series of hurricanes along the Atlantic Coast in the 

 1950's. 



A complicating factor is that Federal participa- 

 tion in coastal storm protection is more liberal 

 than that provided in shore stabilization. Federal 

 aid in construction is 100 per cent for Federal 

 frontage and up to 70 per cent for all other 

 frontages regardless of ownership. No distinction is 

 made between public and private frontages and 

 benefits. Some 30 Federal projects have been 

 instituted for storm protection, 10 of which are 

 either completed or under construction. An ex- 

 ample is the protection barrier constructed in 

 1966 at New Bedford-Fairhaven Harbor, 

 Massachusetts, shown in Figure 5. This project, 

 wath a total cost of about $18 milUon, had a 

 Federal share of about $11 million. It provides 



adequate storm protection for a 1,400-acre 

 arine area. 



estu- 



Figure 5. New Bedford, Massachusetts, harbor 

 hurricane protection barrier. This barrier pro- 

 tects 1, 730 acres of coastland from damage 

 which reached $33 million in the 1954 hurri- 

 cane. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo) 



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