The Joe Faust Living Shoreline Act allows the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to issue permits for the dredging of materials to construct residential living shorelines, which utilize natural restoration techniques for shoreline stabilization. The act defines "living shoreline" and emphasizes the benefits of using dredged sand and sediment from a residential property owner's riparian area, which is deemed the most compatible source material for successful shoreline restoration. The permit fee for dredging will be set at half the standard fee for dredging permits from state-owned submerged lands.

Additionally, the act specifies that its authority is limited to properties adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and certain connected waterways, and it clarifies that it does not affect the title to state-owned submerged lands. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is also empowered to adopt rules for the implementation of this act. The provisions of the act are supplemental and do not repeal any conflicting laws. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2024.