Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Coastal Barrier Resources Act
Long title	An Act to protect and conserve fish and wildlife resources, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CBRA
Nicknames	Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982
Enacted by	the 97th United States Congress
Effective	October 18, 1982
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 97–348
Statutes at Large	96 Stat. 1653
Codification
Titles amended	16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections created	16 U.S.C. ch. 55 § 3501 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1018 by John Chafee (R–RI) on April 28, 1981; Committee consideration by Senate Environment and Public Works, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House Public Works and Transportation; Passed the Senate on September 23, 1982 (Passed Voice Vote); Passed the House on September 24, 1982 (399-4, in lieu of H.R. 3252); Reported by the joint conference committee on October 1, 1982; agreed to by the Senate on October 1, 1982 (Agreed) and by the House on October 1, 1982 (Agreed); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1982;
Major amendments
	P.L. 100-707, 102 Stat. 4689, H.R. 2707, 1988; P.L. 101-591, 104 Stat. 2931, H.R. 2840, 1990; P.L. 106-167, 113 Stat. 1803, S. 1866, 1999; P.L. 106-514, 114 Stat. 2394, S. 1752, 2000; P.L. 109-226, 120 Stat. 381, S. 1869, 2006; P.L. 115-358, 132 Stat. 5078, H.R. 5787, 2018;

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA, Public Law 97-348) of the United States was enacted into law by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan on October 18, 1982. The United States Congress passed this Act in order to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development. CBRA designated various undeveloped coastal barriers, which were illustrated by a set of maps adopted by law, to be included in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). These designated areas were made ineligible for both direct and indirect federal expenditures and financial assistance, which are believed to encourage development of fragile, high-risk, and ecologically sensitive coastal barriers.

CBRA was originally authored by U.S. Representative Thomas B. Evans, Jr. and Senator John Chafee, who kept three objectives in mind: 1) to minimize the loss of human life by discouraging development in high risk areas vulnerable to storm surges and hurricane winds; 2) to reduce wasteful expenditure of federal resources; and 3) to protect the natural resources associated with undeveloped coastal barriers.