§ 2694b. Participation in wetland mitigation banks

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(a)Authority to Participate.— The Secretary of a military department, and the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning a Defense Agency, when engaged in an authorized activity that may or will result in the destruction of, or an adverse impact to, a wetland, may make payments to a wetland mitigation banking program or “in-lieu-fee” mitigation sponsor approved in accordance with the Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605; November 28, 1995) or the Federal Guidance on the Use of In-Lieu-Fee Arrangements for Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (65 Fed. Reg. 66913; November 7, 2000), or any successor administrative guidance or regulation.

(b)Alternative to Creation of Wetland.— Participation in a wetland mitigation banking program or consolidated user site under subsection

(a)shall be in lieu of mitigating wetland impacts through the creation of a wetland on Federal property.

(c)Treatment of Payments.— Payments made under subsection

(a)to a wetland mitigation banking program or consolidated user site may be treated as eligible project costs for military construction.

(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, § 314(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1430.)

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§ 2694b

Participation in wetland mitigation banks

Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, § 314(a)(1)

Stat.117 Stat. 1430

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