119-hr1885

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1885 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1885

 To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
 Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 5, 2025

Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
 Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, 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 ``Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CORRECTION TO MAP.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections 
to the map described in subsection
            (d) as are necessary to exclude from 
unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System each 
parcel in the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that is 
designated by local zoning ordinance for purposes other than 
conservation as of the date of enactment of this Act.

    (b) Application of Correction.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consider each parcel 
 described in subsection

    (a) to meet the criteria described in 
 subparagraph
        (B) of 

section 4

    (g)

    (1) of the Coastal Barrier 
 Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503

    (g)

    (1) ).

    (2) Clarification.--This Act applies only to areas of unit 
 L06 that are within the municipality of the town of North 
 Topsail Beach.
            (c) Definition of Local Zoning Ordinance.--In this section, the 
term ``local zoning ordinance'' means zoning regulations in effect for 
the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
            (d) Map Described.--The map referred to in subsection

    (a) is a map 
that--

    (1) is included in a set of maps as part of the John H. 
 Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System entitled ``John H. 
 Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System'' and dated November 
 25, 2024; and

    (2) relates to unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
 Barrier Resources System.
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