</s> ▁Kar at as ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁Kar ata ş ▁( disambiguation ) ▁Kar ata ▁people , ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁a ▁generic ▁syn onym ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁genus ▁B rom elia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Coast al ▁States ▁Organ ization ▁( C SO ) ▁is ▁a ▁U . S . ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁located ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁that ▁represents ▁the ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁thirty - five ▁coast al ▁states , ▁common wealth s ▁and ▁territ ories . ▁C SO ▁represents ▁the ▁Govern ors ▁on ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁policy ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁sound ▁management ▁of ▁coast al , ▁Great ▁L akes ▁and ▁ocean ▁resources . ▁It ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁coast al ▁zone ▁management ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁National ▁Governor ' s ▁Association ▁Conference , ▁a ▁committee ▁on ▁national ▁marine ▁affairs ▁introduced ▁the ▁resolution ▁to ▁create ▁C SO ▁which ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁un anim ously ., ▁The ▁resolution ▁noted ▁the ▁growing ▁public ▁interest ▁and ▁concern ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁environment , ▁and ▁that ▁state ▁and ▁territorial ▁govern ments ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁ade qu ately ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁emer ging ▁national ▁coast al ▁programs . ▁The ▁resolution ▁further ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁state ▁govern ments ▁could ▁best ▁increase ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁development ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ographic ▁and ▁Coast al ▁Zone ▁Management ▁Program s ▁by ▁forming ▁an