The Department contracted with AtkinsRéalis to study the current regulatory requirements and policies for coastal armoring and suggest changes that could improve regulatory consistency, maintain public beach access, reduce the number of variances for armoring, and minimize impacts to endangered and threatened marine turtles. There are several areas within the regulatory program that may be appropriately addressed by updating the current regulatory framework to bring the statutes and rules up to date with the trend in coastal conditions.
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