Summary of Coastal Barrier Resources System Establishment and Historical Changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
Effective Date 1 |
Public Law |
Federal Register Notice |
Affected Unit(s) |
Map Date |
Additional Comments |
8/13/1981 |
Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act |
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The Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (OBRA) prohibited new flood insurance coverage on or after October 1, 1983, for new construction or substantial improvements located on undeveloped coastal barriers which were to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary). |
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10/18/1982 |
186 CBRS units in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas were established. See Federal Register for full list of affected units. |
9/30/1982 |
The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) established the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) and prohibited new Federal expenditures and financial assistance (with limited exceptions as specified by the Act) within the units of the CBRS. The CBRA superseded the OBRA, resulting in CBRS units that were established by law rather than by an administrative action of the Secretary. |
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12/31/1982 |
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T02A and T03A (formerly T02 and T03, respectively) |
12/8/1982 |
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4/22/1983 |
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A01A, A03C, C03A, C19A, C31, D02, D04, E02, F04,H00, L01, M09, P11, P18, P23, S01A, S02, S03, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, T02A, T03A, T11 |
4/18/1983 |
Changes made administratively under Section 4(c) of Pub. L. 97-348 went into effect. This section allowed for minor and technical boundary modifications subsequent to the passage of the CBRA. Several of the units were revised for reasons other than boundary modifications, such as changes to the map scale. |
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11/23/1988 |
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The Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act added a provision to the CBRA for the identification and addition to the CBRS of undeveloped coastal barriers along the shores of the Great Lakes. |
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11/16/1990 |
Most of the CBRS units created in 1982 were affected. New CBRS units and Otherwise Protected Areas (OPAs) were established along the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts, as well as in the Florida Keys, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
10/24/1990 |
The Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (CBIA) reauthorized the CBRA and amended CBRA to modify existing units and expand the CBRS. |
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10/23/1992 |
NC-01 (formerly NC-01P), NC-05P, VA-60, VA-60P |
10/23/1992 |
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11/15/1993 |
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114 CBRS units in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Ohio, and Michigan were modified. See Federal Register for full list of affected units. |
10/15/1992 |
Changes made administratively under Section 4(e) of Pub. L. 101-591 went into effect. This section allowed for minor and technical boundary modifications subsequent to the passage of the CBIA. Several of the units were revised for reasons other than boundary modifications, such as changes in map symbols. |
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11/2/1994 |
NY-75, VA-62P, FL-05P, P11A, FL-15, FL-36P, P17, P17A, P18P, P19P, FL-72P, P31P, FL-95P, AL-01P, MI-21 |
11/2/1994 |
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5/24/1996 |
NY-59P |
5/24/1996 |
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10/9/1996 |
SC-01 |
10/9/1996 |
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11/12/1996 |
P05, P05A, P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, P32, P32P |
11/12/1996 |
Changes made by Pub. L. 104-333 were later invalidated by the U.S. Federal District Court of DC. |
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2/24/1997 |
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ME-17, ME-18, MA-03, C01B, MA-20P, MA-24, C28, C31, D02B, NY-04P, NY-50, F10, NJ-09, MD-03, MD-37P, MD-38, VA-09, VA-23, VA-36, L07, L09, P16, P17, FL-89, FL-99, FL-101, Q01A, VI-07 |
7/12/1996 |
Changes made administratively under Section 3 of Pub. L. 101-591 went into effect. This section allows for modifications to the CBRS boundaries to reflect changes that have occurred as a result of natural forces. |
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3/5/1998 |
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P05, P05A, P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, P32, P32P |
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The 11/12/1996 maps revised by Pub. L. 104-333 were invalidated by court order from the U.S. Federal District Court of DC. |
10/21/1998 |
P05, P05A, P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, P32, P32P, FL-35, FL-35P, SC-03, M09 |
11/12/1996 and 10/21/1998 |
Pub. L. 105-277 reinstated the 11/12/1996, maps revised by Pub. L. 104-333 that were previously invalidated by court order and revised four additional units. |
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11/29/1999 |
L03, NC-03P |
10/18/1999 |
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12/6/1999 |
DE-03P |
12/6/1999 |
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12/9/1999 |
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Pub. L. 106-167 redesignated the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. |
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10/19/2000 |
NC-01 |
10/19/2000 |
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10/27/2000 |
P19, P19P |
10/27/2000 |
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11/13/2000 |
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The 2000 Coastal Barrier Reauthorization Act (CBRRA) mandated a digital mapping pilot project, covering no more than 75 units and no fewer than 50 units, to determine the feasibility and cost of creating digital maps for the entire CBRS. |
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2/20/2003 |
VA-59P, VA-60, VA-60P |
2/20/2003 |
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12/1/2003 |
T07, T07P |
12/1/2003 |
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10/18/2004 |
NC-07P |
10/18/2004 |
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10/30/2004 |
P25 |
10/30/2004 |
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5/25/2006 |
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The 2006 CBRRA directed the Service to finalize the pilot project and to prepare digital maps for the rest of the CBRS, including recommendations for expansion. |
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10/16/2006 |
GA-06P |
10/16/2006 |
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10/16/2006 |
FL-95P, FL-96 |
10/16/2006 |
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10/15/2008 |
FL-64P |
10/15/2008 |
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4/17/2014 |
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69 CBRS units in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas. See Federal Register for full list of affected units. |
12/6/2013 |
Changes made administratively under Section 3 of Pub. L. 101-591 went into effect. This section allows for modifications to the CBRS boundaries to reflect changes that have occurred as a result of natural forces. Unit SC-01 was also modified to reflect a voluntary addition in accordance with Section 4(d) of the CBRA as amended by Section 3 of Pub. L. 106-514. |
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12/18/2014 |
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L07, L08, L09, RI-04P, RI-05P, RI-06, |
12/18/2014 |
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5/4/2015 |
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182 CBRS units in Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia. See Federal Register for full list of affected units. |
8/1/2014 |
Changes made administratively under Section 3 of Pub. L. 101-591 went into effect. This section allows for modifications to the CBRS boundaries to reflect changes that have occurred as a result of natural forces. |
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2/29/2016 |
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P15, P15P, P16, P16P, FL-63P |
2/29/2016 |
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3/14/2016 |
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247 CBRS units in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (Great Lakes region), Ohio, and Wisconsin. See Federal Register for full list of affected units. |
1/11/2016 |
Changes made administratively under Section 3 of Pub. L. 101-591 went into effect. This section allows for modifications to the CBRS boundaries to reflect changes that have occurred as a result of natural forces. |
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12/16/2016 |
Pub. L. 114-314 |
NJ-02/NJ-02P, NJ-03P, NJ-04, NJ-15P, NJ-16P | 12/16/2016 |
1The date in the Effective Date column is the date of the Pub. L., or the date of the Federal Register notice (in the cases where the Pub. L. is blank)
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