IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 524 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15 (legislative day, April 10), 2024 Received April 15, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites.

1. Federal coastal storm risk management projects Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3505(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Use of a sand source within a System unit by Federal coastal storm risk management projects or their predecessor projects that have used a system unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1941 ) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n ) at least once between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2023 in response to an emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.