Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§8303 Coastal Program

Title 16 › CHAPTER 102 — COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION › § 8303

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run the Coastal Program to protect and restore coastal areas by working with governments, nonprofits, tribes, private landowners, and others to find the biggest threats and plan responses. The Program must give technical and financial help for voluntary projects on public and private land, use science-based flexible management, help partners build skills, set up monitoring, and share best practices.

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Title 16, §8303

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The Secretary shall carry out the Coastal Program within the Service to—

(1)identify the leading threats to priority coastal landscapes and conservation actions to address those threats in partnership with Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, nongovernmental institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private individuals and entities;

(2)provide technical assistance and financial assistance through partnerships with Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, nongovernmental institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private individuals and entities to conduct voluntary coastal habitat planning, coastal habitat assessment, coastal habitat protection, coastal habitat restoration, and coastal habitat enhancement projects on public land or private land;

(3)ensure the health and resilience of coastal ecosystems through adaptive management procedures based on the best available science;

(4)build the capacity of Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, nongovernmental institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private individuals and entities to carry out environmental conservation and stewardship measures;

(5)assist in the development and implementation of monitoring protocols to ensure the success of coastal ecosystem restoration and coastal ecosystem enhancement measures; and

(6)collaborate and share information with partners and the public relating to best management practices for the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of coastal ecosystems.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 8303

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102