StormSmart Connect

The Florida Sea Grant College Program, with the assistance of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coastal Services Center, Lee County Extension and Pinellas County Extension, is hosting the full-day workshop “Adaptive Planning for Sea-Level Rise—Legal Issues for Local Government”.

This one-day workshop focuses on law and planning related to adaptation to sea-level rise. The workshop begins with a brief overview of the science of sea-level rise and then discusses ideas for local adaptations as background for examining legal and planning issues associated with adaptation options.

Presenters will discuss:
• aspects of takings jurisprudence under the U.S. Constitution,
• the importance of presenting information to purchasers of coastal property,
• the impact of and approaches to address claims under the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act, and
• three crucial on-going legal cases that may dramatically impact adaptation options.