A new law signed by President Joe Biden will increase funding for federal programs aimed at protecting streambanks and lake shores from erosion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal programs to protect streambanks and lake shores from erosion will receive a $20.5 million increase under bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce that President Joe Biden signed into law over the weekend. The legislation increases the authorized funding amount for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Stream Bank and Shoreline Protection Continuing Authority.
It funds streambank and shoreline protection projects that help prevent damage to highways, bridge approaches, public works, churches, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit public services.Joyce, who co-chairs the House Great Lakes Task Force, first introduced the COAST Act in 2021. His legislation was cosponsored by Republican Jen Kiggans of Virginia, and Democrats Debbie Dingell of Michigan and Josh Gottheimer of New York. “Each year, America’s shoreline communities face millions of dollars in erosion-related damages and property losses,” said a statement from Joyce. “Unfortunately, most federal programs aimed at mitigating these impacts are not well targeted to shoreline erosion caused by high lake levels .... With the President signing this into law, we can better protect the environmental and economic health of countless communities.
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