15A N.C. Admin. Code 7O.0101

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 8, October 15, 2024

Section 07O .0101 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The principal purposes of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and supporting programs are to:

(1) preserve coastal ecosystems representative of the various biogeographic regions and typologies in North Carolina and to make them available for continuous future study of the processes, functions, and influences which shape and sustain the coastal ecosystems;

(2) provide new information on coastal ecosystem processes to decisionmakers as a basis for the promotion of management of coastal resources;

(3) provide a focal point for educational activities that increase the public awareness and understanding of coastal ecosystems, effects of humans on them, and the importance of coastal systems to the state and the Nation;

(4) accommodate traditional uses, and other uses of the Reserve as long as they do not disturb the Reserve environment and are compatible with the research and educational activities within the Reserve components.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 07O .0101

Authority G.S. 113-3; 113-8; 113A-129.2; 143B-10;
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1988;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 2022.

Authority G.S. 113-3; 113-8; 143B-10;
Eff. 7/1/1986;
Amended Eff. 4/1/1988.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 36, Issue 13, January 3, 2022 effective 2/1/2022.