Coastal Zone Management Act provisions

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United States federal environmental law statutory provisions

The Coastal Zone Management Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish a national framework for protecting, managing, and sustainably developing the nation’s coastal zones in partnership with coastal states.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Coastal Zone Management Act	4
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972	3
federal Coastal Zone Management Act	3
Coastal Zone Management Act provisions canonical	1
Coastal Zone Management Program	1
Local Coastal Programs	1
National Coastal Zone Management Program	1
United States Coastal Zone Management Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1101695 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coastal Zone Management Act provisions
Context triple: [Title 16 of the United States Code, contains, Coastal Zone Management Act provisions]

A. Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Washington)
The Shoreline Management Act of 1971 is a Washington State law that regulates the use and development of shorelines to protect natural resources, public access, and shoreline ecology.
B. Coastal Resources Division
The Coastal Resources Division is a branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing, conserving, and regulating the use of the state’s coastal and marine natural resources.
C. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act is a U.S. federal law that requires consideration and protection of fish and wildlife resources in the planning and implementation of water resource development projects.
D. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the exploration and development of offshore oil, gas, and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf.
E. Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management is a state agency responsible for planning, regulating, and protecting Massachusetts’ coastal resources and waterfront areas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Coastal Zone Management Act provisions
Target entity description: The Coastal Zone Management Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish a national framework for protecting, managing, and sustainably developing the nation’s coastal zones in partnership with coastal states.

A. Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (Washington)
The Shoreline Management Act of 1971 is a Washington State law that regulates the use and development of shorelines to protect natural resources, public access, and shoreline ecology.
B. Coastal Resources Division
The Coastal Resources Division is a branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing, conserving, and regulating the use of the state’s coastal and marine natural resources.
C. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act is a U.S. federal law that requires consideration and protection of fish and wildlife resources in the planning and implementation of water resource development projects.
D. Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the exploration and development of offshore oil, gas, and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf.
E. Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management is a state agency responsible for planning, regulating, and protecting Massachusetts’ coastal resources and waterfront areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal environmental law ⓘ statutory provisions ⓘ
administeredBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ Office for Coastal Management ⓘ linked to: National Ocean Service
appliesTo	Great Lakes states ⓘ United States territories with coastal zones ⓘ linked to: United States territories coastal states ⓘ
basisFor	federal consistency determinations for coastal activities ⓘ state coastal zone management program approval ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	coastal zone ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
encourages	management of coastal hazards ⓘ management of shoreline erosion ⓘ preservation of coastal public access ⓘ protection of coastal habitats and ecosystems ⓘ protection of coastal water quality ⓘ protection of coastal wetlands ⓘ
establishes	federal–state partnership for coastal management ⓘ national coastal zone management program ⓘ
implements	national policy to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources ⓘ
legalJurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ⓘ linked to: Coastal Zone Management Act provisions
policyArea	coastal zone management ⓘ land use planning in coastal areas ⓘ marine and coastal conservation ⓘ
providesFor	coastal nonpoint pollution control programs ⓘ coastal zone enhancement grants ⓘ federal consistency review ⓘ federal financial assistance to coastal states ⓘ technical assistance to coastal states ⓘ voluntary state coastal management programs ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 92-583 ⓘ
purpose	balance economic development and environmental protection in coastal areas ⓘ encourage state coastal management programs ⓘ manage coastal development ⓘ promote sustainable use of coastal zones ⓘ protect coastal resources ⓘ
relatedTo	Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program ⓘ National Coastal Zone Management Program ⓘ linked to: Coastal Zone Management Act provisions National Estuarine Research Reserve System ⓘ
requires	consideration of ecological, cultural, historic, and aesthetic coastal values ⓘ coordination among federal, state, and local agencies on coastal issues ⓘ public participation in coastal management planning ⓘ state coastal zone management plans ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
titleOfUSCode	16 U.S.C. §§ 1451–1466 ⓘ
yearEnacted	1972 ⓘ

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