To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5B5ACB34A6824C6AA4E0C0E803A541E2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act or the BEACH Act.
- Section HCE5250E2B3CA49E498DEE513E35614F2: 2. Table of contents
- Section H917EEE8C1A0145068DCF6F3179845C88: 101. Definitions Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502) is amended to read as follows: 3.Definitions (a)In generalFor purposes of this...
- Section H0BA07C1C6F524CDAA4D43355E0BF93FE: 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: The term coastal barrier means— a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff,...
- Section H82EC70BFF32B4F8B9EB4B166AD9E738F: 102. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503) is amended— in subsection (a), to read as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to expand the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and placed on the calendar
Additional sponsor: Ms. Blunt Rochester
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Army Corps of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers beach nourishment projects, Department of the Interior
Department of the Interior faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Army Corps of Engineers beach nourishment projects, Federal emergency management agencies, Fish and Wildlife Service
Negative-direction: Army Corps of Engineers, Federal agencies providing financial assistance, HUD
Developed coastal barrier areas, Property lessors in Coastal Barrier System areas, Property owners in newly-designated System areas
Coastal barrier conservation programs, Coastal barrier ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems and wildlife
Prospective coastal property buyers, Taxpayers
Coastal communities adjacent to System units
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an insurable structure that is— located within an addition described in paragraph (1)
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