Coast Conservation Act, 1988 (Marshall Islands)

The Coast Conservation Act vests administration, control, custody and management of the Coastal Zone, as well as administrative provisions, on the National Environmental Protection Authority. It provides for a survey of the coastal zone and the preparation of a coastal zone management plan. The Act mandates a survey of the Coastal Zone which shall include an inventory of all structures, roads, excavations, harbors, outfalls, dumping sites and other works, coral reefs, commercially exploitable mineral deposits, areas with religious significance or unique scenic or recreational value, estuarine or wetland area, areas with special value for research, areas where coral, sand, or sea shells are regularly removed for commercial purposes, the quantities removed, as well as the number of workers engaged in such removal, and an assessment of the impact of sea erosion on the Coastal Zone. The Act further provides the permit procedure for development activities within the Coastal Zone. An applicant for a permit may also be required to submit the environmental impact assessment. The Act further provides penalties for contravention of the Act and other offenses provided in.