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This document provides guidance on the types of federal expenditures and financial assistance that are subject to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA; 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
We administer the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), which saves taxpayer dollars and encourages the conservation of storm-prone and dynamic coastal barriers by withdrawing the availability of federal funding and financial assistance within a designated set of units known as the John H. Chafee...