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16 U.S.C. § 3503 — Establishment of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System
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**(a) Establishment** There is established the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which shall consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the United States that are identified and generally depicted as System units or Otherwise Protected Areas—
(1) on the maps on file with the Secretary entitled “Coastal Barrier Resources System”, dated October 24, 1990;
(2) on a map described in section 201(b) of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act; or
(3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or (2) as such map may be replaced, modified, revised, or corrected under—
(A) subsection (f)(3);
(B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 ([16 U.S.C. 3503](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3503&num=0&edition=prelim) note); or
(C) any other provision of law enacted on or after November 16, 1990, that specifically replaces or authorizes the modification, revision, or correction of such a map.
**(b) System maps**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall keep the maps referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and in such other offices of that service as the Director considers appropriate.
(2) **Digital maps**
(A) *Availability* — The Secretary shall make available to the public on the Internet web site of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service digital versions of the maps included in the set of maps referred to in subsection (a).
(B) *Effect* — Any determination as to whether a location is inside or outside the System shall be made without regard to the digital maps available under this paragraph, except that this subparagraph does not
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**(a) Establishment** There is established the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which shall consist of those undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the United States that are identified and generally depicted as System units or Otherwise Protected Areas—
(1) on the maps on file with the Secretary entitled “Coastal Barrier Resources System”, dated October 24, 1990;
(2) on a map described in section 201(b) of the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act; or
(3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or (2) as such map may be replaced, modified, revised, or corrected under—
(A) subsection (f)(3);
(B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 ([16 U.S.C. 3503](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3503&num=0&edition=prelim) note); or
(C) any other provision of law enacted on or after November 16, 1990, that specifically replaces or authorizes the modification, revision, or correction of such a map.
**(b) System maps**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall keep the maps referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and in such other offices of that service as the Director considers appropriate.
(2) **Digital maps**
(A) *Availability* — The Secretary shall make available to the public on the Internet web site of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service digital versions of the maps included in the set of maps referred to in subsection (a).
(B) *Effect* — Any determination as to whether a location is inside or outside the System shall be made without regard to the digital maps available under this paragraph, except that this subparagraph does not apply with respect to any printed version of such a digital map if the printed version is included in the maps referred to in subsection (a).
(C) *Report* — No later than 180 days after December 21, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report regarding the progress and challenges in the transition from paper to digital maps and a timetable for completion of the digitization of all maps related to the System.
**(c) Boundary review and modification** At least once every 5 years, the Secretary shall review the maps referred to in subsection (a) and shall make, in consultation with the appropriate State, local, and Federal officials, such minor and technical modifications to the boundaries of System units as are necessary solely to reflect changes that have occurred in the size or location of any System unit as a result of natural forces.
**(d) Additions to System** The Secretary may add a parcel of real property to the System, if—
(1) the owner of the parcel requests, in writing, that the Secretary add the parcel to the System; and
(2) the parcel is an undeveloped coastal barrier.
**(e) Addition of excess Federal property**
(1) **Consultation and determination** — Prior to transfer or disposal of excess property under chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 that may be a coastal barrier, the Administrator of General Services shall consult with and obtain from the Secretary a determination as to whether and what portion of the property constitutes a coastal barrier. Not later than 180 days after the initiation of such consultation, the Secretary shall make and publish notice of such determination. Immediately upon issuance of a positive determination, the Secretary shall—
(A) prepare a map depicting the coastal barrier portion of such property; and
(B) publish in the Federal Register notice of the addition of such property to the System.
(2) **Effective date of inclusion** — An area to be added to the System under this subsection shall be part of the System effective on the date on which the Secretary publishes notice in the Federal Register under paragraph (1)(B) with respect to that area.
**(f) Maps** The Secretary shall—
(1) keep a map showing the location of each boundary modification made under subsection (c) and of each parcel of real property added to the System under subsection (d) or (e) on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in such other offices of the Service as the Director considers appropriate;
(2) provide a notification of the availability of the map to—
(A) the State and unit of local government in which the property is located;
(B) the Committees; and
(C) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
(3) revise the maps referred to in subsection (a) to reflect each boundary modification under subsection (c) and each addition of real property to the System under subsection (d) or (e), after publishing in the Federal Register a notice of any such proposed revision.
