United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 3504
Limitations on Federal expenditures affecting the System
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- HR 5490 Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act Amends · enacted · 118th Congress
- S 2958 Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3764 Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 5185 Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5897 Coastal Texas Protection Act Amends 3504(a)(3) · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 2866 Coastal Texas Protection Act Amends 3504(a)(3) · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(a) Construction or purchase of structure, facility, road, airport, etc.; projects to prevent erosion; exceptions Except as provided in section 3505 of this title, 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 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 Act of 1990; or
(2) no legally binding commitment for the expenditure or financial assistance was made before such date.
(c) Disclosure of limitations
Not later than 2 years after November 25, 2024, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall issue regulations requiring the owner or lessor of real property located in a community affected by this chapter, as determined by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to disclose to a prospective buyer or lessee such location of such real property.
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