Section 8613 Of Article 1. General Powers From California Water Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The board or the department may establish a program of
mitigation banking for the activities of the board or the department
under this part and for the benefit of local districts in the
discharge of their flood control responsibilities under this part and
the State Water Resources Law of 1945 (Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 12570) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of Part
6 of Division 6).
(b) For the purposes of carrying out subdivision (a), the board or
the department, in consultation with all appropriate state, local,
and federal agencies with jurisdiction over environmental protection
that are authorized to regulate and impose requirements upon the
flood control work performed under this part or the State Water
Resources Law of 1945 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of Part 6 of Division 6),
may establish a system of mitigation banking by which mitigation
credits may be acquired in advance for flood control work to be
performed by the board, the department, or a local agency authorized
to operate and maintain facilities of the State Plan of Flood
Control.