Subcommittee backs codifying "no net loss" standard for wetlands and creating a mitigation work group
HB 521, which would codify a no-net-loss wetlands standard and create a stakeholder work group to study mitigation for nonvegetated tidal wetlands, was reported as amended 9–1. Supporters said the change closes a statutory gap and preserves restoration affordability.
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Delegate Hernandez introduced HB 521, which codifies a "no net loss" standard for wetlands in statute and establishes a stakeholder work group led by the secretary of natural and historic resources to examine mitigation strategies for nonvegetated tidal wetlands.
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