EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
resources of the coastal zone is to encourage the states to exercise
their full authority over lands and waters in the coastal zone. The
Secretary of Commerce is authorized to award Federal grants to assist
the states in developing and administering land and water use
management programs for the coastal zone giving full consideration to
ecological, cultural, historic and esthetic values as well as to the
need for economic development. Federal agencies proposing activities
or development projects including civil works activities, whether
within or outside of the coastal zone, that are reasonably likely to
affect any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone,
must assure that those activities or projects are consistent, to the
maximum extent practicable, with the approved state programs. For
non-Federal projects, a required Corps permit listed in the state's
coastal management program cannot be issued until the state has
concurred with the permit applicant's certification of compliance with
the plan or until the state has waived its right to do so.
24-17. Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (Public Law 92-348).
This act established the Coastal Barrier Resources System, consisting
of 182 units of undeveloped barrier islands on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, and prohibits Federal expenditures for construction, purchase,
or stabilization projects within those units. It is administered by
the Secretary of the Interior through the FWS. The intent is to
protect fish, wildlife, and migratory habitats; to prevent loss of
human life; and to preclude Federal expenditures that induce
development on coastal barrier islands and adjacent nearshore areas.
Except for maintenance of existing projects, e.g., dredging, no new
Federal expenditures or financial assistance is allowed for areas
within the system.
24-18. Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-298). This
act creates Federal authority to transfer ownership of abandoned
shipwrecks to the state on whose submerged lands the wreck is located.
The Department of the Interior administers the Act through regulations
issued by the NPS. Exceptions are those shipwrecks on public lands of
the United States, which will be kept in Federal ownership, and those
on Indian lands, which will be the property of the Indian tribe owning
the land rights. The Act provides Federal protection to any shipwreck
which meets the criteria for elegibility for inclusion in the National
Register for Historic Places. Therefore, disposal of dredged or other
material on or in the near vicinity of such wrecks is prohibited.
24-19. Support to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Under
interagency agreements, the Corps provides technical assistance to
FEMA on a reimbursable basis in support of the NFIP. Two components
of that program, the accomplishment of Flood Insurance Studies (FISs)
and Limited Map Maintenance Program (LMMP) efforts, require detailed
hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to determine areas of flood hazards
and the degree of flood risk. Study requirements for these components
are outlined in the Corps "Instructions for Flood Insurance Studies,"
FEMA's "Guidelines and Specifications for Study Contractors" and
supplementary directives by FEMA. Another component of the NFIP, the
Community Assistance Program (CAP), requires tasks which assist local
officials in the administration of the NFIP for their community.
Applicable tasks include surveying of additional elevation reference
marks, performing community assessment visits, holding floodproofing
workshops, etc. Guidance for this component is outlined in FEMA's
"Community Assistance Program Manual" and subsequent directives by
FEMA.
24-20. Department of Energy (DOE) Real Estate Assistance. Pursuant
to a memorandum of agreement between DOE and Army, effective 26 August
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