Coastal Zone Management: Background and Reauthorization Issues

Upton, Harold F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Coastal zone management;    Marine resources conservation;    Seashore ecology;   

RP-ID  :  RL34339
RP-ID  :  RL34339_2008Jun20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the coastal population and costal environmental threats. The report discusses the implementation and reauthorization Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) that was first enacted in 1972. Congress has reauthorized or amended this act eight times since 1972, responding to changing issues combined with a continuing interest in assisting states to manage their coastal resources.