Ark. Code Ann. § 15-22-1002: Policy statement

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) Promote, in concert with federal and other state programs as well as interested parties, the restoration, maintenance, and conservation of aquatic resources, including wetlands, streams, and deep water aquatic habitats;

(2) Improve cooperative efforts among private, nonprofit, and public entities for the restoration, management, and protection of aquatic resources;

(3) Offset losses of aquatic resources values caused by activities that otherwise comply with state and federal law;

(4) Encourage a predictable, efficient regulatory framework for environmentally acceptable mitigation;

(5) Provide an option for accomplishing off-site mitigation when the mitigation is required under a dredge or fill permit; and

(6) Supplement and not in any way abrogate any state or federal law relating to aquatic resources.