Coastal States Organization

History

At the 1969 National Governor's Association Conference, a committee on national marine affairs introduced the resolution to create CSO which was endorsed unanimously., The resolution noted the growing public interest and concern in maintaining the quality of the environment, and that state and territorial governments had not been adequately represented in the emerging national coastal programs. The resolution further emphasized that state governments could best increase their ability to contribute to development and operation of the National Oceanographic and Coastal Zone Management Programs by forming an organization designed to achieve these purposes. The organization thus came into being in 1970.

In affirmation of the responsibilities and powers of the States in the management of marine and coastal affairs, and in recognition of the purpose of the Coastal States Organization to further these goals, the Governors urge all eligible States to become members of the Organization, and encourage the full cooperation of all States, inland as well as coastal, in the efforts of the Organization.|Proceedings of the National Governor's Conference, 1970}}

Membership and organization

The Organization's membership consists of the thirty-five coastal states, commonwealths and territories, which are represented by delegates appointed by the Governors. Including senior state officials from the state environmental, natural resource, or planning agencies, these delegates constitute CSO's Governing Board.

Priorities

Organizational priorities for 2012–2014 are: Coastal Zone Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Coastal Land Acquisition, National/Regional Ocean and Coastal Governance, Corals, and Funding.

Organizational priorities in 2008–2009 were: Climate change, Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization, Energy/Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities and appropriations.

References

References

1. "CSO History". Coastal States Organization.
2. "Coastal Management, Volume 38 Issue 4 2010".
3. "Meeting Summary, 1970 NGA Annual Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri (August 9–12)". [[National Governors Association]].
4. (1999). "Trends and Future Challenges for U.S. National Ocean and Coastal Policy". DIANE Publishing.
5. "Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) Partners". [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].
6. "Proceedings of the National Governor's Conference, 1970". National Governor's Association.
7. "Coastal States Organization (CSO)".
8. "NOAA Program Priorities Overview, CSO Update". [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].
9. "Coastal States Organization Update". [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].