TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE & FUNCTION
TRPA RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROGRAMS Statutes Tahoe Regional Planning Compact Other Statutes CWA, CAA, CCAA, TDA, SDWA, MPO Environmental Thresholds Federal/State/Local AQS & WQS Standards GOALS & POLICIES CODE OF ORDINANCES PAS/CP/MP RTP-AQP 208 PLAN Plan Elements Implementation REGULATORY PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PRGM MONITORING PROGRAM Evaluation Threshold Evaluation Reports
TRPA GOVERNING BOARD 15 Members (7 California, 7 Nevada and 1 Federal) Establishes Agency policy Acts on Regional Plan amendments Acts on certain project applications and related environmental documents Also serves as the RTPA Board and the MPO Board (with USFS member)
TRPA ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION 19 members (9 California, 9 Nevada, and 1 Federal) Advises Governing Board on all Regional Plan amendments and project EISs
REGULATORY PROGRAM Rulemaking and enforcement authority aimed at controlling environmental impacts of new development Establishes development limitations (location, pace and overall development caps) Establishes design and construction standards
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (EIP) Repairs environmental damage of the past Coordinated effort to identify, fund and implement all necessary environmental improvements, programs, and research to attain thresholds $908 million of the $2 billion program needed within 10 year timeframe Entire $908 million has been committed
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM Provides feedback on threshold attainment progress Provides information for necessary regulatory or EIP adjustments Provides validation of regional plan and thresholds
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