PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM Sample Clauses

PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. ‌ As further described in Chapter 8.1, the Placer County Conservation Program is a comprehensive local natural resource planning effort for western Placer County that addresses native species of fish and wildlife, aquatic resources, and water quality. The HCP/NCCP, along with the Western Placer County Aquatic Resource Program ("CARP") and the In-Lieu Fee Program, is a component of the PCCP. The state and federal legal requirements that apply to the CARP and the In-Lieu Fee Program are different than those that apply to the HCP/NCCP. The CARP and In-Lieu Fee Program are intended to meet permit issuance criteria under Sections 404 and 401 of the federal Clean Water Act and the standards of the California Xxxxxx-Cologne Water Quality Act, as well as local aquatic resource protection requirements and standards. As a consequence, the state and federal agencies involved with implementation of the HCP/NCCP are different than those involved with implementation of the CARP and In-Lieu Fee Program. The HCP/NCCP, the CARP, and the In-Lieu Fee Program, are each independently viable and designed to meet relevant state and federal permit issuance criteria fully. However, many, if not most, procedures and conservation measures implemented under the HCP/NCCP will serve to implement all three programs. For example, a measure to restore vernal pools would serve to implement and meet the objectives of the HCP/NCCP (i.e., for vernal pool species and habitat), the CARP, and the In- Lieu Fee Program (i.e., for wetland functions and services and water quality). This overlap of the HCP/NCCP, CARP and In-Lieu Fee Program makes it necessary to coordinate their implementation among Parties, as well as the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Parties agree to coordinate implementation of the HCP/NCCP with the implementation of the CARP and the In-Lieu Fee Program, and agree that successful implementation of the HCP/NCCP, CARP, and In-Lieu Fee Program will require coordination among all participating local, state and federal agencies. As further described in Chapter 8.1.4, this coordination will be required in several key areas, including the following: • Funding; • Avoidance and minimization requirements; • Land acquisitions; • Land management and enhancement; and • Wetland creation and restoration.