Historical Changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources System

Summary of Changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Effective Date	Public Law	Federal Register Notice	Affected Unit(s)	Map Date	Additional Comments
12/19/2024	N/A	89 FR 103854	89 CBRS Units in Maine, Great Lakes region of New York, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana	12/29/2023	Visit the Service's webpage on the 5-Year Review.
11/25/2024	Pub. L. 118-117	N/A	454 units in NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, FL, and LA.	11/25/2024	Visit the Service's webpage on the BEACH Act.
8/16/2023	N/A	88 FR 55710	116 CBRS units in Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. See Federal Register for full list of affected units.	12/30/2022	Visit the Service's webpage on the 5-Year Review.
3/12/2019	Pub. L. 116-9	N/A	P30/P30P	3/12/2019	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
12/21/2018	Pub. L. 115-358	N/A	59 CBRS units in Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Fifty-seven of these units were mapped through the Service’s Digital Mapping Pilot Project, and two of these units (Florida Units P31 and P31P) were mapped through a separate effort. See Pub. L. 115-358 for a full list of affected units.	12/21/2018	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
12/16/2016	Pub. L. 114-314	N/A	NJ-02/NJ-02P, NJ-03P, NJ-04, NJ-15P, NJ-16P	12/16/2016	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
12/14/2016	N/A	81 FR 90375	121 CBRS units in Louisiana, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. See Federal Register for full list of affected units.	11/15/2016	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
3/14/2016	N/A	81 FR 13407	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	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
2/29/2016	Pub. L. 114-128	N/A	P15, P15P, P16, P16P, FL-63P	2/29/2016	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
5/4/2015	N/A	80 FR 25314	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	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
12/18/2014	Pub. L. 113-253	N/A	L07, L08, L09, RI-04P, RI-05P, RI-06, RI-07, FL-70, FL-70P, SC-01, SC-03	12/18/2014	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
4/17/2014	N/A	79 FR 21787	69 CBRS units in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas. See Federal Register for full list of affected units.	12/6/2013	Visit the Service's archive for this map revision.
10/15/2008	Pub. L. 110-419	74 FR 15743	FL-64P	10/15/2008
10/16/2006	Pub. L. 109-354	72 FR 54278	GA-06P	10/16/2006
10/16/2006	Pub. L. 109-355	72 FR 54278	FL-95P, FL-96	10/16/2006
5/25/2006	Pub. L. 109-226	N/A	N/A	N/A	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.
10/30/2004	Pub. L. 108-380	72 FR 54278	P25	10/30/2004
10/18/2004	Pub. L. 108-339	72 FR 54278	NC-07P	10/18/2004
12/1/2003	Pub. L. 108-138	72 FR 54278	T07, T07P	12/1/2003
2/20/2003	Pub. L. 108-7	68 FR 38087	VA-59P, VA-60, VA-60P	2/20/2003
11/13/2000	Pub. L. 106-514	N/A	N/A	N/A	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.
10/27/2000	Pub. L. 106-360	66 FR 10734	P19, P19P	10/27/2000
10/19/2000	Pub. L. 106-332	66 FR 10735	NC-01	10/19/2000
12/9/1999	Pub. L. 106-167	N/A	N/A	N/A	Pub. L. 106-167 redesignated the Coastal Barrier Resources System as the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Learn more about the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, which was established under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982. Learn more about John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System .
12/6/1999	Pub. L. 106-128	65 FR 17671	DE-03P	12/6/1999
11/29/1999	Pub. L. 106-116	65 FR 17671	L03, NC-03P	10/18/1999
10/21/1998	Pub. L. 105-277	64 FR 41940	P05, P05A, P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, P32, P32P, FL-35, FL-35P, SC-03, M09	11/12/1996; 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.
3/5/1998	N/A	N/A	P05, P05A, P10, P11, P11A, P18, P25, P32, P32P	N/A	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.
2/24/1997	N/A	62 FR 8258	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.
11/12/1996	Pub. L. 104-333	62 FR 28891	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.
10/9/1996	Pub. L. 104-265	62 FR 19125	SC-01	10/9/1996
5/24/1996	Pub. L. 104-148	62 FR 19125	NY-59P	5/24/1996
11/2/1994	Pub. L. 103-461	60 FR 10268	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
11/15/1993	N/A	58 FR 60288	114 CBRS units in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, 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.
10/23/1992	Pub. L. 102-440	58 FR 60288	NC-01 (formerly NC-01P), NC-05P, VA-60, VA-60P	10/23/1992
11/16/1990	Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (Pub. L. 101-591)	56 FR 26304	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.
11/23/1988	Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act (Pub. L. 100-707)	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act added a provision to the CBRA for the identification and addition to the CBRS of undeveloped coastal barriers coastal barriers Learn more about coastal barrier landforms. Learn more about coastal barriers along the shores of the Great Lakes.
4/22/1983	N/A	48 FR 17406	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.
12/31/1982	Pub. L. 97-396	N/A	T02A and T03A (formerly T02 and T03, respectively)	12/8/1982
10/18/1982	Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 97-348)	47 FR 52388	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.
8/13/1981	Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (Pub. L. 97-35 Sec. 341(d))	46 FR 58346	N/A	N/A	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).