Protection of the Coastal Environment (Review and Updating of Plans) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill requires local and district planning committees to collect and transfer to the Committee for the Protection of the Coastal Environment all the plans that were approved before the Coastal Environment Protection Law took effect. The Committee for the Protection of the Coastal Environment will examine within two years whether the plans comply with the law's principles. Plans that do not comply will be replaced by new plans that will include reducing building rights, moving construction away from the shore, and public access. Holders of rights who will be harmed by the new plan are offered a plan for transferring rights to another site in the district, subject to an appraisal of the value of the rights.