Coastal Environment Law and Legal Definition
According to 33 USCS § 1502 (5), the term coastal environment means “the navigable waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelines (including waters therein and thereunder). The term includes transitional and intertidal areas, bays, lagoons, salt marshes, estuaries, and beaches; the fish, wildlife and other living resources thereof; and the recreational and scenic values of such lands, waters and resources.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Accessible Environment [Energy]
- Action Levels (Environmental Law)
- Agreement on Border Environment Cooperation Commission
- Applicable Environmental Requirements
- Best Available Control Technology or BACT(Environment Law)
- Built Environment
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs [Department of State]
- Coastal Ecosystem
- Coastal Energy Activity
- Coastal Fishery Management Plan
