S. 1869Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)Enacted

Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005

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Became Public Law No: 109-226.

May 25, 2006

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

October 17, 2005

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

October 17, 2005

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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Environment and Public Works Committee

October 26, 2005

SenateCommittee

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 109-179.

Environment and Public Works Committee

November 15, 2005

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.

November 15, 2005

SenateFloor

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13938; text as passed Senate: CR S13938)

December 16, 2005

HouseFloor

Received in the House.

December 17, 2005 • 2:02 PM

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 17, 2005

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

December 17, 2005

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

January 3, 2006

HouseCommittee

Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Discharged.

Natural Resources Committee

March 29, 2006

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Natural Resources Committee

March 29, 2006

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Natural Resources Committee

March 29, 2006

HouseCommittee

Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-428.

Natural Resources Committee

April 25, 2006

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.

April 25, 2006

HouseFloor

Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

May 16, 2006 • 2:17 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2603-2605)

May 16, 2006 • 2:17 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1869.

May 16, 2006 • 2:17 PM

SenateFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2603-2604)

May 16, 2006 • 2:21 PM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2603-2604)

May 16, 2006 • 2:21 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 16, 2006 • 2:21 PM

SenateAction

Cleared for White House.

May 16, 2006

President

Presented to President.

May 18, 2006

Became Law

Signed by President.

May 25, 2006

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 109-226.

May 25, 2006

Floor Debate

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What members said about S. 1869 on the floor

2 Republicans1 Democrat

Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA · Oct 26, 2005

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee on energy and natural resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 26 at 2 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, P.L. 108-447 by the Forest Service and the Department of the -Interior.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on October 26, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a business meeting on the following agenda:

S. 1772, The Gas Price Act;

S. 1869, To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes; and

S. Res. 255, A resolution recognizing the achievements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Waterfowl Population Survey.

Resolutions: Committee resolution on the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material on the Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; and

Two Committee resolutions on additional items in GSA's FY06 Capital Investment and Leasing Program.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on October 26 2:30 p.m. to hold its second hearing on Eco-terrorism specifically examining Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (``SHAC'').

THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

committee on foreign relations

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on Nominations.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Habeas Reform: The Streamlined Procedures Act'' on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 9 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 226.

Witness List: Seth Waxman, Esq., Former Solicitor General of the United States, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC; Ronald Eisenburg, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA; Stephen Saltzburg, Esq., Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of Law, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC; Kent Scheidegger, Esq., Legal Director, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 26, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Revisiting Proposals to Split the Ninth Circuit: An Inevitable Solution to a Growing Problem'' on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Witness List

Panel I: Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Portland, OR; Circuit Judge Richard Tallman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Seattle, WA; Chief Judge Mary Schroeder U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ; and Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Pasadena CA.

Panel II: Circuit Judge Andrew Kleinfeld U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Fairbanks, AK; District Judge John Roll, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ; Circuit Judge Sidney T. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Billings, MT; and Chief Judge Emeritus Marilyn Huff, U.S. District Court, Southern District, CA, San Diego, CA.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Uncollected Taxes: Can We Reduce the $300 Billion Tax Gap?''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Terrorism: Emergency Preparedness,'' on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Witness List

Panel I: Former Senator Slade Gorton, 9/11 Public Discourse Project, Seattle, WA; Wayne Thomas, Vice-President of Homeland Security, Innovative Emergency Management, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Henry Renteria, Director, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Mather, CA; Matt Bettenhausen, Director, California Office of Homeland Security, Sacramento, CA; Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and co-holder of Sydney Stein chair, Foreign Policy Studies Program, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.

Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19 · May 16, 2006

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill (S. 1869) to reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill (S. 1869) to reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

This legislation, which was introduced by the distinguished chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, would extend the authorization of appropriations for the Coastal Barrier Resources Act until September 30, 2010.

This law, first enacted in 1982, governs the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which is made up of coastal barrier units delineated on maps adopted by Congress. Today this system is comprised of 856 units and more than 3 million acres of fastland and associated aquatic habitat.

In addition to allowing the Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to administer this vital program, the bill authorizes the digital mapping of the entire coastal barrier system. After more than 20 years of using outdated and many times inaccurate paper maps, it is time we provided this agency with the money to utilize modern technology.

According to the Department of the Interior, the Coastal Barrier Resources Act has saved the taxpayers in excess of $1.2 billion. Inclusion of this property within the Coastal Barrier Resources System does not prevent private development of the land, and the Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for advising landowners whether their coastal property is within the boundaries of the system. Due to the nature of the existing maps, Congress has approved several technical corrections to the bills that have restored Federal flood insurance to taxpayers who were unfairly penalized by mapping errors.

