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Coastal Zone Management (CZM) <br />Program <br />• Program within the Office of Planning <br />• Strives to balance coastal resource use and protection to sustain benefits <br />provided by coastal resources <br />• Federal Consistency -- equally important component of the Program <br />• The SMA Permit -- the most recognized component of Hawaii CZM Program <br />• CZM Projects and Initiatives <br />• <br />P rOgram <br />414d01„ Coastal kite Management <br />National CZM Act <br />• National CZM Act of 1972 <br />enacted by the United States Congress <br />• The state in the best position to manage the coastal zone: <br />Coastal zone connects land and sea; and <br />The state exercises discretion in land use policies and holds claim to the waters <br />and submerged lands in the territorial sea. <br />CZM Program Participation <br />• Voluntary federal -state partnership program <br />• Federal funds for state planning and administration <br />Privilege of administering the federal consistency review program <br />3 <br />