Section 1795.
1795. After payment to the operator pursuant to this article, the permittee has no further obligations with respect to the operation of the bank site to which payment was made, unless the permittee has an equity involvement in the bank. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Section 1777.2.
1777.2. “Bank site” or “mitigation bank site” means a publicly or privately owned and operated site on which wetlands have been or will be created in accordance with this chapter to compensate for adverse impacts caused by removal or fill permit activities authorized pursuant to Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. […]
Section 1796.
1796. No bank site shall be qualified under Section 1785 on or after January 1, 2015. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 294, Sec. 8. (AB 1442) Effective January 1, 2010.)
Section 1777.5.
1777.5. “Credit” means a numerical value that represents the wetland acreage and habitat values of a mitigation bank site. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Section 1778.
1778. “Operator” means the department, or a public or private person or entity approved by the department, to administer a wetlands mitigation bank site. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Section 1778.5.
1778.5. “Permittee” means a public or private person or entity that meets all of the following conditions: (a) Has received a permit pursuant to Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1344 et seq.) for the removal or filling of wetlands, subject to a condition that allows the permittee to compensate for […]
Section 1779.
1779. “Qualifying urban area” means any of the following when they occur within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley: (a) A geographical area having a population of 50,000 or more inhabitants within the jurisdiction of a city, or a town, as defined by Sections 20 and 21 of the Government Code. (b) A portion of any geographical area within […]
Section 1779.5.
1779.5. “Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley” means the central valley region, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 13200 of the Water Code. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Section 1785.
1785. If any person desires to establish a wetlands mitigation bank site under this chapter, the person shall apply to the department for a determination that the bank site and the operator qualify under the criteria established by the department pursuant to this chapter. The determination that a bank site qualifies under this chapter is […]
Section 1786.
1786. (a) Before any wetlands are created on the bank site qualified pursuant to Section 1785, the department shall coordinate and shall be a signatory to a memorandum of understanding with the operator. The United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department […]