State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

included in the Mobile County Coastal Impact Assistance Program. An internal
planning team was formed that included the County Commissioners, the Mobile County
Engineer, and staff from the Environmental Services Department to review identified
projects.
Internal planning meetings were held to brief team members on program guidance,
develop program goals and objectives, and to review the list of potential projects. The
Mobile County CIAP team evaluated the goals and objectives of each project and
reviewed the proposed activity’s consistency with the Coastal Impact Assistance
Program guidance.
Projects were selected for inclusion in the County’s portion of the CIAP based on:
1. Compliance with Authorized Uses;
2. Compliance with local objectives and;
3. Feasibility of proposed project
How the State of Alabama, Baldwin County, and Mobile County
will ensure compliance with all relevant Federal, State, and
local laws including each State’s Coastal Zone Management
Program
State of Alabama
The State of Alabama CIAP staff will review all projects to ensure compliance with
Federal, State, and relevant local laws and regulations. At the Federal level, CIAP
projects are subject to authorities such as the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Federal Consistency Provisions of Coastal
Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Essential Fish Habitat Provisions of the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Coastal Barrier Resources Act, National Historic Preservation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The CIAP staff will obtain all the federal
assurances and permits prior to or during the grant phase of each project according to
program guidelines. At the State level, the ADCNR serves as the lead administrative arm
of the ACAMP, the State’s Coastal Zone Management Program. The Alabama
Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is the regulatory agency of the
Coastal Zone Management Program in Alabama. For each project, ADEM will be
consulted and a letter certifying consistency with the ACAMP will be issued. The
authorized uses of CIAP fit closely with the goals and objectives of the ACAMP. At the
local level, the State of Alabama will coordinate CIAP projects with any relevant building
or zoning codes.
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
Introduction
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