BEACHES related term(s) Coastal Zones

Bills and resolutions

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2472), S1286 [28FE]

Coastal zones: recognize ecological, economic, recreational, and national security importance of oceans and Great Lakes and codify science-based marine management decisionmaking to protect marine environments (see H.R. 6300), H5980 [29JN]

——— require research in coastal sustainability and resilience to ensure continued Federal implementation and advancement of coastal resiliency efforts (see H.R. 6288), H5974 [28JN]

Delaware: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (see H.R. 4880), H629 [25JA]

Floods: acknowledge significance of sea level rise and flooding in the U.S. and in Florida and affirm need for greater adaptation funding and use of historical flooding and sea level rise projections into planning (see H. Res. 1087), H9090 [26SE]

Gateway National Seashore: rename portions as Senator James L. Buckley National Seashore (see H.R. 7125), H9525 [14NO]

NOAA: make grants to States and local governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying out shoreline stabilization projects utilizing natural materials (see S. 3087), S4035 [19JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units (see H.R. 5787), H3975 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Corps of Engineers: expedite study of Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, H4838 [6JN]

EPA: Southern New England Estuaries Program funding, H6453 [17JY]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H3430 [18AP]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Refugio/Plains pipeline oil spill, H4234 [18MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units (H.R. 5787), H9476–H9478, H9507 [13NO]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S13–S16 [3JA], S1669, S1673, S1676 [13MR], S1715 [14MR]

——— impact of climate change on oxygen levels in oceans, S494 [24JA]

——— impact of climate change on rising sea levels, S1668, S1671, S1673, S1675, S1681 [13MR]

——— impact of climate change on warming ocean waters, S6950 [14NO]

Delaware: revise boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (S. 1395), S471 [23JA]

Nelson, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7477–S7480 [12DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System that were produced by digital mapping of such units (H.R. 5787), S7913, S7914, S7949 [19DE]

Reports filed

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5787) (H. Rept. 115–997), H9459 [30OC]

Texts of

H.R. 5787, Strengthening Coastal Communities Act, H9477 [13NO]

S. 1395, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware boundaries revision, S471 [23JA]