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Coast and Gulf Coast can be viewed in Table's 1 through 4 of the Strategic Beach Management Plan's Introduction. It should also be noted that the department recognizes the language found in Section 161.142 F.S. for this report regarding inlet sand bypassing activities and historical sand deficits caused by inlets in that "The Legislature recognizes the need for maintaining navigation inlets to promote commercial and recreational uses of our coastal waters and their resources. The Legislature further recognizes that inlets interrupt or alter the natural drift of beach -quality sand resources, which often results in these sand resources being deposited in nearshore areas or in the inlet channel, or in the inland waterway adjacent to the inlet, instead of providing natural nourishment to the adjacent eroding beaches. Accordingly, the Legislature finds it is in the public interest to replicate the natural drift of sand which is interrupted or altered by inlets to be replaced and for each level of government to undertake all reasonable efforts to maximize inlet sand bypassing to ensure that beach -quality sand is placed on adjacent eroding beaches. Such activities cannot make up for the historical sand deficits caused by inlets but shall be designed to balance the sediment budget of the inlet and adjacent beaches and extend the life of proximate beach -restoration projects so that periodic nourishment is needed less frequently. Therefore, in furtherance of this declaration of public policy and the Legislature's intent to redirect and recommit the state's comprehensive beach management efforts to address the beach erosion caused by inlets," The intent of Section 161.142 F.S. and the -_'MP strategies is to mitigate the contemporary inlet effects; not the historical effects of an inlet. 91