Montana State Wetland Programs (Council of State Governments Database) 



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Itatland Program 1 



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 



stream 



Success 



EPA Role 



Needed from EPA 



404 program 



Taking Issues 



Mitigation 



Cumulative Impacts 



Floodplain Regulation 



Montana 



310 Law for Streambed Protection 



Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 



Permit program 



Montana Revised Codes Ann. tit. 75, ch. 7 — no 



authority for specific wetland protection. 



Unknown 



Limited to those within stream beds and banks 



None 



Private development projects 



State development projects; Emergency operations 



Same as those defined by EPA Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines 



Agency acts on reports provided by other agencies or 



individuals 



None 



Limited funding and limited to wetlands within banks of 



Very successful 



None 



Needs to establish strong enforcement posture via Section 



No cases 



No policy 



Evaluations based on subjective assessment 



Wetland Program 2 



Program Type 



State 



Name of Progreun 



Administering Agency 



Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 



Activities Regulated 



Exemptions 



Lands Covered 



Conpliance 



Education 

 Problems 



Success 

 EPA Role 

 Needed from EPA 



Taking Issues 

 Mitigation 

 Cumulative Impacts 



Floodplain Regulation 



Montana 



124 Law for Stream Protection 



Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 



Permit program 



Montana Revised Codes Ann, tit. 87, ch. 5 — no 



authority for specific wetland protection 



Amount is unknown: One staff 



Stream beds and banks 



None 



State dredge and fill actions and/or alteration 



Emergency operations 



Same as those defined by EPA Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines 



Agency acts on reports provided to agency by other 



agencies or individuals 



None 



Limited funding and limited to wetlands within banks of 



streams 



Very successful 



None 



Need to establish strong Section 404 enforcement posture 



via Section 404 program 



No cases 



No policy 



Evaluation based on subjective judgments 



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