118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes.
October 29, 2024
Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To amend the Flood Control Act of 1946 with respect to emergency streambank and shoreline protection, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments Act” or the “COAST Act”.
SEC. 2. Emergency streambank and shoreline protection.
Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r) is amended by striking “for flood control, not to exceed $25,000,000 per year, for the construction, repair, restoration, and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works to prevent damage to highways, bridge approaches, lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value), and public works, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services,” and inserting “for flood control or erosion control, not to exceed $45,500,000 per year, for the construction, repair, restoration, and modification of emergency streambank and shoreline protection works to prevent damage to highways and other roadways, bridge approaches, lighthouses (including those lighthouses with historical value), public works, public recreational assets, public lands, and parks, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services,”.