Coastal Barrier Resources Act

In 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) initiated a project to modernize 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,...

This document provides information on our work to implement the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), the ways in which the law benefits the public, and CBRA's accomplishments. 

This document provides information for federal agencies regarding federal expenditures within the Coastal Barrier Resources System and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act consultation process. 

This document provides information for federal agencies regarding Coastal Barrier Resources Act compliance for federal expenditures related to storm recovery and disaster assistance within the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

The Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000 directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to study the results of the law. We were asked to estimate how much money the Coastal Barrier Resources Act has saved taxpayers by restricting Federal spending for roads, wastewater systems,...

In 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) submitted its initial Report to Congress: John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project (pilot project) to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Natural Resources, per...

In 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) submitted its initial Report to Congress: John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project (pilot project) to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Natural...

The purpose of this report is to recommend to Congress whether or not to implement the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-348) on the Pacific coast. The Act established the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System) on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The Coastal Barrier Improvement Act...

This Report to Congress has been prepared as a 22-volume compendium with 4 appendixes. It was compiled under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks by the Coastal Barriers Study Group, a task force of professionals representing the National Park Service, U.S....

This is a report to Congress on the findings and conclusions of the study conducted by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 341(d) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-35).

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) prohibits most new federal expenditures and financial assistance within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS or System), including projects to prevent the erosion of or to otherwise stabilize any inlet, shoreline, or inshore area....

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding the June 2021 report published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on the impacts of sediment removal from and placement in coastal barrier island systems (OFR 2021-1062). The report was prepared jointly by the USGS and...

This document provides interpretive guidance regarding Coastal Barrier Resources Act compliance for projects under the Coastal Zone Management Act, including: information and resources to aid in determining whether a project is within system boundaries, information regarding when a Coastal...