| This bill applies all standards of the natural resources |
protection laws to Tier 1 wetlands. It requires the Department |
of Environmental Protection, in Tier 1 wetland review, to |
consider impacts to the wetland from other regulated activities |
that occurred during the prior year. It extends the time the |
department has to review Tier 1 applications from 30 days to 60 |
days. It directs the Department of Environmental Protection to |
work with the Executive Department, State Planning Office and |
other interested parties to develop a Tier 1 wetlands |
compensation program, to review and recommend changes to the |
wetlands exemptions and to report to the Joint Standing Committee |
on Natural Resources by January 1, 2006. |