H.R 5787 - The Strengthening Coastal Communities Act I’d recommend and support the passage H.R 5787 - The Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018 — which would codify the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) maps revised and digitized as part of the Digital Mapping Pilot Project. It’d also codify three digital maps developed outside the pilot project by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). In effect, this bill would add thousands of acres to the CBRA system along Delaware, North and South Carolina, Florida, and potentially Louisiana by using the latest maps from the Congressionally authorized CBRA Digital Mapping Pilot Project. By revising the CBRS maps for 35 units within the system, it’d add about 18,000 acres to the system, increasing the CBRS’ size by 0.5 percent. Updating the maps will protect environmentally sensitive wetlands and coastal areas. It’ll also move housing communities out of the protection area, allowing those homeowners to purchase federal flood insurance. This legislation benefits both homeowners and the environment. SneakyPete..... 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸. 11*13*18.....

With climate change, the coastlines will change.

Our coast lines are dramatically shrinking and receding into the mainline. And the fact of sea level rise caused by global warming. I think that the new map should reflect where the line was of the clothesline and where it is now. With a small notation on how long it took to lose that plot of land. Also, I would love it to Show towns and populations that have had to abandon their homesteads where the shoreline has receded.