Coastal Zone Management Act

Coastal Zone Management Act

Other short titles	Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 Amendment
Long title	An Act to establish a national policy and develop a national program for the management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the land and water resources of the Nation's coastal zones, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CZMA
Nicknames	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
Enacted by	the 92nd United States Congress
Effective	October 27, 1972
Citations
Public law	92-583
Statutes at Large	86 Stat. 1280
Codification
Titles amended	16 U.S.C.:Conservation
U.S.C. sections created	16 U.S.C. ch. 33 § 1451 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3507 Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 27, 1972
Major amendments
Pub. L. No. 109-58, the Energy Policy Act of 2005

The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA; Pub.L. 92–583, 86 Stat. 1280, enacted October 27, 1972, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451–1464, Chapter 33) is an Act of Congress passed in 1972 to encourage coastal states to develop and implement coastal zone management plans (CZMPs). This act was established as a United States National policy to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, restore or enhance, the resources of the Nation's coastal zone for this and succeeding generations.

The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972 showed that the United States Congress “recognized the importance of meeting the challenge of continued growth in the coastal zone”. Under this act two national programs were created, the National Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP) and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Out of 35 eligible states, only 34 have established management programs; Washington State was the first state to adopt the program in 1976.

The Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP), also called the National Coastal Zone Management Program, was established under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and is administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management (OCM). This program is designed to set up a basis for protecting, restoring, and establishing a responsibility in preserving and developing the nation’s coastal communities and resources, where they are under the highest pressure. The vision of the CZMP is to ensure that “the nation’s coast and oceans, including the Great Lakes and island territories, are healthy and thriving for this and future generation”. Their mission is “to ensure the conservation and responsible use of our nation’s coastal and ocean resources”.

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