Book Description

"Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), as amended in 1990, provides for a voluntary Coastal Zone Enhancement Grants Program to encourage states to develop program changes in one or more of nine specified enhancement areas: public access, coastal hazards, ocean resources, wetlands, cumulative and secondary impacts, marine debris, special area management planning, energy and government facility siting, and aquaculture. Under this program, coastal states conduct a detailed program assessment of these nine enhancement areas every five years, and as a result, identify high- priority areas for inclusion in a five-year strategic plan."--Introduction, page [4].