Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Coastal Barrier Resources Act
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Long titleAn Act to protect and conserve fish and wildlife resources, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)CBRA
NicknamesCoastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982
Enacted bythe 97th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 18, 1982
Citations
Public lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 97–348
Statutes at Large96 Stat. 1653
Codification
Titles amended16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created16 U.S.C. ch. 55 § 3501 et seq.
Legislative history
Major amendments

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA, Public Law 97-348) of the United States was enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1982.[1] The United States Congress passed this Act in order to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development. CBRA designated various undeveloped coastal barriers, which were illustrated by a set of maps adopted by law, to be included in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS).[2] These designated areas were made ineligible for both direct and indirect federal expenditures and financial assistance, which are believed to encourage development of fragile, high-risk, and ecologically sensitive coastal barriers.

CBRA was originally authored by U.S. Representative Thomas B. Evans, Jr. and Senator John Chafee, who kept three objectives in mind: 1) to minimize the loss of human life by discouraging development in high risk areas vulnerable to storm surges and hurricane winds; 2) to reduce wasteful expenditure of federal resources; and 3) to protect the natural resources associated with undeveloped coastal barriers.

  1. ^ Reagan, Ronald W. (October 18, 1982). "Statement on Signing the Coastal Barrier Resources Act - October 18, 1982". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1336–1337.
  2. ^ "John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.

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