1. Lecture 4. Coastal Policy Overview

3. Coastal Management: Nested Scales Federal – Coastal Zone Management Act State – California Coastal Program Local – Local Coastal Programs

4. Coastal Zone Management Act (1972) Federal-State Partnership Voluntary 34 participating coastal states – http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/inyourstate/# http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/inyourstate/#

5. NOAA OCRM

7. NOAA Ocean & Coastal Resource Management

8. 2012 Budget NOAA: $5,497 Million (OCRM = 2%) 2012 Budget NOS: $559.6 Million (OCRM = 23%)

9. 306 (d)(2) CMP Required Elements A definition of the boundaries of the coastal zone to which the program applies A definition of areas of particular concern within the coastal zone A description of the organizational structure for the implementation of the program A planning process to provide protection of and access to public beaches A planning process to lessen the impact of shoreline erosion

10. 306A Matching Grants to States To preserve and restore areas valued for recreational, ecological, or aesthetic purposes To redevelop urban waterfronts and ports To provide coastal access to public beaches and other coastal areas To develop a coordinated process to regulate aquaculture

11. 309 Coastal Zone Enhancement Program (1990) – To protect, restore, enhance, or create coastal wetlands – To eliminate development in hazardous areas and anticipate sea level rise – To expand beach access opportunities – To reduce marine debris – To control cumulative and secondary impacts of development – Special Area Management Plans (SAMPs) – To plan for use of ocean resources – To adopt procedures to facilitate citing aquaculture facilities

12. CZM Program Funding Summary 2012 Federal = $65 Million, Match = $52 Million

13. Coastal Non-Point Pollution Program Forestry Agriculture Urban Areas Marinas Hydromodification Wetland and Riparian Areas

14. 307 Federal Consistency Provision “Federal agency activities that have reasonably foreseeable effects on any land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone (also referred to as coastal uses or resources and coastal effects) must be consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of a coastal state’s federally approved coastal management program. ”

15. Coastal Management: Nested Scales Federal – Coastal Zone Management Act State – California Coastal Program Local – Local Coastal Programs

16. California Coastal Policy Proposition 20 – Coastal Zone Conservation Act 1972 California Coastal Act 1976

17. California Coastal Program Coastal Commission Coastal Conservancy Bay Conservation and Development District

19. CMP Evaluation Recommendations

20. Coastal Commission Regions: North Coast, North Central Coast, Central Coast, South Central Coast, South Coast, San Diego Coast 12 voting and 3 non-voting members Six = local elected officials from region of interest Six = public members at large Appointed by Governor, Senate Rules Committee, and Speaker of the Assembly (4 each) – http://www.coastal.ca.gov/roster.html http://www.coastal.ca.gov/roster.html

21. Coastal Management: Nested Scales Federal – Coastal Zone Management Act State – California Coastal Program Local – Local Coastal Programs

22. Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) 76 coastal cities and counties 128 separate LCP segments – 72% certified, 85% of coast Permitting Authority: – Local government = most new development – Coastal Commission = Tidelands, submerged lands, public trust lands, appeals

23. Times-Standard Articles Arcata, coastal commission at odds over development plan Jessica Cejnar/The Times-Standard Posted: 08/23/2011 02:40:14 AM PDT Updated: 08/23/2011 02:40:14 AM PDT Part of Arcata's coastal plan approved; coastal commission gives city more time to finalize full program Jessica Cejnar/The Times-Standard Posted: 09/09/2011 02:10:02 AM PDT Updated: 09/09/2011 02:10:10 AM PDT

24. National Estuary Program (1987)

25. San Francisco Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) Executive Council Implementation Committee Friends of the Estuary

26. San Francisco Estuary Project CCMP

27. Additional Policies Coastal Barrier Resources Act (1982) National Marine Sanctuary Program (1972) National Estuarine Research Reserve System (1972) Coral Reef Conservation Program (2000) Marine Protected Areas (2000)