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Walter B. Jones Memorial Award For Excellence In Local Government Presented to Carteret County Shore Protection Office

Walter B. Jones Memorial Awards for Excellence in Local Government are given to local governments that have inspired positive change in the field of coastal management by developing or implementing principles embodied by the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA).

In 1990, as part of the reauthorization of the CZMA, the late Congressman Walter B. Jones, father of the current Congressman Jones, provided NOAA with the authority to honor the people and organizations of America for their dedication and outstanding contributions in helping the nation maintain healthy coastal and ocean resources and balance the needs of these resources with human use. At that time, Congressman Jones identified three award categories as particularly important – excellence in local government, excellence in marine and coastal graduate study, and coastal steward of the year. NOAA later added additional categories to recognize the broad spectrum of contributions made by this country’s many motivated, caring individuals and organizations.

NCBIWA congratulates Rudi Rudolph and the Shore Protection Office for this high honor.

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