These letters document the Department of the Interiors updated position regarding the use of the shoreline stabilization exception (16 U.S.C. §3505(a)(6)(G)) to projects designed to stabilize the shoreline of a System Unit, and excluded projects to (re)nourish beaches outside the System.
This website provides an overview and definitions of the CBRA and CBRS as well as information on FEMAs various responsibilities and restrictions under the CBRA.
U.S. Fish and Wildlifes mapper tools can be used to view existing CBRS units as well as draft revised CBRS units. The main mapper also includes a "CBRS Validation Tool" for use in producing documentation that indicates whether a location is within or outside of the CBRS.
The USACE CSRM Planning Center of Expertise supports the entire agency with planning guidance and technical review on coastal storm risk management, with emphasis on regional sediment management and ecosystem restoration.
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