Coastal zone management : measuring program's effectiveness continues to be a challenge : report to the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate / [GAO contact, Ann K. Mittal].

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Mittal, Anu K.

Contributor:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Coastal zone management--United States--Evaluation.

Coastal zone management.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 54 pages :) : illustrations, digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Measuring program's effectiveness continues to be a challenge

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 2008.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In 1972, Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to protect the nation's coastlines from growing demands associated with residential, recreational, commercial, and industrial uses. The act encourages coastal states and territories to develop programs to manage and balance economic development and coastal protection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administers the program and provides financial and technical assistance to participating states. GAO was asked to provide information on (1) NOAA's methodology for awarding CZMA grants to the states, (2) the extent to which NOAA has processes for ensuring that grants are used in a manner that is consistent with the CZMA, and (3) the extent to which NOAA's state program evaluations and performance measurement system enable the agency to assess the effectiveness of the National Coastal Zone Management Program. GAO reviewed relevant laws, regulations, and documents and interviewed NOAA and the 34 state coastal program officials.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

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Print version: Coastal zone management

Microfiche version: Coastal zone management. CIS 2008 J942-497

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