Coastal Infrastructure Improvement Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of the Army to establish a six-year research and development program on coastal stabilization and erosion-control technologies and to report results to Congress.
Who Benefits and How
Coastal communities and developers of biomimetic erosion-control methods could benefit from federal research on more resilient and less habitat-damaging shoreline protection approaches.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Army Corps of Engineers would need to run the research program across diverse geographies and produce a congressional report evaluating it.
Key Provisions
- Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a six-year stabilization and erosion-control technology R&D program, subject to appropriations.
- Focuses the program on biomimetic coastal protection methods and alternatives to hardened structures.
- Requires the research to span diverse geographic locations and culminate in a report to Congress.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of the Army to establish a six-year research and development program on coastal stabilization and erosion-control technologies and to report results to Congress.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Infrastructure, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of the Army to establish a six-year research and development program on coastal stabilization and erosion-control technologies and to report results to Congress.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Coastal communities and researchers developing shoreline stabilization and erosion-control technologies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Army Corps officials required to run the research program and report on it
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the …
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Researchers and developers of coastal stabilization and erosion-control technologies
Coastal communities seeking more durable and less erosive shoreline protection tools
Army Corps officials required to operate and report on the research program
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Army
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A temporary, adjustable, removable, and reusable engineered system that mimics natural processes, including hybrid natural-engineered approaches.
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