SB 5915 - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

     Requires regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands compensatory mitigation projects to evaluate the adequacy of hydrological information presented by a project proponent to determine the likelihood of success of the project.

     Authorizes the agency to require a hydrological assessment of the site.

     Requires the hydrological assessment to be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate that the mitigation site will attain a hydrologic regime to meet the goals presented in the proponent's compensatory mitigation project.

     Provides that, if a proposed wetlands compensation project targets specific functions, the hydrological assessment must demonstrate that the site will achieve a hydrologic regime needed to develop and support these functions.