[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1885 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1885
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, 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 ``Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal
Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. CORRECTION TO MAP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections
to the map described in subsection (d) as are necessary to exclude from
unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System each
parcel in the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that is
designated by local zoning ordinance for purposes other than
conservation as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Application of Correction.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider each parcel
described in subsection (a) to meet the criteria described in
subparagraph (B) of section 4(g)(1) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)).
(2) Clarification.--This Act applies only to areas of unit
L06 that are within the municipality of the town of North
Topsail Beach.
(c) Definition of Local Zoning Ordinance.--In this section, the
term ``local zoning ordinance'' means zoning regulations in effect for
the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(d) Map Described.--The map referred to in subsection (a) is a map
that--
(1) is included in a set of maps as part of the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled ``John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and dated November
25, 2024; and
(2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System.
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