, taking sand from cbra units for beach nourishment and handful of beaches outside the cbra system. without careful limits, this practice can be destructive to fish and wildlife had been t it can also cause more ee-- oppression for communities down site. if we are going to grant an exception to cbra like this, we need to be careful. we need to ensure it's in the spirit of cbra, meaning that we need to first protect habitat and coastal barriers and not let federal subsidies sigh program into a cascade. democrats raised this concern during committee consideration and i want to thank mr. rouzer, my other colleagues across the aisle, for working with us and find ago bipartisan solution. this amended version of the bill that we are voting on today would provide that in the case of a federally declared disaster and with careful environmental analysis, a narrow exemption can be granted as a borrow site for towns in a state of emergency w this clarifying language i am pleased to support the solution and revised bill. i do also hope that this bill's passage in the house will help build some