Virginia s Coastal Program includes everything from wetlands laws to public access to sustainable economic development. It s about making resource protection and economic development fit together and not preclude each other. Virginia's network of natural resource agencies each have some responsibility for implementing Virginia's coastal resources management laws and policies. A Coastal Policy Team, whose members represent all of Virginia's natural resource agency partners, facilitates cooperation among these agencies and provides a forum for discussion of cross-cutting coastal resource management issues.
Members serve on the team at the discretion of their agency director.
Mission of the Team Identify coastal policy issues that cut across agency jurisdictions and develop policy recommendations. An assessment will be made and a report will be published every two years. This report will guide the future activities of the program. Make funding recommendations to the DEQ Director for coastal zone management projects. Streamline and update the Executive Order for the Coastal Program as well as the Coastal Program Federal Environmental Impact Statement document.