I compliment Senator James Inhofe for moving this program into the 21st century. I urge adoption of S. 1869.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3 · May 16, 2006

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. KIND asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Madam Speaker, as described by the previous speaker, this…

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        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1869 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

S.1869

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six

An Act

To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Barrier Resources
Reauthorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Otherwise protected area.--The term ``otherwise protected
area'' has the meaning given the term in section 12 of the Coastal
Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law
101-591).
(2) Pilot project.--The term ``pilot project'' means the
digital mapping pilot project authorized under section 6 of the
Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
3503 note; Public Law 106-514).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(4) System unit.--The term ``System unit'' has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(16 U.S.C. 3502).

SEC. 3. DIGITAL MAPPING PILOT PROJECT FINALIZATION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives a report regarding the digital maps of the
System units and otherwise protected areas created under the pilot
project.
(b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the report required
under subsection (a)--
(1) in consultation with the Governors of the States in which
any System units and otherwise protected areas are located; and
(2) after--
(A) providing an opportunity for the submission of public
comments; and
(B) considering any public comments submitted under
subparagraph (A).
(c) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
contain--
(1) the final recommended digital maps created under the pilot
project;
(2) recommendations for the adoption of the digital maps by
Congress;
(3) a summary of the comments received from the Governors of
the States, other government officials, and the public regarding
the digital maps;
(4) a summary and update of the protocols and findings of the
report required under section 6(d) of the Coastal Barrier Resources
Reauthorization Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note; Public Law 106-
514); and
(5) an analysis of any benefits that the public would receive
by using digital mapping technology for all System units and
otherwise protected areas.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2007.

SEC. 4. DIGITAL MAPPING PROJECT FOR THE REMAINING JOHN H. CHAFEE
COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM UNITS AND OTHERWISE
PROTECTED AREAS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a project to create
digital versions of all of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources
System maps referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), including maps of otherwise
protected areas, that were not included in the pilot project.
(b) Data.--
(1) Use of existing data.--To the maximum extent practicable,
in carrying out the project under this section, the Secretary shall
use any digital spatial data in the possession of Federal, State,
and local agencies, including digital orthophotos, color infrared
photography, wetlands data, and property parcel data.
(2) Provision of data by other agencies.--The head of a Federal
agency that possesses any data referred to in paragraph (1) shall,
on request of the Secretary, promptly provide the data to the
Secretary at no cost.
(3) Provision of data by non-federal agencies.--State and local
agencies and any other non-Federal entities that possess data
referred to in paragraph (1) are encouraged, on request of the
Secretary, to promptly provide the data to the Secretary at no
cost.
(4) Additional data.--If the Secretary determines that any data
necessary to carry out the project under this section does not
exist, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
shall enter into an agreement with the Director of the United
States Geological Survey under which the United States Geological
Survey, in cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as
appropriate, shall obtain and provide to the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service the data required to carry out
this section.
(5) Data standards.--All data used or created to carry out this
section shall comply with--
(A) the National Spatial Data Infrastructure established by
Executive Order No. 12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17671); and
(B) any other standards established by the Federal
Geographic Data Committee established by the Office of
Management and Budget circular numbered A-16.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the submission of
the report under section 3(a), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report
regarding the digital maps created under this section.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the report
required under paragraph (1)--
(A) in consultation with the Governors of the States in
which the System units and otherwise protected areas are
located; and
(B) after--
(i) providing an opportunity for the submission of
public comments; and
(ii) considering any public comments submitted under
clause (i).
(3) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
contain--
(A) a description of the extent to which the boundary lines
on the digital maps differ from the boundary lines on the
original maps;
(B) a summary of the comments received from Governors,
other government officials, and the public regarding the
digital maps created under this section;
(C) recommendations for the adoption of the digital maps
created under this section by Congress;
(D) recommendations for expansion of the John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System and otherwise protected areas,
as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;
(E) a summary and update on the implementation and use of
the digital maps created under the pilot project; and
(F) a description of the feasibility of, and the amount of
funding necessary for--
(i) making all of the System unit and otherwise
protected area maps available to the public in digital
format; and
(ii) facilitating the integration of digital System
unit and otherwise protected area boundaries into Federal,
State, and local planning tools.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 10 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3510) is
amended by striking ``2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005'' and inserting
``2006 through 2010''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.