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HB 49 Original 2018 Regular Session Gisclair
Abstract: Includes integrated coastal protection projects as compensatory wetlands mitigation.
Present law generally requires mitigation for damage done to coastal wetlands. Requires the
secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to adopt regulations requiring such mitigation.
Also requires compensatory mitigation at a level sufficient to replace or substitute for the wetlands
lost due to permitted activities in the coastal area. Defines compensatory mitigation as the
replacement, substitution, enhancement, or protection of ecological values to offset anticipated
losses.
Proposed law authorizes the inclusion of integrated coastal protection projects consistent with the
state's coastal master plan as compensatory wetlands mitigation caused by a permitted activity.
(Amends R.S. 49:214.41(A)(1) and (C))