,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 
,scott7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of the ,army to conduct a    
study of coastal areas in the ,south    
,atlantic ,division of the ,corps of    
,engineers to identify risks and        
vulnerabilities of those areas as a     
result of sea level rise1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,assessing ,coastal 
,areas to ,assist ,states ,act4  #b4    
,study of coastal areas  7a7 ,in        
,general ,the ,secretary of the ,army   
shall conduct a study of the coastal    
areas located within the geographic     
boundaries of the ,south ,atlantic      
,division of the ,corps of ,engineers to
 identify the risks and vulnerabilities 
of those areas to increased hurricane   

and storm damages as a result of sea    
level rise4  7b7 ,requirements ,in      
carrying out the study under this       
section1 the ,secretary of the ,army    
shall-- 7#a7 conduct such analyses as   
the ,secretary determines necessary1    
with special emphasis on regional       
sediment management as a method to      
sustainably maintain or enhance current 
levels of storm protection--  7,a7 to   
produce a comprehensive and consistent  
understanding of coastal vulnerabilities
 in the affected areas2 and  7,b7 to    
identify initial measures that can be   
taken to address the vulnerabilities    
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#b7 develop a long-term strategy for-- 
7,a7 addressing increased hurricane and 
storm damages that result from sea level
 rise2 and  7,b7 identifying            
opportunities to enhance resiliency1    
increase sustainability1 and lower risks
 in-- 7i7 population centers2  7ii7     
areas of concentrated economic          
development2 and  7iii7 areas with      

vulnerable environmental resources4