Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to amend the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map within 30 days to exclude from Unit L06 any parcels inside the Town of North Topsail Beach that, as of enactment, are zoned for non-conservation uses.
Progressives emphasize environmental and fiscal risks.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly directs an administrative amendment to a federal coastal barrier map, with explicit identification of the map, the statutory standard to be applied, the responsible official, and a short compliance deadline.
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to amend the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map within 30 days to exclude from Unit L06 any parcels inside the Town of North Topsail Beach that, as of enactment, are zoned for non-conservation uses.
It specifies the relevant map (dated November 25, 2024) and treats each excluded parcel as meeting the statutory criteria in section 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Local, technical map amendment with limited fiscal impact and clear criteria; historically such fixes often pass, though environmental objections or scheduling could delay.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly directs an administrative amendment to a federal coastal barrier map, with explicit identification of the map, the statutory standard to be applied, the responsible official, and a short compliance deadline.
Progressives emphasize environmental and fiscal risks.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize environmental and fiscal risks.
Likely to view the bill skeptically because it shrinks a coastal conservation unit and enables development in hazard-prone areas.
Concern will focus on environmental protection, habitat loss, and increased taxpayer exposure to disaster and flood insurance costs.
Support would be low absent added environmental safeguards.
Will see reasonable arguments on both sides: respects local zoning and fixes a mapping technicality, but raises fiscal and climate-risk concerns.
Would favor limited support if accompanied by risk mitigation, transparency, and safeguards to limit federal exposure.
Likely to seek modest compromises.
Likely to view the bill favorably as a correction that reduces federal overreach and honors local zoning and property rights.
Will emphasize economic development, local sovereignty, and removal of federal restrictions that hinder private use.
Few reservations unless fiscal exposure increases noticeably.
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Local, technical map amendment with limited fiscal impact and clear criteria; historically such fixes often pass, though environmental objections or scheduling could delay.
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Progressives emphasize environmental and fiscal risks.
Local, technical map amendment with limited fiscal impact and clear criteria; historically such fixes often pass, though environmental obje…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly directs an administrative amendment to a federal coastal barrier map, with explicit identification of the map, the statutory standard to be appli…
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