Wetland Program 18 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



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 



Taking Issues 



Mitigation 



Cumulative Impacts 



Taxation Programs 



California 



Open Space Land Use — California Land 



Conservation Act 1965 (Williamson Act) 



Tax break for agriculture "agriculture 



preserves" 



Open space protection for some wetlands 



Tax reduction for wetlands 



Williamson Act , -j 



Amount's and staff unknown 



1969 amendment added wetlands and wildlife 



habitats, open space, to be covered under the act 



Inventories of significant wetland in some 



localities 



Agriculture tax incentive 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 1^ 



Not applicable 



Awareness level of program is low ^-_ 



Moderate ^ , 



None 



Encourage state to create better public awareness 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Not applicable 



Wetland Program 19 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Program 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 

 Activities Regulated 

 Exemptions 

 Lands Covered 



Compliance 



Education 



Problems 



Success 



EPA Role 



Needed from EPA 



Taking Issues 



Mitigation 



Cumulative Impacts 



Other Programs 



California , , --. 



River Reclamation , . ■- _/ 



State Reclamation Board 



Permit review 



Cal. Water Code Pt . 4 Sec. 8520-9377 



Sacramento, San Joaquin River system and tins 



tributaries 



None _ , ,. , 



Dredge and fill 



None 



Same as those described for section 404(b) (1) 



guidelines 



Limited to inquiry by concerned citizens and 



occasional field trips downstream 



None 



Limited funding 



Unknown 



None 



No cases 



No cases 



No requirements for 



Subject evaluation 



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