Expenditures of Federal Funds for Emergency Situations Immediately Adjacent to the CBRS Fact Sheet

The Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm (BEACH) Act (Pub. L. 118-117), adopted on November 25, 2024, reauthorized and amended the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA or Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq.). Section 105 of the BEACH Act directed the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers, to develop guidance on the expenditure of federal funds pursuant to CBRA’s provision described at 16 U.S.C. § 3504(a)(3) for emergency situations that threaten life, land, and property immediately adjacent to a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System
Learn more about the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which was established under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982.

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This fact sheet has been prepared in accordance with the above requirement to assist federal agencies in determining the special circumstances in which this provision may be applicable. While the statutory provisions of CBRA contain legally binding requirements, the information provided in this document is not regulatory and does not impose legally binding requirements on any federal agency or other entity.