§ 15-22-1002 — Policy statement

The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Promote, in concert with federal and other state programs as well as interested parties, the restoration, maintenance, and conservation of aquatic resources, including wetlands, streams, and deep water aquatic habitats; (2) Improve cooperative efforts among private, nonprofit, and public entities for the restoration, management, and protection of aquatic resources; (3) Offset losses of aquatic resources values caused by activities that otherwise comply with state and federal law; (4) Encourage a predictable, efficient regulatory framework for environmentally acceptable mitigation; (5) Provide an option for accomplishing off-site mitigation when the mitigation is required under a dredge or fill permit; and (6) Supplement and not in any way abrogate any state or federal law relating to aquatic resources.

Legislative History

Acts 1995, No. 562, § 3; 2007, No. 476, § 1.