Plan de Conservación de Humedales del Estado de Texas

Sec. 14.002. STATE-OWNED WETLAND CONSERVATION PLAN. (a) The department and the land office, in conjunction, shall develop and adopt a State Wetlands Conservation Plan for state-owned coastal wetlands. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Statute text rendered on: 1/1/2025 - 145 - PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE other state agencies and local governments shall assist in developing and implementing the plan. The department and the land office shall consult with federal agencies in developing and adopting the plan. (b) The plan shall include: (1) a definition of the term "wetlands" consistent to the greatest extent practicable with the definition under Subchapter J, Chapter 11, Water Code, and federal law; (2) a policy framework for achieving a goal of no overall net loss of state-owned coastal wetlands, which framework shall include monitoring and enforcement of the no overall net loss policy; (3) provisions for an inventory of state-owned coastal wetlands to determine gains and losses in areal extent, wetland types, wetland function, and the causes of wetlands alterations; (4) provisions for an inventory of sites for compensatory mitigation, enhancement, restoration, and acquisition priorities; (5) clarification and unification of wetland mitigation policies within the department, the land office, and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and other state agencies and subdivisions; (6) development of guidelines and regulations for mitigation done in adva