About this Collection
The Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project modernizes the maps of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) units in the nine states along the North Atlantic coast most affected by Hurricane Sandy: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia. This project makes progress toward fulfilling the statutory requirement to modernize the entire set of CBRS maps (Pub. L. 109-226).
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared proposed boundaries for the CBRS units included in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project and provided the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed changes through comment periods held in 2018 and 2019. An archive of the proposed boundaries and associated documents is available at the bottom of this page. The proposed changes described in these archived materials were superseded by the changes recommended in our 2022 report to Congress on the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. Congress adopted all of the revised maps produced through the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project via the Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act or BEACH Act (Public Law 118-117) on November 25, 2024. Learn more about the BEACH Act.
Other Related Information
- Federal Register Notice of Availability (March 12, 2018) for CBRS units in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey (this notice also contains the project methodology)
- Public comments received for CBRS units in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey
- Federal Register Notice of Availability (December 18, 2018) for CBRS units in Connecticut, Maryland, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia
- Public comments received for CBRS units in Connecticut, Maryland, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia
- Video presentation (February 13, 2019) providing an overview of the project for CBRS units in Connecticut, Maryland, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia