To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1874 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1874 To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2025 Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a conclusive presumption that a State concurs to certain activities, 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. CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456) is amended by adding at the end: ``(j) Conclusive Presumption for Certain Activities.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), with respect to a covered activity, a coastal state shall be conclusively presumed to concur with-- ``(A) a consistency determination provided to the coastal state by a Federal agency under subsection (c)(1)(C); ``(B) a determination or other finding of a Federal agency under subsection (c)(2) that a development project in the coastal zone of the coastal state is consistent with the enforceable policies of the approved state management program of the coastal state; ``(C) a certification provided to the coastal state by an applicant under subsection (c)(3)(A) or person under subsection (c)(3)(B); and ``(D) a determination or other finding of a State or local government under subsection (d) that an application for Federal assistance submitted by such State or local government is consistent with the enforceable policies of