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Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Introduced: April 28, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 1982
Signed by President.
Oct 18, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-348.
Oct 12, 1982
Presented to President.
Oct 12, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 1, 1982
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1982
Conference Report 97-928 Filed in House.
Oct 1, 1982
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-928 Filed in House.
Oct 1, 1982
Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Stafford; Chafee; Gorton; Randolph; Moynihan.
Oct 1, 1982
Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1982
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1982
House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 1, 1982
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 1, 1982
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Jones (NC), Breaux, Studds, Hughes, Snyder, Forsythe, Evans (DE), Roe, Edgar, Fary, Clausen, Hammerschmidt.
Sep 28, 1982
House Insisted on its Amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 23, 1982
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 1982
Considered by Senate.
May 26, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 601.
May 26, 1982
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee with amendments. With written report No. 97-419.
May 13, 1982
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 28, 1982
Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Feb 3, 1982
Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held.
Oct 21, 1981
Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held.
Apr 28, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution.
Apr 28, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 28, 1981
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coastal Barrier Resources Act - Declares the findings and intentions of Congress in regard to the fish, wildlife, and other natural resources associated with the coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.

Establishes the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System) which shall consist of specified undeveloped coastal barriers on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Requires that certain coastal barrier maps shall be available for public inspection through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide copies of such maps to the chief executive officer of: (1) each State and political subdivision in which a System unit is located, and (2) each affected Federal agency.

Directs the Secretary to make necessary modifications to such maps and to notify specified Congressional committees of the same.

Limits, to specified projects, Federal expenditures on such projects or financial assistance for purposes within the System. Lists those projects eligible for financial assistance.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to certify annually to Congress that the Federal agencies concerned have complied with the provisions of this Act.

Declares that no provision of this Act shall be construed to invalidate any provision of State or local law.

Sets forth the contents of reports to be filed by the Secretary with specified Congressional committees.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Interior for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 for the purposes of this Act.

What's happening now October 18, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-348.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1