To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idCC3FD42A3F0F43A582C290E40544B5F6: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H7C0384F2B9674FDCBA977C9FC80DBFBF: 101. Definitions Section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3502) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking For purposes of...
- Section H9DFD763052744B13A356610395A47DCB: 102. Coastal hazard pilot project The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Administrator of...
- Section HF60877E5AA29460598E3F4AC32FD0C98: 103. 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), in the...
- Section id91D6B794AD9547C2B098F86169EDBF58: 104. Nonapplicability of prohibitions to otherwise protected areas and structures in new additions to the System Section 5 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
ReportedMr. Carper, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Coastal property developers, Coastal property owners in mapped areas, Property owners adjacent to System units
Positive-direction: Property owners adjacent to System units
Negative-direction: Coastal property developers, Coastal property owners in mapped areas, Property owners in newly mapped or reclassified areas, Property sellers in Coastal Barrier Resources System areas, Real estate brokers and agents in coastal communities
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coastal communities adjacent to System units, Coastal communities eligible for beach nourishment projects
Algae cultivation operations, Shellfish aquaculture operators (oysters, clams, mussels)
Coastal ecosystems and wildlife habitats, Conservation organizations and land trusts
Environmental mapping and surveying firms
Emergency responders and disaster relief operations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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