{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.8","heading":"Division of Mitigation Services: established.","body":"The Division of Mitigation Services is established within the Department of Environmental Quality. The Division of Mitigation Services shall be developed by the Department as a nonregulatory statewide mitigation services program for the acquisition, maintenance, restoration, enhancement, and creation of wetland and riparian resources that contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. The Division of Mitigation Services shall consist of the following components:\n(1)\tRestoration and perpetual maintenance of wetlands.\n(2)\tDevelopment of restoration plans.\n(3)\tLandowner contact and land acquisition.\n(4)\tEvaluation of site plans and engineering studies.\n(5)\tOversight of construction and monitoring of restoration sites.\n(6)\tLand ownership and management.\n(7)\tMapping, site identification, and assessment of wetlands functions.\n(8)\tOversight of private wetland mitigation banks to facilitate the components of the Division of Mitigation Services.\n(9)\tRestoration and monitoring of projects or land acquisitions that create or restore flood storage capacity. (1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 27.4(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2005-386, s. 3.1; 2015-1, s. 4.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2020-79, s. 11A(a).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 21. Water and Air Resources.","Part 1. Organization and Powers Generally; Control of Pollution."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-214.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"d3f7b603007effbbf2414aad371bed37e8811f6a882dc4e026c107df02e2cfdd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.7d","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}