Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§8304 Reports

Title 16 › CHAPTER 102 — COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION › § 8304

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the Director of the Service, must send a report about the Coastal Program within 1 year after December 11, 2024, and every year after that. The report must go to the House Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources and the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works. The Service must also put the report on its website for the public. Each report must assess, by region and for the whole country, the Program’s work on coastal ecosystems; progress identifying the top threats to priority coastal landscapes and actions to address them; and the chances and success of protecting, restoring, and improving those ecosystems. The report must include numbers on areas protected/restored/enhanced, funds spent or leveraged, what adaptive management was used, and any new challenges or data gaps.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §8304

Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

Not later than 1 year after December 11, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Service, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make available to the public on the website of the Service, a report on the Coastal Program carried out under this chapter.

(b)Requirements

Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess on regional and nationwide bases—

(1)Coastal Program work on coastal ecosystems;

(2)progress made by the Coastal Program toward identifying the leading threats to priority coastal landscapes and conservation actions to address those threats; and

(3)prospects for, and success of, protecting, restoring, and enhancing coastal ecosystems.

(c)Inclusions

Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include—

(1)quantitative information on coastal landscapes protected, restored, or enhanced;

(2)funds appropriated to the Coastal Program that have been expended or leveraged;

(3)a description of adaptive management practices implemented; and

(4)a description of emerging challenges or data gaps that hinder the ability of the Coastal Program to achieve the purpose of this chapter.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 8304

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110