SHORE PROTECTION.

SEC. 215. SHORE PROTECTION. (a) Periodic Nourishment.—Section 103(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)) is amended— (1) by striking “Costs of constructing” and inserting the following: “(1) Construction.—Costs of constructing”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Periodic nourishment.— “(A) In general.—In the case of a project authorized for construction after December 31, 1999, or for which a feasibility study is completed after that date, the non-Federal cost of the periodic nourishment of the project, or any measure for shore protection or beach erosion control for the project, that is carried out— “(i) after January 1, 2001, shall be 40 percent; “(ii) after January 1, 2002, shall be 45 percent; and “(iii) after January 1, 2003, shall be 50 percent. “(B) Benefits to privately owned shores.—All costs assigned to benefits of periodic nourishment projects or measures to privately owned shores (where use of such shores is limited to private interests) or to prevention of losses of private land shall be borne by the non-Federal interest. “(C) Benefits to federally owned shores.—All costs assigned to the protection of federally owned shores for periodic nourishment measures shall be borne by the United States.”. (b) Outer Continental Shelf.— (1) Use of sand from outer continental shelf.—Section 8(k)(2)(B) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)(B)) is amended in the second sentence by striking “an agency of the Federal Government” and inserting “a Federal, State, or local government agency”.113 STAT. 293 (2) Reimbursement of local interests.—Any amounts paid by non-Federal interests for beach erosion control, hurricane protection, shore protection, or storm damage reduction projects as a result of an assessment under section 8(k) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)) shall be fully reimbursed. (c) Report on Shores of the United States.— (1) In general.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the state of the shores of the United States. (2) Contents.—The report shall include— (A) a description of— (i) the extent of, and economic and environmental effects caused by, erosion and accretion along the shores of the United States; and (ii) the causes of such erosion and accretion; (B) a description of resources committed by Federal, State, and local governments to restore and renourish shores; (C) a description of the systematic movement of sand along the shores of the United States; and (D) recommendations regarding— (i) appropriate levels of Federal and non-Federal participation in shore protection; and (ii) use of a systems approach to sand management. (3) Use of specific location data.—In developing the report, the Secretary shall use data from specific locations on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Great Lakes, and Gulf of Mexico. (d) National Coastal Data Bank.— (1) Establishment of data bank.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a national coastal data bank containing data on the geophysical and climatological characteristics of the shores of the United States. (2) Content.—To the extent practicable, the national coastal data bank shall include data regarding current and predicted shore positions, information on federally authorized shore protection projects, and data on the movement of sand along the shores of the United States, including impediments to such movement caused by natural and manmade features. (3) Access.—The national coastal data bank shall be made readily accessible to the public.