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APPENDIX B: GUIDE TO FEDERAL WETLANDS-RELATED PROGRAMS 



Department of Agriculture 



Department of Commerce 



Rural Clean Water Program 



Secretary authorized to enter into contracts lasting 5-10 

 years with rural landowners or operators, to share costs of 

 implementing Best Management Practices under an approved 

 §208 plan. 



Authority: 33 U.S. C. §1288, as amended. 



Contact: Denny Burns, Soil Conservation Service, USDA. 

 Washington, D.C. 20250; (202)447-2470. 



Water Bank Act of 1970 



Secretary authorized to enter into 10-year contracts with 

 landowners for preservation of wetlands determined to be 

 important for the nesting and breeding of migratory waterfowl. 

 Annual fee paid to landowners. 



Authority: 16 U.S. C. §§1301-131 1. 



Contact: Dr. Larry Libby, Coordinator for Land, Air, 

 Water, and Solid Waste, Office of Environmental Quality Ac- 

 tivities, USDA, Room 359A, Washington. DC. 20250; (202) 

 447-6827. 



Small Watershed Management 



Technical and cost sharing assistance provided to states and 

 localities for agricultural water management projects, which 

 may affect wetlands. 



Authority: Small Watershed Project Act (Watershed Protec- 

 tion and Flood Prevention Act), 43 U.S.C. §§422a-422h. 



Contact: Dr. Larry Libby (see above). 



Rural Environmental Conservation Program 



Designed, in part, to preserve habitat of migratory water- 

 fowl and other wildlife, increase fish and wildlife and 

 recreation resources, promote management and planning, and 

 improve game habitat, through contracts and easements with 

 landowners. 



Authoritv: Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act, 16 

 U.S.C. §§1501-1510. 



Contact: Dr. Larry Libby (see above). 



Soil Conservation Service 



SCS Conservation Planning Memorandum- 15 



Statement of policy of preserving wetlands, and restoring or 



improving wetlands where possible. 

 Authority: SCS Conservation Planning Memorandum- 1 5. 

 Contact: Dr. Larry Libby (see above). 



Rural Development Act 



SCS authorized to inventory, monitor, and classify wetlands. 

 Various inventories have been conducted. 



Authority: 7 U.S.C. §l010a. 



Contact: Mel Davis, Soil Conservation Service, USDA, 

 Washington. DC. 20250; (202) 447^»53 1 . 



Forest Service 

 Renewable Resources Planning Act 



Requires assessment of all renewable resources on all U.S. 

 forest and range lands, including wetlands. 



Authority: 16U.S.C. §§1600-1614. 



Contact: Max Peterson. Deputy Chief of Forest Service, 

 USDA. Washington, D.C. 20250; (202)447-6663. 



Office of Coastal Zone Management 



Coastal Zone Management Act 



Provides federal grants for development of coastal manage- 

 ment and preservation programs, including the planning for the 

 impact of offshore energy development on coastal states 

 (Coastal Energy Impact Program). 



Authority: 16U.S.C. §§1454, 1456a. 



Contact: Brian Gorman, Public Affairs Officer, OCZM, 

 3300 Whitehaven St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20235; (202) 

 634-4235. 



Estuarine Sanctuary Program 



Provides matching grants to states for acquisition of areas to 

 be maintained and operated as estuarine sanctuaries. 



Authority: 16 U.S.C. §1461. 



Contact: JoAnn Chandler. Sanctuary Programs Office. 

 OCZM. 3300 Whitehaven St.. N.W., Washington. D.C. 20235; 

 (202)634-1672. 



Marine Sanctuary Program 



Authorizes designation of marine areas as sanctuaries in 

 order to preserve, restore, or enhance conservation, recreation, 

 ecologic or aesthetic values of these water resources. 



Authority: 16 U.S.C. §§1431-1434. 



Contact: JoAnn Chandler (see above). 



National Marine Fisheries Service 



Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 



Review of activities, by the federal government or requiring 

 federal permits, in wetlands, with respect to impacts on fish re- 

 sources. 



Authority: 16 U.S.C. §§661-661c. 



Contact: Yates Barber. Environmental Assessment Division 

 (F-53). NMFS, 3300 Whitehaven St., N.W., Washington. D.C. 

 20235; (202)634-7490. 



Council on Environmental Quality 



National Environmental Policy 



Responsible for receiving and reviewing Environmental Im- 

 pact Statements; sponsors research and advises the President. 



Authority: NEPA. 42 U.S.C. §§4321 el seq.\ Environmental 

 Quality Improvement Act. 42 U.S.C. §§4371 etseq. 



Contact: U.S. CEQ, 722 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington, 

 D.C. 20006; (202) 382-4967. 



