Opinion ID: 1349418
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Heading: CZMA and CMP

Text: As part of the CZMA, passed in 1978, DHEC was required by statute to develop a comprehensive coastal management program (CMP) for the coastal zone, an area defined as Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Horry, Jasper, and Georgetown counties. See S.C.Code Ann. § 48-39-80. In developing the CMP, DHEC was required to develop a system whereby it was authorized to review all State and federal permits for compliance with the CMP. Id. DHEC developed the plan and promulgated it in accordance with procedures set forth in the CZMA. Based on its interpretation of S.C.Code Ann. § 48-39-80, DHEC conducted what is in essence a consistency review for every state and federal permit application to determine compliance with the CMP.