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I I. I I I I I I I -- I I I I I I I " I mitigation measures are implemented. However, in most cases, the proposer is ultimately responsible for implementing mitigation measures in accordance with plan review and permit requirements. The Final AUAR ajso identifies otller units of government that area likely to have plan review or permit authority over the development proposed for the study area. These agencies include: Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey County, Ramsey County Department of Public Health, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) ,md the Army Corp of Engineers. In most cases, responsibility for obtaining required permits and approvals and for implementing mitigation measures specified as conditions to such permits and approvals lies with the proposer. 3.0 IDENTIFIED IMPACTS AND PROPOSED MITIGATION PLAN The following italicized text is from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board document, Recommended Content and Format - Alternative Urban Areawide Review Documents, October 2, 2002. Mitigation Plan: The final A UAR document must include an explicit mitigation plan. At the RGU's option, a draft plan may be included in the draft AUAR document; of course whether or not there is a separate item for a drafi mitigation plan, proposed mitigation must be addressed through the document. It must be understood that the mitigation plan in the .final document takes on the nature of a commitment by the RGU to prevent potentially significant impacts from occurring from specific projects. It is more than just a list of ways to reduce impacts - it must include information about how the mitigation will be applied and assurance that it will. Otherwise, the AUAR may not be adequate and/or specific projects may lose their exemption from individual review. THE RGU'S FINAL ACTION ON THE AUAR MUST SPECIFICALLY ADOPT THE MITIGATION PLAN; THEREFORE, THE PLAN HAS "POLlTICAL" AS WELL AS TECHNICAL DIMENSION. Based on applicabje Minnesota Environmental Quality Board guidelines for preparation of an AUAR mitigation plan, this section provides the following information for cach arca ofpotcntial environmental impact identified in thc Final AUAR: (1) summary of potential impacts; (2) planned mitigation measures; (3) identification of the agency or agencies involved in review/approval of mitigation plans; (4) govemmental programs that regulate mitigation plan preparation and compliance; (5) time frames for implemcnting mitigation measures; and (6) identification of party or parties with financiaj responsibility for implementing mitigation measures. Guidant Campus Master Plan Final Mitigation Plan - 2- JaJllIary 2003