**(g) Guidelines for certain recommendations and determinations**
(1) **In general** — In making any recommendation to the Congress regarding the addition of any area to the System or in determining whether, at the time of the inclusion of a System unit within the System, a coastal barrier is undeveloped, the Secretary shall consider whether within the area—
(A) the density of development is less than 1 structure per 5 acres of land above mean high tide; and
(B) there is existing infrastructure consisting of—
(i) a road, with a reinforced road bed, to each lot or building site in the area;
(ii) a wastewater disposal system sufficient to serve each lot or building site in the area;
(iii) electric service for each lot or building site in the area; and
(iv) a fresh water supply for each lot or building site in the area.
(2) **Structure defined** — In paragraph (1), the term “structure” means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or liquid storage tank, that—
(A) is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent site, including a manufactured home on a permanent foundation; and
(B) covers an area of at least 200 square feet.
(3) **Savings clause** — Nothing in this subsection supersedes the official maps referred to in subsection (a).
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**(a) In general** For purposes of this chapter:
(1) **Coastal barrier** — The term “coastal barrier” means—
(A) a depositional geologic feature (such as a bay barrier, tombolo, barrier spit, bluff, or barrier island) that—
(i) is subject to wave, tidal, and wind energies; and
(ii) protects landward aquatic habitats from direct wave attack; and
(B) all associated aquatic habitats including the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets, and nearshore waters.
(2) **Committees** — The term “Committees” means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(3) **Financial assistance**
(A) *In general* — The term “financial assistance” means any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance, payment, rebate, subsidy, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance other than—
(i) deposit or account insurance for customers of banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, or similar institutions;
(ii) the purchase of mortgages or loans by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;
(iii) assistance for environmental studies, planning, and assessments that are required incident to the issuance of permits or other authorizations under Federal law; and
(iv) assistance pursuant to programs entirely unrelated to development, such as any Federal or federally assisted public assistance program or any Federal old-age survivors or disability insurance program.
(B) *Flood insurance* — The term “financial assistance” includes flood insurance described in [section 4028 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-secti
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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The Secretary of the Interior is charged with the supervision of public business relating to the following subjects and agencies:
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**(a) Authorization; matching funds** The Secretary may make grants to any coastal state for the purpose of administering that State’s management program, if the State matches any such grant according to the following ratios of Federal-to-State contributions for the applicable fiscal year:
(1) For those States for which programs were approved prior to November 5, 1990, 1 to 1 for any fiscal year.
(2) For programs approved after November 5, 1990, 4 to 1 for the first fiscal year, 2.3 to 1 for the second fiscal year, 1.5 to 1 for the third fiscal year, and 1 to 1 for each fiscal year thereafter.
**(b) Grants to coastal states; requirements** The Secretary may make a grant to a coastal state under subsection (a) only if the Secretary finds that the management program of the coastal state meets all applicable requirements of this chapter and has been approved in accordance with subsection (d).
**(c) Allocation of grants to coastal states** Grants under this section shall be allocated to coastal states with approved programs based on rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary which shall take into account the extent and nature of the shoreline and area covered by the program, population of the area, and other relevant factors. The Secretary shall establish, after consulting with the coastal states, maximum and minimum grants for any fiscal year to promote equity between coastal states and effective coastal management.
**(d) Mandatory adoption of State management program for coastal zone** Before approving a management program submitted by a coastal state, the Secretary shall find the following:
(1) The State has developed and adopted a management program for its coastal zone in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary, after notice, an
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter—
(1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010; and
(2) $1,962,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and along the shore areas of the Great Lakes of the United States and the adjacent wetlands, marshes, estuaries, inlets and nearshore waters provide—
(A) habitats for migratory birds and other wildlife; and
(B) habitats which are essential spawning, nursery, nesting, and feeding areas for commercially and recreationally important species of finfish and shellfish, as well as other aquatic organisms such as sea turtles;
(2) coastal barriers contain resources of extraordinary scenic, scientific, recreational, natural, historic, archeological, cultural, and economic importance; which are being irretrievably damaged and lost due to development on, among, and adjacent to, such barriers;
(3) coastal barriers serve as natural storm protective buffers and are generally unsuitable for development because they are vulnerable to hurricane and other storm damage and because natural shoreline recession and the movement of unstable sediments undermine manmade structures;
(4) certain actions and programs of the Federal Government have subsidized and permitted development on coastal barriers and the result has been the loss of barrier resources, threats to human life, health, and property, and the expenditure of millions of tax dollars each year; and
(5) a program of coordinated action by Federal, State, and local governments is critical to the more appropriate use and conservation of coastal barriers.
