118THCONGRESS
2
DSESSION H. R. 524
AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an
exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
•HR 524 EH
SECTION 1. FEDERAL COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT 1
PROJECTS. 2
Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 3
U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-4
lowing: 5
‘‘(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit 6
by Federal coastal storm risk management projects 7
or their predecessor projects that have used a sys-8
tem unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches out-9
side the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of 10
August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘Flood 11
Control Act of 1941’) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 12
33 U.S.C. 701n) at least once between December 13
31, 2008 and December 31, 2023 in response to an 14
emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.’’. 15
Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2024.
Attest:
Clerk. 118
TH
CONGRESS
2
D
S
ESSION
H. R. 524
AN ACT
To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to
create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow
sites.