[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 5490 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5490
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AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes.
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''.
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).''.
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 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.
(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 Unit C14'' is deemed to be a reference to
``Halls Island Unit C14''.
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5490
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes.