CBRS Mapper - Beta Now
Available
In response to Hurricane
Sandy, the Service has made an interactive Coastal Barrier Resources System
(CBRS) Mapper available to the public. The mapper can be used to help
property owners, local, State, and Federal stakeholders, and the public
determine whether or not properties or project sites may be affected by
CBRA.
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Hurricane Sandy Project Consultation Guidance Now Available
In response to Hurricane Sandy, the Service has updated this website with
additional guidance on project consultations for Federally funded actions
within or affecting the Coastal Barrier Resources System. This guidance
includes information on the project consultation process, limitations on and
exceptions to Federal expenditures under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act,
disaster assistance, property buyouts, and shoreline stabilization.
Navigate to this new guidance through the "Project Consultations"
tab above.
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CBRA Turned 30 on
October 18, 2012
Congress recognized the value of our Nation’s coastal barriers 30 years
ago today by passing the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) on October
18, 1982.It noted that federal government actions and programs were
subsidizing and encouraging development on hurricane-prone and
biologically rich coastal barriers. This resulted in the loss of natural
resources and threats to human life, health and property, and cost
millions of taxpayer dollars each year. CBRA removes the federal incentive
to develop these areas by designating relatively undeveloped coastal
barriers along the coasts as part of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System (CBRS).
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Digital Mapping Pilot Project
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a 120-day public comment period
from April 7 – August 5, 2009, on its Report to Congress: John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project.
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What is the Coastal Barrier Resources Act?
In the 1970s and 1980s, Congress recognized that certain actions and
programs of the Federal Government have historically subsidized and
encouraged development on coastal barriers, resulting in the loss of
natural resources; threats to human life, health, and property; and the
expenditure of millions of tax dollars each year. To remove the Federal
incentive to develop these areas, Congress passed the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (CBRA) of 1982 which designated relatively undeveloped
coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as part of the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS), and made these areas
ineligible for most new Federal expenditures and financial assistance.
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What is the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System?
The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) established the John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) in 1982. The CBRS consists of the
undeveloped coastal barriers and other areas located on the coasts of the
United States that are identified and generally depicted on a series of
maps entitled “John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.” These
maps are controlling and dictate which lands are affected by the CBRA. Learn more ...
What are Coastal Barrier Landforms?
Coastal barriers are unique landforms that provide protection for
diverse aquatic habitats and serve as the mainland's first line of defense
against the impacts of severe coastal storms and erosion. Located at the
interface of land and sea, the dominant physical factors responsible for
shaping coastal landforms are tidal range, wave energy, and sediment
supply from rivers and older, pre-existing coastal sand bodies.
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