Coastal Barrier Resource System, Northeast United States, 1982-2008

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) of 1982 established the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS), comprised of undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes coasts. The law encourages the conservation of hurricane prone, biologically rich coastal barriers by restricting Federal expenditures that encourage development, such as Federal flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. CBRA is a free-market approach to conservation. These areas can be developed, but Federal taxpayers do not underwrite the investments. CBRA saves taxpayer dollars and encourages conservation at the same time. CBRA has saved over $1 billion and will save millions more in the future. Approximately 3.1 million acres of land and associated aquatic habitat are part of the CBRS. The Fish and Wildlife Service maintains the repository for CBRA maps enacted by Congress that depict the CBRS. The Service also advises Federal agencies, landowners, and Congress regarding whether properties are in or out of the CBRS, and what kind of Federal expenditures are allowed in the CBRS.
Purpose: To support coastal planning and other activities pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act, Energy Policy Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	0.872
Publisher	United States. National Ocean Service
Publication date	2011
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; EPSG::4269 W 74°--W 66°58ʹ2ʺ/N 44°55ʹ8ʺ--N 40°20ʹ23ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	Coastal Services Center (U.S.)
Creator	United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Creator	United States. National Ocean Service

Subject	Protected areas
Subject	Coastal zone management
Subject	Buzzards Bay (Mass. : Bay)
Subject	Cape Cod Bay (Mass.)
Subject	Casco Bay (Me.)
Subject	Connecticut
Subject	Maine
Subject	Maine, Gulf of
Subject	Massachusetts Bay (Mass.)
Subject	Massachusetts
Subject	Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
Subject	New Hampshire
Subject	New York (State)
Subject	Penobscot Bay (Me.)
Subject	Rhode Island Sound (Mass. and R.I.)
Subject	Rhode Island
Subject	Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Subject	Vineyard Sound (Mass.)
Subject	1982-2008
Subject	Environment
Subject	Oceans
Genre	Geospatial data
Genre	Cartographic dataset

Use limitation	User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. User must acknowledge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the originator when using the data set as a source. User must share data products developed using this source data set with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Data should not be used beyond the limits of the source scale. The data set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such. The data set is NOT to be used for definitive in/out determinations.
WGS84 Cartographics	This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/vp779pv7334

Use and reproduction: This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright: This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. National Ocean Service, and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2011). Coastal Barrier Resource System, Northeast United States, 1982-2008. U.S. National Ocean Service. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/vp779pv7334.

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