BEACHES related term(s) Coastal Zones

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: amend guidelines relative to acquisition of beach fill (see S. 279), S655 [2FE] (see H.R. 833), H944 [2FE]

Deleware: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (see S. 1395), S3686 [21JN]

EPA: amend and reauthorize certain provisions relative to restoration and stewardship of Long Island Sound (see S. 675), S1890 [21MR] (see H.R. 1674), H2348 [22MR]

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see S. 1622), S4136 [24JY] (see H.R. 2755), H4614 [26MY]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (see S. 1073), S2846 [9MY] (see H.R. 2370), H4177 [4MY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2882), H4854 [12JN]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P21, P21P, and P22 (see H.R. 3047), H5139 [23JN]

——— remove from John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 (see H.R. 4091), H8075 [23OC]

New Jersey: remove certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (see H.R. 1256), H1392 [28FE]

NOAA: authorize grants for frequent and chronic coastal flooding mitigation and adaptation infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2607), H4503 [23MY]

——— conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see S. 2229), S8046 [14DE] (see H.R. 2719), H4605 [25MY]

——— establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program (see H.R. 3533), H6572 [28JY]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 845), H975 [3FE]

Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 (see S. 1745), S4827 [3AU] (see H.R. 4692), H10345 [20DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: replace certain Coastal Barrier Resources System maps (see H.R. 2947), H4992 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Climate: impact of changing pH levels in oceans, H6302 [26JY]

Coastal zones: regulate placement of certain offshore wind turbines, H7142 [7SE]

EPA: Southern New England Estuaries Geographic Program funding, H7146 [7SE]

Escambia County, FL: convey certain property formerly part of Santa Rosa National Monument and conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance (H.R. 2370), H6328–H6330 [26JY]

Gohmert, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H8688 [9NO]

Monroe County, FL: tribute to Board of County Commissioners consideration of impact of climate change on rising sea levels in determining road and infrastructure projects, H1397 [1MR]

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E1222 [14SE]

NOAA: establish a coastal climate change adaptation preparedness and response program (H.R. 3533), H8379 [1NO]

——— ocean acidification program and coastal monitoring and assessment of algal blooms funding, H7255 [12SE]

Panama City Beach, FL: tribute to beachgoers who saved people caught in riptide, H5441 [12JY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: effects of climate change on Florida, S4013 [17JY]

——— impact of changing pH levels in oceans, S1629–S1631 [7MR], S6282 [3OC]

——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S7353 [28NO]

——— impact of climate change on rising sea levels, S97–S99 [5JA], S1921–S1923 [22MR], S2884–S2886 [10MY], S7863 [6DE]

Deleware: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (S. 1395), S3689 [21JN]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2545 [26AP]

Reports filed

Escambia County Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 115–236), H6144 [20JY]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units in Delaware Boundaries Revision: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1395) (S. Rept. 115–149), S5055 [7SE]

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 675) (S. Rept. 115–72), S3009 [17MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2370, Escambia County Land Conveyance Act, H6329 [26JY]

S. 1395, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware boundary revision, S3689 [21JN]