Bureau will identify wetland resources that may be impacted and 



contact the. Technical Sxibcommittee if resoxirces listed in Section 



III.l. are present. The Subcommittee will determine the extent, •t 



functions and values of all wetlands potentially impacted, and (ijC^, 



recommend alternatives and mitigation options consistent with 



this Memorandum of Understajiding , appropriate to the scope, 



purpose and need of the highway construction project- The 



impacts on all environmental resoxirces, including existing 



wetlands, of each alternative and mitigation plan will be 



assessed in conformance with this Memorandum of Understanding and 



all other environmental laws and regulations. The Subcommittee 



will utilize expertise and assistance from local or regional 



resource specialists or oth&r sovirces as the need arises. 



If agreement cannot be reached by the Subcommittee on any issue 

 related to this Memorand;2m of Understanding, the matter will be 

 referred to the entire Interagency Group. Failure to respond 

 (without extenuating cause) by any agency representative will be 

 interpreted as agreement with the decision reached by the 

 remainder of the Group. Such 'non-responding agency will not 

 object at a later date after a final decision on an issue has 

 been reached. Final determination of any issue based on legal 

 requirements will rest solely on the legally defined lead agency. 



The Subcommittee will ensure that a Project Wetland Resotirce 

 Inventory/ Impact Assessment is written for each project involving 

 wetland resource impacts, to be used in the development of the 

 project design and required environmental documents, including a 

 Wetland Finding. The Subcommittee will include a determination 

 of the specific geographic areas of wetland resoxirce sites 

 impacted by the project and recommendations for mitigation 

 alternatives, including avoidance and minimization. The 

 Subcommitee will further include documentation that demonstrates 

 that the appropriate wetland mitigation sequence analysis (i.e., 

 avoidance, minimization, compensation) has been followed in the 

 project alternatives analysis. The Project Wetland Resoxirce 

 Inventory/ Impact Assessment will be made . a part of the official 

 record on the project and will be available to any member of the 

 Interagency Group upon request. 



After mitigation projects are completed, they will be reviewed by 

 the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee will advise the JIDT when the 

 mitigation project is satisfactorily completed and, if requested, 

 submit an acceptance report to any member of the Interagency 

 Group . 



Agreement/ concurrence on wetland resource assessment and 

 mitigarion proposals will be by written correspondence between 

 the Subcommittee members or by citing personal communications. A 

 copy of pertinent letters and/ or personal communication records 

 will be maintained in the Wetland Resource Ledger/Mitigation 

 Balance Record document. 



