To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCACAD8D4EE1D477AABC42974F019F1CD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments Act or the COAST Act.
- Section H1426B9C5FD134F71AEAAC43737E56778: 2. Emergency streambank and shoreline protection Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking for flood control, not to...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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