HOUSE 833115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
SAND Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/3/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2017-02-02Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2017-02-02Introduced in House
- 2017-02-02Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-02 (00)
Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017
This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.
Cosponsors (12)
- Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Francis Rooney (R-FL)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Thomas Rooney (R-FL)
Subjects
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Public contracts and procurement
- Seashores and lakeshores
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