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[S. 2958 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2958
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AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that
Act, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening
Coastal Communities Act of 2023''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT AMENDMENTS
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Coastal hazard pilot project.
Sec. 103. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sec. 104. Nonapplicability of prohibitions to otherwise protected areas
and structures in new additions to the
System.
Sec. 105. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in
the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sec. 106. Guidance for emergencies adjacent to the System.
Sec. 107. Exceptions to limitations on expenditures.
Sec. 108. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier
Resources Act.
Sec. 109. 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--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``For purposes of'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--For purposes of'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
(A) by indenting the margins of each of paragraphs
(1) through (7), and each of the subparagraphs and
clauses within those paragraphs, appropriately;
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``means'' and inserting
``includes'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by inserting ``bluff,'' after
``barrier spit,''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting
``and related lands'' after ``aquatic
habitats'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
including areas that are and will be vulnerable
to coastal hazards, such as flooding, storm
surge, wind, erosion, and sea level rise''
after ``nearshore waters''; and
(iv) in the matter following subparagraph
(B), by striking ``, and man's activities on
such features and within such habitats,'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(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, 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.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section supersedes the
official maps described in section 4(a).''.
SEC. 102. COASTAL HAZARD PILOT PROJECT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Project.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, and the heads of appropriate State
coastal zone management agencies, shall carry out a coastal
hazard pilot project to propose definitions and criteria and
produce maps of areas, including coastal mainland areas, which
could be added to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources
System established by section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) that are and will be
vulnerable to coastal hazards, such as flooding, storm surge,
wind, erosion and sea level rise, and areas to which barriers
and associated habitats are likely to migrate or be lost as sea
level rises.
(2) Number of units.--The project carried out under this
section shall consist of the creation of maps for at least 10
percent of the System and may also identify additional new
System units.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report describing the results of the pilot
project and the proposed definitions and criteria and costs of
completing maps for the entire System.
(2) Contents.--The report shall include a description of--
(A) the final recommended maps created under the
coastal hazard pilot project;
(B) recommendations for the adoption of the final
recommended maps created under this section by
Congress;
(C) a summary of the comments received from the
Governors of the States, other government officials,
and the public regarding the definitions, criteria, and
draft maps;
(D) a description of the criteria used for the
project and any related recommendations; and
(E) the amount of funding necessary for completing
maps for the entire System.
(c) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare the
report required under subsection (b)--
(1) in consultation with the Governors of the States in
which any newly identified areas are located; and
(2) after--
(A) providing an opportunity for the submission of
public comments; and
(B) considering any public comments submitted under
subparagraph (A).
SEC. 103. JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.
(a) Technical Amendments.--Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``as System units and Otherwise Protected
Areas'' after ``generally depicted''; and
(2) 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''.
(b) Excess Federal Property.--Section 4(e) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) Definition of undeveloped coastal area.--
Notwithstanding section 3(1) and subsection (g), in this
subsection the term `undeveloped coastal barrier' means any
coastal barrier regardless of the degree of development.''.
SEC. 104. NONAPPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS TO OTHERWISE PROTECTED AREAS
AND STRUCTURES IN NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM.
Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3504) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``subsections (c) and (d) and'' after
``Except as provided in''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Applicability to Otherwise Protected Areas.--Consistent with
the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-591; 104
Stat. 2931), except for limitations on new flood insurance coverage
described in section 1321 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 4028), the prohibitions on Federal expenditures and
financial assistance described in subsection (a) shall not apply within
Otherwise Protected Areas.
``(d) Prohibitions Affecting Existing Insurable Structures Within
the System.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to additions to the System
made on or after the date of enactment of the Strengthening
Coastal Communities Act of 2023 but subject to paragraphs (2)
and (3), the prohibitions on new expenditures and new financial
assistance under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date
that is 1 year after the date on which the addition to the
System was made.
``(2) Existing structures.--
``(A) In general.--An insurable structure described
in subparagraph (B) shall remain eligible for new
Federal expenditures and new Federal financial
assistance.
``(B) Insurable structure described.--An insurable
structure referred to in subparagraph (A) is an
insurable structure that is--
``(i) located within a new addition to the
System made on or after the date of enactment
of the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of
2023; and
``(ii) in existence before the expiration
of the applicable 1-year period described in
paragraph (1).
``(3) Insurable structures in otherwise protected areas.--
Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, new
Federal expenditures and financial assistance may be provided
for insurable structures in Otherwise Protected Areas that are
used in a manner consistent with the purpose for which the area
is protected.''.
SEC. 105. REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS THAT PROPERTY IS IN
THE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.
Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3504) (as
amended by section 104(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Disclosure of Limitations.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023,
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, shall promulgate regulations that, with respect to real
property located in an affected community, as determined by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, that is offered for sale or lease,
require disclosure that the real property is located within a community
affected by this Act.''.
SEC. 106. GUIDANCE FOR EMERGENCIES ADJACENT TO THE SYSTEM.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Chief 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. 107. EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES.
(a) Emergency Actions.--Section 6(a)(6) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)(6)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
``(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 emergency.''.
(b) Aquaculture Operations.--Section 6(a)(6) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(H) Aquaculture operations that--
``(i) produce shellfish (including oysters,
clams, and mussels), micro-algae and macro-
algae cultivation, or other forms of
aquaculture that do not require 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.''.
(c) Federal Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects.--Section 6(a)
of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(7) Sourcing of sediment resources for Federal coastal
storm risk management 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 any time in the 15-year period prior to the
date of enactment of the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act
of 2023 in response to a federally declared disaster.''.
SEC. 108. 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--
(1) by striking ``the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of
1990'' and inserting ``the Strengthening Coastal Communities
Act of 2023''; and
(2) by striking ``promulgate regulations'' and inserting
``revise or promulgate regulations and guidance, as
necessary,''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Section 3(2) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502(2)) is amended by striking ``Committee on
Resources'' and inserting ``Committee on Natural Resources''.
SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3510) is
amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' and all that follows through the
period at the end of the sentence and inserting ``$3,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.''.
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) In General.--
(1) Replacement maps.--Each map included in the set of maps
referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) that relates to a unit of the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established by that
section referred to in subsection (b) is replaced in such set
with the map described in that subsection with respect to that
unit and any other new or reclassified units depicted on that
map panel.
(2) New maps.--The set of maps referred to in section 4(a)
of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) is
amended to include the new maps described in subsection (c).
(b) Replacement Maps Described.--The replacement maps referred to
in subsection (a)(1) are the following:
(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 Island Unit C31 (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18,
2020.
(36) The map entitled ``Elizabeth Island Unit C31 (2 of 2)
Penikese Island Unit MA-25P'' and dated December 18, 2020.
(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
December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 December 18,
2020.
(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 December 18, 2020.
(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 M-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/Bethal Beach Unit VA-
55/VA-55P (1 of 2)'' and dated December 18, 2020.
(159) The map entitled ``Rigby Island/Bethal Beach Unit VA-
55 (2 of 2) New Point Comfort Unit VA-56'' and dated December
18, 2020.
(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 Unit 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.
(c) New Maps Described.--The new maps referred to in subsection
(a)(2) 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
December 18, 2020.
(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.
(d) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the
maps described in subsections (b) and (c) on file and available for
inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
Passed the Senate April 18, 2024.
Attest:
Secretary.
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2958
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that
Act, and for other purposes.