Long title | An Act to protect and conserve fish and wildlife resources, and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | CBRA |
Nicknames | Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 |
Enacted by | the 97th United States Congress |
Effective | October 18, 1982 |
Citations | |
Public law | Pub. L. 97–348 |
Statutes at Large | 96 Stat. 1653 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 16 U.S.C.: Conservation |
U.S.C. sections created | 16 U.S.C. ch. 55 § 3501 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA, Public Law 97-348) of the United States was enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1982.[1] The United States Congress passed this Act in order to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development. CBRA designated various undeveloped coastal barriers, which were illustrated by a set of maps adopted by law, to be included in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS).[2] These designated areas were made ineligible for both direct and indirect federal expenditures and financial assistance, which are believed to encourage development of fragile, high-risk, and ecologically sensitive coastal barriers.
CBRA was originally authored by U.S. Representative Thomas B. Evans, Jr. and Senator John Chafee, who kept three objectives in mind: 1) to minimize the loss of human life by discouraging development in high risk areas vulnerable to storm surges and hurricane winds; 2) to reduce wasteful expenditure of federal resources; and 3) to protect the natural resources associated with undeveloped coastal barriers.