S-4704 : Still Just a Bill

The "Military Installation Shoreline Protection Act" (S. 4704) aims to enhance the resilience of military infrastructure against shoreline erosion. Key provisions include:

• Authorizes Shoreline Erosion Control Projects: Amends Section 2815a of Title 10, United States Code, to allow the Department of Defense to carry out shoreline erosion control projects on or related to military installations.
• Project Goals: These projects aim to improve, protect, or repair shorelines to safeguard military installation infrastructure from erosion.
• Project Proposals: Includes proposals for shoreline erosion control that involve the improvement, protection, or repair of shoreline subject to wave action or stormwater runoff and water levels resulting from extreme weather conditions.
• Erosion Control Measures: Allows the use of sheet piles, riprap, armor stone, sea walls, natural plantings, or any future technologies to address shoreline erosion control.
• Project Selection Criteria: Prioritizes projects that:
  • Are cost-effective.
  • Enhance military installation resilience.
  • Improve, protect, or repair shoreline to protect infrastructure of a military installation from shoreline erosion.

In short, this bill enables the Department of Defense to implement projects that protect military installations from the damaging effects of shoreline erosion, ensuring the longevity and functionality of these critical assets.