[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1874 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1874

    To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a 
conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2025

   Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a 
conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, 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. CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.

    Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456) is amended by adding at the end:
    ``(j) Conclusive Presumption for Certain Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
        with respect to a covered activity, a coastal state shall be 
        conclusively presumed to concur with--
                    ``(A) a consistency determination provided to the 
                coastal state by a Federal agency under subsection 
                (c)(1)(C);
                    ``(B) a determination or other finding of a Federal 
                agency under subsection (c)(2) that a development 
                project in the coastal zone of the coastal state is 
                consistent with the enforceable policies of the 
                approved state management program of the coastal state;
                    ``(C) a certification provided to the coastal state 
                by an applicant under subsection (c)(3)(A) or person 
                under subsection (c)(3)(B); and
                    ``(D) a determination or other finding of a State 
                or local government under subsection (d) that an 
                application for Federal assistance submitted by such 
                State or local government is consistent with the 
                enforceable policies of the approved state management 
                program of the coastal state.
            ``(2) Limitation on objection.--An objection or other 
        challenge by a coastal state to an activity subject to a 
        conclusive presumption of concurrence under paragraph (1) may 
        not delay or otherwise prevent the activity from proceeding.
            ``(3) Review of presumptive concurrence.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                Secretary receives a consistency determination, 
                certification, or other relevant finding under this 
                section, the Secretary may issue a written 
                determination with respect to an activity subject to a 
                conclusive presumption of concurrence under paragraph 
                (1) that nullifies the conclusive presumption of 
                concurrence if the Secretary finds that the activity is 
                not a covered activity.
                    ``(B) Presumption of finality.--If the Secretary 
                does not issue a written determination under 
                subparagraph (A) with respect to an activity subject to 
                a conclusive presumption of concurrence under paragraph 
                (1) within the time period described in that 
                subparagraph, the conclusive presumption of concurrence 
                shall be final and binding.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Activity with a significant national or 
                regional economic impact.--The term `activity with a 
                significant national or regional economic impact' means 
                an activity--
                            ``(i) that is authorized or funded in whole 
                        or in part by the Federal Government; and
                            ``(ii) that is carried out in--
                                    ``(I) an area with a low per capita 
                                income; or
                                    ``(II) an area with a high 
                                unemployment rate.
                    ``(B) Area with a high unemployment rate.--The term 
                `area with a high unemployment rate' means an area 
                where the unemployment rate, for the most recent 24-
                month period for which data is available, is at least 1 
                percentage point higher than the national average 
                unemployment rate for such period, as determined by the 
                Secretary using the most recent data available from--
                            ``(i) the Bureau of Economic Analysis of 
                        the Department of Commerce;
                            ``(ii) the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
                        the Department of Labor;
                            ``(iii) another Federal source the 
                        Secretary determines appropriate; or
                            ``(iv) if no recent Federal data is 
                        available, data from the State agencies of such 
                        area the Secretary determines appropriate.
                    ``(C) Area with a low per capita income.--The term 
                `area with low per capita income' means an area where 
                the per capita income is not more than 20 percent less 
                than the national average per capita income, as 
                determined by the Secretary using the most recent data 
                available from--
                            ``(i) the Bureau of Economic Analysis of 
                        the Department of Commerce; or
                            ``(ii) another Federal source the Secretary 
                        determines appropriate.
                    ``(D) Covered activity.--The term `covered 
                activity' means--
                            ``(i) a national security activity;
                            ``(ii) a critical infrastructure project;
                            ``(iii) a disaster recovery or mitigation 
                        activity; or
                            ``(iv) an activity with a significant 
                        national or regional economic impact.
                    ``(E) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
                infrastructure' has the meaning given the term in 
                section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 
                5195c(e)).
                    ``(F) Critical infrastructure project.--The term 
                `critical infrastructure project' means any project--
                            ``(i) that is authorized or funded in whole 
                        or in part by the Federal Government; and
                            ``(ii) that involves--
                                    ``(I) the planning, construction, 
                                maintenance, or improvement of critical 
                                infrastructure;
                                    ``(II) a facility or an activity 
                                associated with any critical 
                                infrastructure sectors; or
                                    ``(III) a material or asset that is 
                                essential to the operation, 
                                maintenance, or development of critical 
                                infrastructure.
                    ``(G) Critical infrastructure sectors.--The term 
                `critical infrastructure sectors' has the meaning given 
                the term in section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act 
                of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601).
                    ``(H) Disaster recovery or mitigation activity.--
                The term `disaster recovery or mitigation activity' 
                means an activity--
                            ``(i) that is authorized or funded in whole 
                        or in part by the Federal Government; and
                            ``(ii) that is carried out to prevent, 
                        prepare for, respond to, recover from, or 
                        mitigate the effects of--
                                    ``(I) an emergency;
                                    ``(II) a major disaster; or
                                    ``(III) any other incident or 
                                threat that the Administrator of the 
                                Federal Emergency Management Agency 
                                determines poses a significant risk to 
                                public health, safety, or property.
                    ``(I) Emergency; major disaster.--The terms 
                `emergency' and `major disaster' have such meanings 
                given such terms in section 102 of the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 5122).
                    ``(J) Intelligence community.--The term 
                `intelligence community' has the meaning given the term 
                in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
                U.S.C. 3003).
                    ``(K) National security activity.--The term 
                `national security activity' means an activity that is 
                carried out by or on behalf of--
                            ``(i) the Department of Defense;
                            ``(ii) the Department of Homeland Security; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) the intelligence community.''.
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