Public Law 92-583

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Public Law 92-583 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the Coastal Zone Management Act, creating a national framework for protecting and managing the nation’s coastal resources in partnership with the states.

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instanceOf Public Law ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
Office for Coastal Management ⓘ
aimsTo balance economic development and environmental conservation in coastal areas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CZMA ⓘ
Coastal Zone Management Act ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. coastal states and territories that choose to participate ⓘ
authorizes financial and technical assistance to states for coastal planning ⓘ
codifiedAs 16 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq. ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsProgram National Coastal Zone Management Program ⓘ
dateEnacted 1972-10-27 ⓘ
enactedBy 92nd United States Congress ⓘ
encourages public participation in coastal zone decision-making ⓘ
wise use of coastal land and water resources ⓘ
establishes Coastal Zone Management Act ⓘ
national coastal zone management policies ⓘ
establishesFrameworkFor federal–state partnership in coastal zone management ⓘ
hasEffectOn federal activities affecting coastal resources ⓘ
state coastal land-use planning ⓘ
hasShortTitle Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1970s U.S. environmental legislation ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
objective to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible restore or enhance coastal zone resources ⓘ
partOf United States environmental law ⓘ
policyArea coastal zone management ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
marine resources management ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Richard Nixon ⓘ
provides federal grants to coastal states ⓘ
providesFor federal consistency review of activities affecting coastal zones ⓘ
publicLawNumber 92-583 ⓘ
purpose to encourage and assist states in developing and implementing coastal zone management plans ⓘ
to protect, restore, and responsibly develop the nation’s coastal resources ⓘ
relatedTo Clean Water Act ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
requires state coastal zone management programs to meet federal standards ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 86 Stat. 1280 ⓘ
subjectMatter coastal zone ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
marine ecosystems ⓘ
shoreline management ⓘ
title An Act to establish a national policy and develop a national program for the management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the land and water resources of the Nation’s coastal zones ⓘ
yearEnacted 1972 ⓘ

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