Interstate Consistency
Interstate consistency is a special circumstance that occurs when
- A federal action occurring exclusively in one state (State B) will have effects on the uses or resources of another state’s coastal zone (State A) and
- State A has the ability to review the action under the Coastal Zone Management Act and NOAA’s interstate consistency regulations.
Only states with approved interstate consistency lists have the ability to apply interstate consistency status under NOAA Federal Consistency Regulations (see 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart I).
Approved Coastal States’ Interstate Consistency Lists
Interstate Consistency under the CZMA − Fact SheetAs described in this fact sheet, coastal states must submit to NOAA for approval of a state’s proposal to review federal actions occurring wholly within another state, according to NOAA’s interstate consistency regulations, 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart I. The links below provide OCRM’s approval documents and related correspondence in response to coastal states’ interstate consistency proposals:
- New York – March 28, 2006. Details: Table 2A, New York Consistency List
- Connecticut – June 20, 2006
- Pennsylvania – January 9, 2007
- OCRM’s Response to Comments by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers ‒ January 9, 2007.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Comments to OCRM - November 16, 2006.
- New Jersey – October 15, 2007; Details: Section V, New Jersey Consistency List
- Delaware – February 3, 2011
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