S.Amdt. 5018

SA 5018. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Flake) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr.
Inhofe (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 2848, to provide
for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4____. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR BEACH
NOURISHMENT ACTIVITIES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall not use Federal funds for the conduct of beach
nourishment activities (other than for the conduct of beach
nourishment activities in areas with a high risk of flooding
in which the Secretary or the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency determines beach nourishment
activities to be necessary).
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