To develop, conserve and enhance natural resources for present and future Alaskans.

Department of Natural Resources:

How?How?

A forum for identifying and resolving competingdemands on coastal resources through planning andcomprehensive project reviews.

Timeliness, coordination, and predictability inpermitting decisions for coastal projects.

Enhanced municipality and state agency roles in stateand federal coastal resource decision-making.

In The Beginning…

•Districts develop CMPs

• CMPs provide coastal management guidance

•Applicable development projects must comply with CMP

• 25 coastal districts with approved plans in effect

• identify local issues and coastal resources

• guide the use, protection, and development of these resources

• Approved CMPs have the force of law

Consistency Review

A project that

• affects coastal resources

• needs state or federal approval

A consistency review ensures a balance of the concerns of each ACMP participant.

Consistency Review

• no separate ACMP specific permit

• network of existing agency authorities

This network of state agencies and coastal districts results in a collaborative, decision-making process which guides coastal management in Alaska.

Consistency Review

The review process results in a determination that

• tells if project is consistent with the ACMP

• contains necessary modifications

A positive consistency determination is necessary for state and federal agencies to issue permits.

An ACMP PrimerThe ACMP has defined itself by developing statewide regulatory Standards and approved district CMPs. The Standards and policies of the ACMP are implemented by a network of state agencies and coastal districts. The Division of Coastal and Ocean Management provides the leadership to determine the ACMP’s overall direction.

An ACMP PrimerThe ACMP allows coastal districts and state agencies to actively participate in decision-making for coastal resource use and development. To this end, the ACMP requires permitted activities in the coastal zone to comply with statewide Standards and affected coastal district’s enforceable policies.

An ACMP PrimerThe Standards provide general guidance for managing coastal resources and uses. In addition, approved coastal district programs augment the Standards by including more specific enforceable policies for the use, protection, or development of coastal resources affecting the district. State agencies and coastal districts use the Standards and policies as a basis for reviewing proposed projects.

Statewide Standards and district CMPs define theACMP…

…Project Consistency Reviews Implement the ACMP.

Funding the ACMP

Adequate funding is the key to an effective coastal management program.

Federal coastal management funding in Alaska primarily comes from two programs: Section 306 and Section 309 of the CZMA. Occasionally, funds are also available from Section 310 for the Alaska Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program.

The state of Alaska matches all this federal money- except for section 309.

ACMP Funding FY98-FY10

Education and Outreach

• education

• training

• outreach

• special projects

• research