Where does federal consistency apply?
The state of Oregon has a designated coastal zone. The coastal zone is the area lying between the Washington and California borders on the north and south, bound on the west by the extent of the state’s territorial sea jurisdiction [3 nautical miles offshore], and extending east to the crest of the Coast Range except at: [a] the Columbia River where the coastal zone extends to the downstream end of Puget Island, [b] the Umpqua River where the coastal zone extends to Scottsburg, and [c] the Rogue River where the coastal zone extends to Agness. Federal consistency potentially applies to any project having effects on land and water uses or natural resources of the Oregon coastal zone, but DLCD reviews are generally only required for projects located west of the Coast Range boundary.
