FILE - Houses extend to the very edge of the water in Stafford, N.J. on July 11, 2014. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, New Jersey officials defended new proposed rules that would require buildings in areas near the coast to be built higher than currently required, among other flood prevention efforts. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
FILE - Houses are packed densely along the shoreline in Ship Bottom, N.J. in this July 11, 2014 photo. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, New Jersey officials defended new proposed rules that would require buildings in areas near the coast to be built higher than currently required, among other flood prevention efforts. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
FILE - Houses extend to the very edge of the water in Stafford, N.J. on July 11, 2014. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, New Jersey officials defended new proposed rules that would require buildings in areas near the coast to be built higher than currently required, among other flood prevention efforts. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
FILE - Houses are packed densely along the shoreline in Lavallette, N.J. in this July 11, 2014 photo. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, New Jersey officials defended new proposed rules that would require buildings in areas near the coast to be built higher than currently required, among other flood prevention efforts. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
People play in the ocean in Atlantic City, N.J. on July 9, 2024. On Thursday, Aug. 1, New Jersey officials defended new proposed rules that would require buildings in areas near the coast to be built higher than currently required, among other flood prevention efforts. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)