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Beneficial Use Of Dredged Material: To What Extent Do States Have A Voice?
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2004
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Description:Dredged material is a resource that can be used for coastal restoration. Legal issues regarding the Coastal Zone Management Act and beneficial use of dredged material in Louisiana are analyzed, with a focus on the Corps of Engineers' Federal Standard regulation, the consistency provision of the Coastal Zone Management Act and Louisiana's coastal zone management program. Tension exists between the three. The Federal Standard regulation requires the Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for the construction and maintenance of federal navigation channels, to dispose of dredged material in the least costly manner consistent with sound engineering principles and federal environmental laws, while the Coastal Zone Management Act's consistency provision requires the Corps to be consistent to the maximum extent practicable with a state's federally approved coastal management program. Louisiana's coastal management program requires beneficial use of dredged material in some instances, but the Federal standard sometimes prohibits this use due to cost unless the state can find funding to pay for part of it. This project explores how federal and state agencies can work together, and suggests changes to law and policy, to encourage more beneficial use.
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Sea Grant Document Number:LSU-T-04-001
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Rights Information:Public Domain
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