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	Coastal Zone Management Act
		The CZMA encourages states to preserve, protect, develop, and, where possible, restore or enhance valuable natural coastal resources such as wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, and coral reefs, as well as the fish and wildlife using those habitats.
		Federal property is exempt from the definition of the states' coastal zones, but activities occurring on federal property that directly affect the states' coastal zones must comply with the CZMA.
		Each federal agency activity within or outside the coastal zone that affects any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone shall be carried out in a manner which is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of approved state management programs.
	www.eh.doe.gov /oepa/laws/czma.html (1357 words)

	CZMA
		Through the CZMA, states are encouraged to develop coastal zone management programs (CZMPs) to allow economic growth that is compatible with the protection of natural resources, the reduction of coastal hazards, the improvement of water quality, and sensible coastal development.
		The CZMA provides financial and technical incentives for coastal states to manage their coastal zones in a manner consistent with CZMA standards and goals.
		Under CZMA section 307, federal agency activities that affect any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone must be consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of the state CZMP.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /opis/html/summary/czma_2.htm (543 words)

	UNEP-Caribbean Environment Programme_Coastal Zone Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The coastal zone is a complex, highly productive environment, and the health of one ecosystem is intimately tied to the health of the other ecosystems in the area, and often to areas some distance away.
		A strategy for integrated coastal zone management, though not yet fully implemented everywhere in the Wider Caribbean region, is the key for ensuring the survival and sustainable development of the coastal resources in the region.
		Coastal tourism, and especially ecotourism, have the potential of becoming economic incentives to facilitate sustainable development and effective resource management in coastal areas of the Caribbean and elsewhere.
	www.cep.unep.org /issues/czm.html (6532 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Program
		The National Coastal Management Program is a federal-state partnership dedicated to comprehensive management of the nation’s coastal resources, ensuring their protection for future generations while balancing competing national economic, cultural and environmental interests.
		The Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP) is authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and administered at the federal level by the Coastal Programs Division (CPD) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM).
		The CPD is responsible for advancing national coastal management objectives and maintaining and strengthening state and territorial coastal management capabilities.
	www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov /czm/welcome.html (249 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
		The zone extends inland from the shorelines only to the extent necessary to control shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal waters, and to control those geographical areas which are likely to be affected by or vulnerable to sea level rise.
		Excluded from the coastal zone are lands the use of which is by law subject solely to the discretion of or which is held in trust by the Federal Government, its officers or agents.
		Management program approval and financial assistance may not be withdrawn under subsection (d), unless the Secretary gives the coastal state notice of the proposed withdrawal and an opportunity for a public hearing on the proposed action.
	www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov /czm/czm_act.html (9454 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act
		Federal consistency is the CZMA requirement that federal actions affecting any land or water use, or natural resource of the coastal zone be consistent with the enforceable policies of a coastal state's or territory's federally approved coastal management program.
		Federal consistency is the CZMA requirement that federal actions affecting any land or water use, or natural resource of the coastal zone be consistent with the enforceable policies of a state's federally approved coastal management program.
		If a state with an approved coastal management program determines that an activity in category A is "inconsistent" (not in compliance) with the requirements of its approved program, the federal agency may not proceed with the activity, unless full consistency with the state's program is prohibited by federal law.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /secretary/oip/czma.htm (545 words)

	FEMA: Environment & Historic Program: Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 1972 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As defined in the Act, the coastal zone includes coastal waters extending to the outer limit of state submerged land title and ownership, adjacent shorelines and land extending inward to the extent necessary to control shorelines.
		The CZMA requires that States develop a State Coastal Zone Management Plan or program and that any federal agency conducting or supporting activities affecting the coastal zone conduct or support those activities in a manner that is consistent with the approved state plan or program.
		If an activity would affect the coastal zone, the federal agency must review the state coastal zone management plan to determine whether the activity would be consistent with the plan and then notify the state of its determination.
	www.fema.gov /ehp/czma.shtm (700 words)

	EPA - Ag Center: Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
		The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) encourages states/tribes to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, restore or enhance valuable natural coastal resources such as wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, beaches, dunes, barrier islands, and coral reefs, as well as the fish and wildlife using those habitats.
		To encourage states/tribes to participate, the act makes federal financial assistance available to any coastal state, tribe, or territory, including those on the Great Lakes, that is willing to develop and implement a comprehensive coastal management program.
		In its reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act in 1990, Congress identified nonpoint source pollution as a major factor in the continuing degradation of coastal waters.
	www.epa.gov /agriculture/lzma.html (428 words)

	Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
		Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the coastal zone shall conduct or support those activities in a manner which is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved state management programs.
		Each coastal state shall establish procedures for public notice in the case of all such certifications and, to the extent it deems appropriate, procedures for public hearing in connection therewith.
		Federal agencies shall not approve proposed projects that are inconsistent with a coastal state's management program, except upon a finding by the Secretary that such project is consistent with the purposes of this chapter or necessary in the interest of national security.
	www.sac.usace.army.mil /permits/czma307.html (847 words)

	S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 39 Coastal Tidelands And Wetlands - www.scstatehouse.net-LPITS
		(B) "Coastal zone" means all coastal waters and submerged lands seaward to the State's jurisdictional limits and all lands and waters in the counties of the State which contain any one or more of the critical areas.
		Coastal wetlands include marshes, mudflats, and shallows and means those areas periodically inundated by saline waters whether or not the saline waters reach the area naturally or through artificial water courses and those areas that are normally characterized by the prevalence of saline water vegetation capable of growth and reproduction.
		The department shall develop a comprehensive coastal management program, and thereafter have the responsibility for enforcing and administering the program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.
	www.scstatehouse.net /code/t48c039.htm (12144 words)

	DNREC Online - Delaware Coastal Programs
		As Delaware's coastal landscape continues to develop in a low-density and sprawling manner, the health of valuable natural resources, many of which sustain local economies, is increasingly at risk.
		Managing the demands for protecting critical habitat areas, providing recreational opportunities, allowing port access, and managing water resources is a complex and continuously changing challenge in Delaware.
		The purpose of the Coastal Zone Environmental Goals and Indicators Project is to develop tools that will assist resource managers in measuring and monitoring the health of the Coastal Zone.
	www.dnrec.state.de.us /dnrec2000/Divisions/Soil/dcmp (1365 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act
		Under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), states must designate and define an area known as the "coastal zone." State coastal zones must include the coastal waters and adjacent shorelands that extend inland to the extent necessary to manage activities that have a direct, significant impact on coastal waters.
		Activities located in the coastal zone may be subject to state Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP) permits, regulations or other CZMP enforceable policies.
		Federal agency activities and non-federal applicants for various federal approvals may also be subject to state CZMP enforceable policies if the federal action will affect any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone, regardless of the location of the federal action.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /opis/html/summary/czma.htm (194 words)

	Oversight Hearing on Reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		CZMA provides states the opportunity to review Federal actions and permits for activities off state coasts, and in the case of OCS drilling permits, gives the state the authority to make the determination whether or not these activities are consistent with the state's Coastal Zone Management Plan.
		Chairman, as it was written within the CZMA more than 25 years ago, it is and should continue to be the national policy to preserve, protect, develop, and, where possible, to restore or enhance the resources of the Nation's coastal zones for this and succeeding generations.
		The CZMA should be amended to include a new section to provide dedicated support to states to assist in the development and implementation of local community-based solutions to the impacts of coastal uses and resources caused by increased development and urban sprawl.
	commdocs.house.gov /committees/resources/hii55183.000/hii55183_0.HTM (17269 words)

	US CODE: Title 16,1451. Congressional findings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(b) The coastal zone is rich in a variety of natural, commercial, recreational, ecological, industrial, and esthetic resources of immediate and potential value to the present and future well-being of the Nation.
		(d) The habitat areas of the coastal zone, and the fish, shellfish, other living marine resources, and wildlife therein, are ecologically fragile and consequently extremely vulnerable to destruction by man’s alterations.
		(k) Land uses in the coastal zone, and the uses of adjacent lands which drain into the coastal zone, may significantly affect the quality of coastal waters and habitats, and efforts to control coastal water pollution from land use activities must be improved.
	www4.law.cornell.edu /uscode/16/1451.html (308 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization of 2003
		H. To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States under that Act, and for other purposes.
		This Act may be cited as the `Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization of 2003'.
		Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. et seq.).
	www.theorator.com /bills108/hr1028.html (594 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act
		The Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C.) established the national policy to preserve, protect, develop, and restore the Nation’s coastal zones.
		The Act is intended to “encourage and assist” the states in developing, implementing monitoring and enforcing coastal management programs to achieve wise use of the land and water resources of the coastal zones, including the Great Lakes.
		The law provides for various grants to coastal states for development of coastal zone management plans, management of various programs once such plans are developed, and to encourage additional programs to preserve or restore certain areas, including deteriorating and underutilized urban waterfronts or ports.
	www.hillsdalecounty.info /planningeduc0117.asp (166 words)

