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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Credit Transfer Agreement 2982 with The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as program sponsor of the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program, for the purchase of 0.09 in Aquatic Resource Credits and Vernal Pool Credits to the County of El Dorado in the amount of $27,550, as necessary mitigation for the construction of the Diamond Springs Parkway - Phase 1A - SR-49 Realignment Project, CIP 72375.
FUNDING: Tribe Funds (67%), Utility Agencies (15%), Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees (5%), Master Circulation and Funding Plan (5%), State Highway Operation and Protection Program (7%), and Road Fund (<1%). (Local and State Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Credit Transfer Agreement 2982 (Agreement) with The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), as program sponsor of the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program (Program), for the purchase of 0.09 in Aquatic Resource Credits and Vernal Pool Credits to the County of El Dorado in the amount of $27,550, as necessary mitigation for the construction of the Diamond Springs Parkway - Phase 1A - SR-49 Realignment Project (Project), Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 72375.
In accordance with Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, Transportation has notified the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that the Project may impact seasonal wetlands. After review of the Project description, USACE has determined that the Project will impact 0.089 acres of wetlands. In accordance with the California Wetlands Conservation Policy, the CVRWQCB requires that 0.09 (rounded from 0.089) acres of wetlands be mitigated as part of this Project. To s...
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