make beneficial use of dredged material for shoreline protection and restoration (H.R. 5137), E1269 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), H1699-H1701 [30AP]

NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (H.R. 3720), E130 [12FE]

Remarks in Senate

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 2608), S5369, S5370 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), S11653 [19NO]

Reports filed

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2608) (S. Rept. 107-296), S9901 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Special Resource Study on the Inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2109) (S. Rept. 107-273), S8506 [11SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2109) (H. Rept. 107-390), H1152 [9AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2109, conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System, H1699 [30AP]