Funded by:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant
Facilitated by:
the Environmental Law Institute
July 13-14, 2016
Dakota Lodge, Thompson County State Park
West St. Paul, MN
Workshop Materials
- Agenda
- Participant List
- Background Documents
- EPA Final Mitigation Rule 2008
- The Mitigation Rule Retrospective: A Review of the 2008 Regulations Governing Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources
- In-Lieu Fee Mitigation: Model Instrument Language and Resources
- Establishing In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Programs: Identifying Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges
- FWS Proposed Mitigation Policy March 2016
- Resource List (2016 Interagency Review Teams Course)
Day One, Wednesday, July 13
Welcome
- Rebecca Kihslinger, Environmental Law Institute
- Leslie Day, US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
- Tim Smith, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Session I: Regulatory Developments/Review of Corps/EPA Report on Mitigation Since the Rule
- Steve Martin, Institute for Water Resources (PowerPoint)
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PowerPoint)
- Dana Hicks Oregon Department of State Lands (PowerPoint)
Session II: Understanding and Applying the Watershed Approach for ILF Programs
- Nick Miller,The Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (PowerPoint forthcoming)
- Lori Sommer, New Hampshire Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund (PowerPoint)
Session III: ILF Program Instrument Review
- Erin Okuno, Stetson University College of Law (PowerPoint)
Session IV: Establishing Fee Schedules (I)
- Devin Schenk, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Chapter (PowerPoint)
- Dana Hicks, Oregon Department of State Lands (PowerPoint)
Session V: Establishing Fee Schedules (II)
- Michael Ellison, North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (Handout)
- Gail Terzi, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District (PowerPoint)
Session VI: Managing Risk and Uncertainty
- Vinny Pero, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (PowerPoint)
- Megan McNeil, King County (PowerPoint)
Session VII: Small Group Roundtables
- Streams -- Michael Ellison, North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
- Data Management -- Karen Johnson, The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter
- RIBITS -- Steve Martin, Institute for Water Resources
- Standard Operating Procedures -- Vinny Pero, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
Day Two, Thursday, July 14
Session VIII: Individual Project Approval: Challenges and Solutions
- Steve Martin, Institute for Water Resources (PowerPoint)
- Karen Johnson, The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter (PowerPoint)
- Dave Mitchell, Great Land Trust (PowerPoint)
Session IX: Calculating and Securing Financial Assurances
- Steve Martin, Institute for Water Resources (PowerPoint)
- Bob Polin, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (PowerPoint)
Session X: Calculating and Financing Long-Term Management Funding
- Angela Sturdevant, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Field Office (PowerPoint) (Factsheet - "Long-Term Stewardship Calculator")
Session XI: Program Evaluations and Audits
- Amy Streitwieser, Environmental Law Institute (PowerPoint)
- Gail Terzi, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District (PowerPoint)
Session XII: Practitioners Panel of Experts
- Karen Johnson, Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund
- Steve Martin, Institute for Water Resources
- Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Session XIII: Sponsoring an ILF Program
- Rebecca Kihslinger, Environmental Law Institute
Wrap-Up and Closing Statements
- Rebecca Kihslinger, Environmental Law Institute
Additional Resources
Templates:
- In-Lieu Fee Program Instrument Outline for Proposed In-Lieu Fee Programs in the States of Kansas and Missouri
- NWS ILF Bank Instrument Template
- NWS ILF Prospectus Template
- SPL ILF Prospectus Checklist
- SPL In-Lieu Fee Program Instrument Template
Financial Assurances:
- Implementing Financial Assurance for Mitigation Project Success
- HQ USACE OC on Mitigation Financial Assurances
Long-Term Management:
- California LTM Funding Recipient Agreement
- EPA Land Management Cost Case Studies
- Gary (2007) Charities, Endowments, and Donor Intent: The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act
- NFWF Impact-Directed Environmental Accounts: Long-Term Land Management and Maintenance Funds
- NFWF Investment Policy for Cash Management
- National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study
- Principles of Endowment Management
- The Demise of the Environmental Trust
- Perpetual Stewardship Considerations for Compensatory Mitigation and Mitigation Banks
- Sample of Investment Policy Statement
Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, and Huntington Districts Letter of Permission for Projects in Kentucky
- Final Public Notice for Letter of Permission
- LOP Implementation Process
- Concept Plan Checklist
- Early Coordination Checklist
- Notification of 15 Day Early Coordination Period Email
- Forward Early Coordination Agency Comments
- Complete Application Checklist
- Intent to Use LOP & Initiation IRT Consultation Email
- Mitigation LOP Public Notice
- Intent to Approve Instrument Modification Email
- Modification Approval Email
- Statement of Findings
- Modification Approval and Authorization
- General Conditions
- ILF Fee Program Information
Example In-Lieu Fee Program Instruments
- King County
- Maine NRCP
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- NFWF Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Enabling Instrument
- NFWF Exhibit A - ILF Program Area
- NFWF Exhibit B - Service Areas
- NFWF Exhibit C - Credit Establishment and Tracking
- NFWF Exhibit D - Compensation Planning Framework
- NFWF Exhibit E - ILF Project Development Process
- NFWF Exhibit F - Program Account
- NFWF Figure 1 - Process for ILF Development
- NFWF Figure 2 - Project Evaluation Criteria
- New Hampshire ARM
- Oregon DSL
- Pierce County
- Pierce County ILF Instrument
- Pierce County Exhibit 1 - PCILF Service Areas
- Pierce County (Washington) Exhibit 6 - Credit Pricing Analysis
- Pierce County Exhibit 7 - Credit Debit Ledger
- Pierce County Exhibit 8 - Fee Ledger
- Pierce County Exhibit 9 - Credit Fulfillment Checklist
- Pierce County Exhibit 11 - Statement of Sale
- Pierce County Exhibit 12 - Spending Agreement
- Pierce County Exhibit 13 - Reports and Planning References
- Pierce County Exhibit 14 - ILF Use Guidance
- Pierce County ILF Appendices
- Riverside Corona