**(b)** The Congress declares that it is the purpose of this chapter to minimize the loss of human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and the damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources associated with the coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and along
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**(a) Construction or purchase of structure, facility, road, airport, etc.; projects to prevent erosion; exceptions** Except as provided in [section 3505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3505&num=0&edition=prelim), no new expenditures or new financial assistance may be made available under authority of any Federal law for any purpose within the System, including, but not limited to—
(1) the construction or purchase of any structure, appurtenance, facility, or related infrastructure;
(2) the construction or purchase of any road, airport, boat landing facility, or other facility on, or bridge or causeway to, any System unit; and
(3) the carrying out of any project to prevent the erosion of, or to otherwise stabilize, any inlet, shoreline, or inshore area, except that such assistance and expenditures may be made available on units designated pursuant to [section 3503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3503&num=0&edition=prelim) on maps numbered S01 through S08 and LA07 for purposes other than encouraging development and, in all units, in cases where an emergency threatens life, land, and property immediately adjacent to that unit.
**(b) New expenditures or new financial assistance** An expenditure or financial assistance made available under authority of Federal law shall, for purposes of this chapter, be a new expenditure or new financial assistance if—
(1) in any case with respect to which specific appropriations are required, no money for construction or purchase purposes was appropriated before the date on which the relevant System unit or portion of the System unit was included within the System under this chapter or the Coastal Barrier Improvement Ac
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding [section 3504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3504&num=0&edition=prelim), the appropriate Federal officer, after consultation with the Secretary, may make Federal expenditures and may make financial assistance available within the System for the following:
(1) Any use or facility necessary for the exploration, extraction, or transportation of energy resources which can be carried out only on, in, or adjacent to a coastal water area because the use or facility requires access to the coastal water body.
(2) The maintenance or construction of improvements of existing Federal navigation channels (including the Intracoastal Waterway) and related structures (such as jetties), including the disposal of dredge materials related to such maintenance or construction.
(3) The maintenance, replacement, reconstruction, or repair, but not the expansion, of publicly owned or publicly operated roads, structures, or facilities that are essential links in a larger network or system.
(4) Military activities essential to national security.
(5) The construction, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of Coast Guard facilities and access thereto.
(6) Any of the following actions or projects, if a particular expenditure or the making available of particular assistance for the action or project is consistent with the purposes of this chapter:
(A) Projects for the study, management, protection, and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources and habitats, including acquisition of fish and wildlife habitats and related lands, stabilization projects for fish and wildlife habitats, and recreational projects.
(B) Establishment, operation, and maintenance of air and water navigation aids and d
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**(a)** No new flood insurance coverage may be provided under this chapter on or after October 1, 1983, for any new construction or substantial improvements of structures located on any coastal barrier within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System established by [section 3503 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3503&num=0&edition=prelim). A federally insured financial institution may make loans secured by structures which are not eligible for flood insurance by reason of this section.
**(b)** No new flood insurance coverage may be provided under this chapter after the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on November 16, 1990, for any new construction or substantial improvements of structures located in any area identified and depicted on the maps referred to in [section 3503(a) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3503/a&num=0&edition=prelim) as an area that is (1) not within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System and (2) is in an otherwise protected area. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, new flood insurance coverage may be provided for structures in such protected areas that are used in a manner consistent with the purpose for which the area is protected.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3503
1986—Par. (1). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal
Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of
1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated
as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 99–272 struck out subpar. (A) relating
to general revenue-sharing grants made under section
6702 of title 31, and redesignated subpars. (B) to (E) as
(A) to (D), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Resources of House of Representatives
changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House
of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hun-
dred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–272, effective Oct. 18, 1986,
see section 14001(e) of Pub. L. 99–272.
§ 3503. Establishment of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System
(a) Establishment
There is established the John H. Chafee Coast-
al Barrier Resources System, which shall con-
sist of those undeveloped coastal barriers and
other areas located on the coasts of the United
States that are identified and generally depicted
as System units or Otherwise Protected Areas—
(1) on the maps on file with the Secretary
entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’,
dated October 24, 1990;
(2) on a map described in section 201(b) of the
Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm
Act; or
(3) on a map described in paragraph (1) or (2)
as such map may be replaced, modified, re-
vised, or corrected under—
(A) subsection (f)(3);
(B) section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Im-
provement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note);
or
(C) any other provision of law enacted on
or after November 16, 1990, that specifically
replaces or authorizes the modification
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