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Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 



Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Success 



EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 

 Taking Issues 

 Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



Acquisition Programs 



California 



Flood Control 



State Reclamation Board 19011 



Local authorities 



Designate floodplains 



Manages floodplains 



Acquires land for flood control projects 



State general funds 



Wetlands 



None 



Acquire and manage wetlands within floodplain 



Not applicable 



Same as section 404(b) (1) guidelines 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Limited funding 



Have acquired a considerable number of flood 



control areas 



None 



None 



No cases 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



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Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 

 Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 

 Compliance 



Education 

 Problems 



Success 



EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 



Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



Other Programs 



California 



State Subdivision Map Act 



Local authorities 



Requires denial for projects that would 



significantly damage wildlife habitats 



Subdivision map must be approved by local 



authorities for all projects, creating 5 or more 



parcels of land or condominiums 



State subdivision map act 



No direct funds — rely on local planning 



authorities 



Those wetlands where wildlife values would be 



significantly damaged 



None 



All projects creating 5+ parcels of land or 



condominiums 



Projects that create less than 5 parcels of land 



or condominiums 



Wildlife values 



None beyond approval process and inquiries by 



concerned individuals 



None 



No real inhouse review expertise on wildlife so 



evaluation is subjective 



Have caused certain developers to alter plans to 



minimize wildlife impacts 



None 



Advanced identification of critical areas would 



be quite helpful 



Educational information about section 404 programs 



would also be very helpful 



None 



Subjective evaluation 



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