	DCR and Coastal Zone Management Act Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In addition to including the newly developed (under Phase I) section on irrigation management, this revision was done for the entire scope of the manual to address many other related management and NPS pollution issues faced by crop producers and irrigators.
		The primary objective of this pilot study (Phase 1) was to develop a draft, virtual reference stream model for several representative, upper coastal plain and fall zone watersheds using multivariate statistical analyses to integrate data for more than 35 ecologically relevant metrics from approximately 40 stream reaches.
		Stream Reference Reach Establishment: As a continuation of a Phase I project funded in FY 1999, which focused on only four watersheds within Virginia's coastal and piedmont physiographic regions, this effort was expanded to capture more watersheds and stream segments in the coastal zone.
	www.state.va.us /dcr/sw/czprojx.htm (2846 words)

	NOAA's National Ocean Service: Coastal Management
		The nation's coasts are managed by the coastal states and territories through financial grants from the federal Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP).
		The Act, which also lead to the creation of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, established a national policy of protecting, and, where possible, restoring and enhancing coastal areas.
		Finally, the program also encourages states to assess and improve their management of public access to coastal areas, control of cumulative and secondary impacts, and mitigation of coastal hazards.
	www.nos.noaa.gov /topics/coasts/management/welcome.html (427 words)

	About the Division of Coastal Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		DCM carries out the state's Coastal Area Management Act, the Dredge and Fill Law and the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 in the 20 coastal counties, using rules and policies of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission, known as the CRC.
		Coastal Management is part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which is responsible for keeping the state's environment healthy.
		Coastal Reserve offices in Kitty Hawk (manager for Kitty Hawk Woods, Currituck Banks and Buxton Woods), Columbia (manager for the Buckridge site), Beaufort (the education office and manager of the Rachel Carson site) and Wilmington (Coastal Reserve coordination, research, and manager for Permuda, Masonboro, Zeke's and Bird islands).
	dcm2.enr.state.nc.us /about_dcm.htm (262 words)

	Federal Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Bill Passed by House
		By a 407 to 0 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 1965) on Tuesday night.
		This landslide vote was due in large part to the overwhelming support given to the bill, especially by 20 coastal governors, including Governor William Weld, who wrote letters of support for reauthorization.
		The Coastal Zone Management Act (MCZMA) is voluntary and gives states the funding and the opportunity to develop and maintain their own plans to manage coastal resources.
	www.mass.gov /czm/prczmara.htm (418 words)

	NOAA's National Ocean Service: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
		The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) is responsible for implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972, which Congress passed to address the growing concerns about the health of the nation’s coastal resources.
		It undertakes projects with program-wide or system-wide benefits in the areas of coastal habitat protection and restoration; coastal hazards; public access to the shore for recreation; responsible development of coastal communities, including urban waterfronts; and polluted runoff (also known as nonpoint source pollution or runoff pollution).
		The MPA Center is part of the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), and it coordinates with coastal zone managers and the national estuarine research reserves on a variety of projects, including an inventory of marine managed areas throughout the nation.
	oceanservice.noaa.gov /programs/ocrm/welcome.html (743 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 requires that states with approved coastal zone management programs develop and implement coastal NPS pollution programs.
		In addition to the management measures, states are required to monitor and track program implementation.
		Purpose: The statute is meant to restore and protect coastal water quality through the application of economically achievable "best management practices" implemented through enforceable state policies and mechanisms.
	www.dcr.state.va.us /sw/czreauth.htm (820 words)

	Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Reauthorization (S 328), as introduced on February 15, 2001, by Sen. Olympia Snowe ...
		This Act may be cited as the `Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization of 2001'.
		that the coastal state is satisfactorily developing its management program.
		furtherance of the coastal management objectives specified in section 303(2).
	www.legislative.noaa.gov /Archives/2001/czma107.htm (3264 words)

	Virginia DEQ: Virginia Coastal Program Home Page
		Population growth along the coast brings new challenges to managing Virginia's coastal resources.
		By the end of 2006, the Virginia CZM Program will have invested over $2.6 million dollars in match-free coastal zone management funds to create and implement strategies to address these challenges...
		The Virginia CZM Program is solving local problems with local partners in the Dragon Run, in Southern Watersheds of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach and in Northampton County.
	www.deq.state.va.us /coastal (251 words)

	California Coastal Commission: Laws, Regulations, and Legislative Information
		Should you want a preprinted paper copy of the 2002 version of the Coastal Act mailed to you, please send a $12 check made out to the California Coastal Commission and send it with your name and address information to us at 45 Fremont St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105-2219.
		To understand how the California Coastal Act is applied to local areas, ascertain if a certified Local Coastal Program has been certified for your area.
		The California Coastal Act is the law; to fully understand how the law is interpreted, please refer to the Administrative Regulations.
	www.coastal.ca.gov /ccatc.html (441 words)

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