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Coastal Zone<br />

Management Act<br />

(CZMA)<br />

Comprehensive<br />

Environmental<br />

Response,<br />

Compensation <strong>and</strong><br />

Liability Act<br />

(CERCLA)<br />

Endangered Species<br />

Act (ESA)<br />

1972 http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/lzma.html<br />

1980 http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/cercla.htm<br />

1973 http://www.fws.gov/endangered/whatwedo.html<br />

Preserve, protect, develop <strong>and</strong><br />

restore coastal natural resources<br />

Also known as Superfund,<br />

designed to respond to situations<br />

involving ab<strong>and</strong>oned hazardous<br />

waste disposal sites both in short-<br />

<strong>and</strong> long-term situations. Though<br />

this is not dredge specific, some<br />

state use guidelines for dredge<br />

sediments guided by CERCLA<br />

Requires assurance endangered<br />

species will not be impacted by<br />

activities, in this case, dredging<br />

Fish <strong>and</strong> Wildlife Act 1956 http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/fwact.html Protects fish, shellfish <strong>and</strong> wildlife<br />

Marine Protection,<br />

Research <strong>and</strong><br />

Sanctuaries Act<br />

National<br />

Environmental<br />

Policy Act (NEPA)<br />

Resource<br />

Conservation <strong>and</strong><br />

Recovery Act<br />

(RCRA)<br />

Rivers <strong>and</strong> Harbors<br />

Act (RHA)<br />

1972 http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/mprsa/index.htm<br />

1969 http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/nepa/<br />

1976 http://www.epa.gov/osw/laws-reg.htm<br />

1899 http://www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg/rhsec10.htm<br />

Also known as the Ocean<br />

Dumping Act, which prohibits the<br />

dumping <strong>of</strong> material into the ocean<br />

that would endanger human health<br />

or degrade marine environments<br />

Requires federal agencies to<br />

consider environmental values in<br />

decision making process<br />

Governs disposal <strong>of</strong> solid <strong>and</strong><br />

hazardous wastes<br />

Required all work in navigable<br />

waters to be permitted<br />

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