Coastal State. A State of the United States in, or bordering on, the Atlantic,
Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more
of the Great Lakes. The term also includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term excludes
Alaska and American Samoa because these States have a ratio of the number of
recreational vessels in the State numbered under chapter 123 of title 46, United
States Code, to number of miles of shoreline (as that term is defined in §
926.2(d) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1,
1991), of less than one.
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Created by
Steve Leggans on Mar 19, 2014
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4 Comments
Anonymous
Apr 17, 2014Janine
I thought there was a memo that allowed Alaska to be a coastal state?
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2014Teresa (NDOW)
What about Hawaii?
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2014Al Ortiz, USFWS, R5
The memo that Janine makes reference to, was the February 17, 2010 sent by the then Deputy FWS Director Dan Ashe to Regional Directors, Regions 1-8 (5th paragraph, 1st page):
"Please note that there is a change in eligibility determination for the State of Alaska
beginning in the FY 2010 CVA award cyc le. Based on the ratio of currently registered
recreational boats to shoreline miles, Alaska has met the legislative requirements to
compete as a coastal State in CV A."
That is in the Toolkit, under Director's Orders..., Policy/Program Guidance.
Anonymous
Apr 23, 2014Al Ortiz, USFWS, R5
Although my previous comment talks about Alaska as a Coastal State, the 2005 amendment to the Act removed the coastal preference (Lisa found this on Public Law 109-59, title X, section 10131, August 10, 2005. Therefore, is there a reason then to define a coastal state or an inland state?