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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 



Taxation Programs 



California 



California Coastal Act 1976, under CZMP 1978 (the 



Act was passed following the completion of the 



California Coastal Plan) 



California Coastal Commission, 1972 



Regional commissions 



Permit development conditions 



Means of wetland restoration 



Suggested mitigation measures 



Compensation required sometimes (part of 



"Interpretive Guidelines...") 



Cal. Pub. Res. Code Sec. 3000, 39000 (West) 



Amount unknown 



Wetlands landward 1000 yards above mean high tide 



"Guidelines for Wetlands..." includes 



classification of wetlands (USFWS definition 



used) 



50,000 applications for development have been 



processed by the regional commissions in the past 



10 years 



Size of boating facilities 



Dredge and fill 



None 



Same as EPA section 404(b) (1) guidelines 



None 



Developed Interpretive Guidelines for Wetlands 



and other Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas 



Limited funding to carryout program 



Controversy over restorability of damaged 



wetlands 



Have had successful program, given funding 



limitations 



None 



More closely coordinate with commission 



Follow Fish and Game Policy 



Subject evaluation only 



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