Public Law 115-358

New maps depicting 59 units of the CBRS in Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina were made effective on December 21, 2018 via the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-358). These maps comprise about seven percent of the total CBRS units and constitute the largest legislative update to the CBRS since 1990.

Public Law 115-358 helps to preserve the long-term integrity of the CBRS by adopting maps prepared by the Service through a comprehensive process to correct legitimate mapping errors and add qualifying areas to the CBRS. This effort also provides more accurate CBRS maps and digital data for planning coastal infrastructure projects, habitat conservation efforts, and flood risk mitigation measures.

• Pub. L. 115-358 (December 21, 2018)
  • Additional legislative history
• Revised maps dated December 21, 2018
• CBRS Mapper (includes updated boundary data for Pub. L. 115-358)
• Digital CBRS Data (includes updated boundary data for Pub. L. 115-358)

• List of affected National Flood Insurance Program Communities

Thirty-two of these maps were produced through the Service’s Digital Mapping Pilot Project. Three of these maps for CBRS units in Bay County, Florida were produced through the technical corrections process.

Archive for Unit P31/P31P

Final Recommended Maps Dated October 7, 2016 and Related Information

• Summaries of Final Recommended Changes:
  • Unit P31
  • Unit P31P
• Summary of Public Comments Received and Service Responses and Recommendations*
• Shapefile of Final Recommended Boundaries*
• Final Recommended Map (1 of 3)
  • Final Recommended Map (1 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**
• Final Recommended Map (2 of 3)
  • Final Recommended Map (2 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**
• Final Recommended Map (3 of 3)
  • Final Recommended Map (3 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**
• Service Testimony (February 27, 2018)

Proposed Maps Dated May 16, 2016 and Related Information

• Federal Register notice announcing availability of draft maps and request for comments (July 7, 2016)*
• Summaries of Proposed Changes: 
  • Unit P31
  • Unit P31P
• Shapefile of Proposed Boundaries*
• Proposed Map (1 of 3)
  • Proposed Map (1 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**
• Proposed Map (2 of 3)
  • Proposed Map (2 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**
• Proposed Map (3 of 3)
  • Proposed Map (3 of 3) with Existing Boundaries**

* Includes information relating to Unit P30/P30P. As of January 31, 2019, Congress has not yet adopted the Service’s final recommended maps for Unit P30/P30P.

** The “existing boundaries” depicted on this map were superseded by Pub. L. 115-358.

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