### Question
Can you define what coastal county means?


### Answer
**Coastal county** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 7501*:

> given the term by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the document entitled "NOAA's List of Coastal Counties for the Bureau of the Census" (or similar successor document).

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 7501*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 94-NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY**

