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~,Vork Team Report ®Janua~' 1997 <br />Federal agencies regarding the quality of wetland <br />conservation policies and programs in Minnesota. <br />s REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION <br />Getting closer to <br />"one-stop-shopping" <br />This chapter outlines a staged approach for modifying <br />the current regulatory permitting system to streamline <br />processes for both landowner/applicants and regulators <br />and to increase collaboration among regulators for <br />greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The strategies <br />are designed to be "universal," so that the simplification <br />objectives can be pursued regardless of how many local, <br />$w v, v uw us gv+..aiutt~.Tt. C:rtil llvu hnv~: ~~iia~41\.LLUtt vi <br />how those government units are organized <br />®STATE WETLAND BANK <br />Study of wetland banking <br />system unde y <br />What are the effects of transfemng replacement to <br />other regions of the state? is wetland quality gained or <br />lost through the transactions? What are the effects of <br />clumping impacts for single replacement? <br />What factors should be applied for decisions about <br />mitigation type, size, and location? Public road <br />projects, functional assessment, incentives, and targets <br />are subtopics for [his question. <br />What improvements or refinements to the process <br />would make the system work better for everyoae? <br />(Including agencies, local government units, private <br />sector participants, landowners.) <br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION <br />Proiect Coordinator <br />E::labe"th Carlson <br />DNR EcoServices Box 25 <br />500 Lafayette Road <br />St. Paul, MN 55155-025 <br />Phone: 612-297--1890 Fax: 612-296-1811 <br />Internet:"beth.carlson@dnr.state.mn.us" <br />Grant Administrator <br />To fulfill a charge from the 1995 State Legislature, a <br />subcommittee of the wetland planning Work team <br />formed to plan and cam out a of study alternative <br />procedures and policies for improving Minnesota's <br />current wetland banking system. The study and any <br />recommendations are to be reported to the appropriate <br />committees of the Legislature by June 30, 1997. <br />The most vital questions driving the study are: <br />® What is really happening now? What kinds of <br />wetland impacts and restorations are occurring in the <br />state wetland banking system? Where are the wetland <br />impacts and their replacement wetlands located? <br />Doug Noms <br />DNR EcoServices Box 25 <br />500 Lafayette Road <br />St. Paul, MN 55155-025 <br />Phone: 612-296-0779 Fax: 612-296-1811 <br />Internet: "doug. norris@dnr. state. mn. us" <br />_~~ <br />ML'V.'YESOT.4 WETLANDS CONSERVATION PLANNING <br />Elizabeth Carlson, Project Coordinator <br />DNR Ecological Services Box ?S <br />.500 Lafavette Road <br />St. Paul, MiV 55155-4025 <br />GRASS LAKE WMO <br />CITY OF SHOREVIEW <br />4600 NORTH VICTORIA ST. <br />SHOREVIEW, MN 55126 <br />