Overview

The draft maps referenced on this page are comprehensively revised maps prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for public review (referred to as “proposed maps”) or congressional consideration (referred to as “final recommended maps”). These draft maps make progress toward fulfilling a mandate in the 2006 Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 109-226) that the Secretary of the Interior modernize all  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  (CBRS) maps and make recommendations to Congress for the expansion of the CBRS. The draft maps will only become effective if adopted through legislation enacted by Congress.

To access materials relating to previous projects for which the draft maps have been adopted by Congress, click here.

To access materials relating to the “5-year review” effort which requires the Secretary of the Interior to review the CBRS maps at least once every 5 years and make such minor and technical modifications necessary to reflect changes in the size or location of the CBRS units as a result of natural forces (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)), click here.

Recommended Maps Pending with Congress

Alabama

In 2015, the Service transmitted to Congress a final recommended map for five CBRS units (Mobile Point Unit Q01P, Pelican Island Unit Q01A/Q01AP, and Alligator Lake Unit AL-05/AL-05P) located in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, Alabama.

The final recommended map for these CBRS units, dated April 10, 2015, was prepared following a 60-day public review period of a proposed map in 2011. This revised map has not been adopted by Congress. 

The final recommended map and other related materials can be found here.

North Carolina

In 2018, the Service transmitted to Congress final recommended maps for two CBRS units (Hammocks Beach Unit NC-06/NC-06P) in Onslow County, North Carolina.

The final recommended maps for these two CBRS units, dated March 18, 2016, were part of the CBRS Digital Mapping Pilot Project. They were prepared following a public review period of the proposed maps in 2009. All other maps included in the Digital Mapping Pilot Project have already been adopted by Congress. These remaining two revised maps have not been adopted by Congress.

The final recommended maps and other related materials can be found here.