California Fish and Game Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 1775.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Wetlands Mitigation Bank Act of 1993.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254,...
• Section 1776.
  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) Wetlands are an important natural resource of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley because they provide significant habitat for migratory waterfowl...
• Section 1776.5.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter be provided by the purchase of...
• Section 1777.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1. Effective January...
• Section 1777.2.
  “Bank site” or “mitigation bank site” means a publicly or privately owned and operated site on which wetlands have been or will be created in...
• Section 1777.5.
  “Credit” means a numerical value that represents the wetland acreage and habitat values of a mitigation bank site.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254, Sec. 1....
• Section 1778.
  “Operator” means the department, or a public or private person or entity approved by the department, to administer a wetlands mitigation bank site.(Added by Stats....
• Section 1778.5.
  “Permittee” means a public or private person or entity that meets all of the following conditions:(a) Has received a permit pursuant to Section 404 of the...
• Section 1779.
  “Qualifying urban area” means any of the following when they occur within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley:(a) A geographical area having a population of 50,000 or more...
• Section 1779.5.
  “Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley” means the central valley region, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 13200 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1254,...

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