HB 1297: Beach Management
GENERAL BILL by Greco
Beach Management; Requires DEP to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded & in need of restoration & nourishment; requires that certain beaches be designated as critically eroded; authorizes Secretary of Environmental Protection to require coastal local governments to develop specified plans.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1297, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 2:55 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 636 Beach Management Leek Identical Last Action: 1/8/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 2 (pdf) 161.161 Procedure for approval of projects. Page 4 (pdf) 380.045 Resource planning and management committees; objectives; procedures. Page 7 (pdf) 380.05 Areas of critical state concern. Page 5 (pdf)