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Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management

Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management. Ralph Cantral Senior Policy Advisor Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. September 2007. Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). The primary tool for comprehensive management of our nation’s coastal resources.

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Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management

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  1. Envisioning the Futureof Coastal Management Ralph Cantral Senior Policy Advisor Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management September 2007

  2. Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) The primary tool for comprehensive management of our nation’s coastal resources. Offers two keyincentivesfor states to develop approved coastal management programs: • Grants for program development and implementation • Federal consistency authority The CZMA is up forreauthorization.

  3. Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management Project Purpose: To develop a vision for an improved Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and identify methods for improving program implementation at the state and national levels. Partners: NOAA and CSO Outcome: A report of core principles and specific ideasand solutions to guide NOAA and CSO in development of CZMA reauthorization proposals and policy changes at the federal and state levels.

  4. Three Project Phases • Phase I: Discussion Paper on Challenges and Key Questions • Phase 2: Interviews with State-Level Managers • Phase 3: Stakeholder Meetings 5 national stakeholder meetings (and 6-state hosted meetings). Discussions with key federal agencies, private and nonprofit organizations, and experts representing a broad range of interests.

  5. Manager and Stakeholder Feedback • Top identified challenges: Growth and land use and coastal water quality • Other important issues: Coastalhazards, public access and waterfronts, ocean uses, coastal habitat • Top emerging issue: Climate change • Keys to better management: Engage local governments andimproveagency coordination.

  6. General Conclusions An improved CZMA should make government: • PRIORITIZED & STRATEGIC NOAA and the states should set clear and measurable goals and objectives. • ACCOUNTABLE National and state governments need to be held accountable for results. • COORDINATED Federal, state, regional, and local-level entities should leverage assets by coordinating priority setting, funding, program implementation, etc.

  7. CZMA Priorities and Objectives NOW: The CZMA sets a policy to “preserve, protect, develop, and where possible restore and enhance” resources of the coastal zone. FUTURE: Focus on a few key goals of national interest and set measurable objectives.

  8. Assessment and Planning NOW: The CZMA supports general assessments of threats and requires state coastal management programs to develop annual work plans. FUTURE: • State-federal partnership develops robust comprehensive assessments • States develop plans with measurable objectives. • States are evaluated on progress toward objectives.

  9. Managing at Ecosystem Scales NOW: States delineate the geographic boundaries of their coastal programs on whatever basis they chose, leading to inconsistency and ineffectiveness. FUTURE: Require re-delineation of coastal zone boundaries using ecological principles with consideration for political boundaries.

  10. Interagency Coordination NOW: The CZMA does not formally support coordination of federal agencies to meet mutual goals and objectives for the coasts. FUTURE: • A formal mechanism for federal interagency coordination around national goals. • Incentives for state and regional coordination. • Competitive development of regional collaborative centers.

  11. Local Governments NOW: The CZMA does not provide for federal-local collaboration, nor direct state programs to develop state-local partnerships. FUTURE: Significantly strengthen the role of local governments. Also, provide them better and more integrated technical assistance.

  12. Special Areas NOW: The CZMA supports the designation of NERRs and development of Special Area Management Plans, but does not include CELCP. FUTURE: Greater focus on acquisition and protection of special areas. Authorize CELCP.

  13. Competitive Funding NOW: Funds are allocated among states through a formula based on coastal population and shoreline mileage. FUTURE: Base funding provided for plan development and core competencies. Implementation funds allocated competitively.

  14. Federal Consistency NOW: Federal consistency authority is provided to states to help them protect the coast. It is states’ strongest incentive to participate in the program. FUTURE: Federal consistency authority is retained, and through better state-level planning and assessment, greater clarity is provided to agencies and ocean users.

  15. Ongoing Process • The Final Report will identify Core Principles for the next generation of coastal management (September 2007) • NOAA and CSO will develop legislative proposals (fall 2007) • Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization introduced (early 2008)

  16. How you can help • Review the final report of the visioning project. • Provide specific suggestions for how CZMA can help reduce the impacts of coastal storms and other hazard events.

  17. For more information contact: Donna WietingorRalph Cantral Donna.Wieting or Ralph.Cantral @ noaa.gov Kacky AndrewsorJena Carter KAndrews or JCarter @ coastalstates.org Web site: www.coastalmanagement.noaa.gov

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