### Question
What does special area management plan mean?


### Answer
**Special area management plan** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 1453*:

> a comprehensive plan providing for natural resource protection and reasonable coastal-dependent economic growth containing a detailed and comprehensive statement of policies

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 1453*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT**

