Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025
This bill proposes a targeted adjustment to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) map for a specific area in Topsail, North Carolina. It requires the Secretary of the Interior to exclude certain parcels in Unit L06 of the CBRS within the Town of North Topsail Beach from CBRS protections. The exclusion applies to parcels that local zoning ordinances designate for purposes other than conservation as of the date of enactment, and the Secretary must implement these corrections within 30 days of enactment. The change is limited to Unit L06 within North Topsail Beach and relies on existing local zoning designations and CBRA criteria. In practical terms, parcels removed from Unit L06 would no longer be governed by CBRS restrictions that limit federal flood insurance and other federal activities, subject to other applicable laws and regulations. Local zoning and other protections would still apply, but federal CBRS-based limitations on development and flood insurance would no longer automatically apply to the affected parcels.
Key Points
- 1Short title: The Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025.
- 2Scope: Narrow map amendment only to Unit L06 of the CBRS, within the Town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
- 3Mechanism: The Secretary of the Interior must exclude from Unit L06 any parcel in North Topsail Beach that local zoning ordinances designate for non-conservation purposes as of enactment.
- 4Timeline: Corrections must be made no later than 30 days after enactment.
- 5Legal framework: Parcels must be considered to meet the CBRA exclusion criteria described in section 4(g)(1)(B) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act; the act applies only to the specified area.