BEACHES see also Coastal Zones

Bills and resolutions

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 3038), S3646 [8JN]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of the South Atlantic region to identify risks and vulnerabilities due to sea level rise (see S. 3228), S5155 [14JY]

——— provide for periodic beach renourishment (see H.R. 5680), H4548 [7JY]

——— streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (see S. 2856), S2492 [27AP] (see H.R. 5225), H2385 [13MY]

New Jersey: remove certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 4736), H1344 [14MR]

——— revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (see S. 3493), S6665 [1DE] (see H.R. 6400), H6365 [29NO]

South Carolina: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit M13 (see H.R. 4458), H567 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Clearwater, FL: anniversary of Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar, E885 [10JN]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H2007 [27AP]

——— impact of global warming on Great Lakes and Michigan-area national parks and recreation areas, H6357 [29NO]

Corps of Engineers: allow local communities to buy foreign sand for shore protection projects, H5996 [27SE]

——— Presque Isle State Park, PA, beach replenishment funding, H696 [10FE]

——— streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study, H5993 [27SE]

——— streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (H.R. 5225), H5347 [13SE]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (H.R. 890), H637, H638 [9FE]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H1861 [20AP]

Hurricanes: encourage citizens to establish hurricane preparedness plan, H3580 [9JN]

New Jersey: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 6400), H7297, H7298 [7DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: study Coastal Barrier Resources System impact on private property, H4975 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of changing pH levels in oceans, S2440–S2442 [26AP]

——— impact of fossil fuel burning on global warming, S122 [20JA]

——— impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S3229 [25MY]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S123 [20JA], S1656 [5AP], S3509 [7JN], S4930 [11JY], S6397 [16NO], S6721–S6723 [6DE]

——— recognize that continued global warming will lead to droughts, more intense storms, wildfires, rising sea levels, and increased acidification of oceans, S541 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study, S5448 [8SE]

——— streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication relative to Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study (S. 2856), S3243 [26MY]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (H.R. 890), S914 [22FE]

——— economic and environmental impact of blue-green algae bloom on beaches along the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, S4810 [6JY], S5130 [14JY]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2301 [20AP]

New Jersey: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 6400), S7128, S7130 [9DE]

Reports filed

Coastal Coordination Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3038) (S. Rept. 114–399), S7031 [9DE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida Boundaries Correction: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 890) (H. Rept. 114–417), H649 [9FE]

Testimonies

Coastal Zone Management Act Implementation: John Englander, E534–E536 [20AP]

Texts of

H.R. 890, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida boundaries correction, H637 [9FE]

H.R. 6400, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey boundary revision, H7297 [7DE]

S. 2856, Corps’ Obligation To Assist in Safeguarding Texas (COAST) Act, S2494 [27AP]