Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act Section 18 CETAS Director’s Meeting Action Items

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Culmination of a Collaborative Information Gathering Process  Conducted Listening Sessions (Fall 2009).  ODOT, FHWA, local government web survey (May 2010).  ODOT in-reach meetings (June-July 2010).  Regulatory agency, tribes, and private sector web survey (June-July 2010).  Regulatory agency and private sector outreach meetings (October 2010).

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Partner Agency Interviews – October 2010  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  Bureau of Land Management  Department of Environmental Quality  Department of Fish and Wildlife  Department of State Lands  Environmental Protection Agency  Federal Highway Administration  National Marine Fisheries Service  State Historic Preservation Office

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Initiative Prioritization  Developed multiple initiatives & prioritized  Prioritization of initiatives - Based on Internal ODOT and Agency Input - Short-Term Initiatives – Completed in next 6-9 months - Long-Term Initiatives – Completed in next 1-2 years

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Multi-Agency Initiatives  Present an alternative view to the non-notifying concept – Ken’s input

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Multi-Agency Initiatives (continued) Long-Term Initiatives  General support for more in-lieu options and more efficient mitigation banking development process; concerns about flexibility in mitigation bank service areas  Explore revisiting CMCS to work out differences between agencies regarding mitigation  Develop site restoration standards that are both realistic and consistent between regulatory agencies (DSL, COE, NMFS)  Codify the elevation process with individual agencies

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Long-Term Initiative  Develop standards for revegetation & weed control more suitable for eastern Oregon (vs. western)  Expand ODOT banking program; consider pursuing a DSL-ODOT fee-in-lieu project Oregon Department of State Lands

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Environmental Protection Agency Provided verbal commitment to support development of single set of stormwater standards

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Long-Term Initiative  Develop single general permit for on-site sewage disposal at rest areas statewide

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Short-Term Initiative  Complete joint development of a fish passage programmatic with NMFS Long-Term Initiative  Continue discussions between the two agencies on how best to address wildlife passage

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Army Corps of Engineers Long-Term Initiative  Investigate potential for an RGP for culvert SOPs (temporary water management)  Work with ACOE and others to better define site restoration requirements

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Marine Fisheries Service Short-Term Initiative  In developing EPS, consider: -pile driving -fluvial standards (floodplain fill) -streambank hardening -stormwater runoff  Provide guidance/training to environmental permitting staff on reducing extraneous information in BAs Long-Term Initiative  Explore the feasibility of tiered consultation

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Oregon State Historic Preservation Office Short-Term Initiative  Pursue off-site mitigation and other alternatives (e.g. Multiple Property Documentation) in lieu of digging and documenting Long-Term Initiative  How to avoid impacts to cultural and archaeological resources from offsite disposal of material  Clarify requirements for stacked rock features (e.g., consistent definitions, mitigation strategies, what constitutes an impact)

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration  ????

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  Vet initiatives with agencies  Develop work plan with JTA and CETAS for specific tools and processes: –Programmatic permitting and clearances –Conflict resolution/elevation procedures –IGAs and MOAs with regulatory agencies –EPS Next Steps

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  Develop program performance metrics and reporting  Initiate rulemaking Next Steps

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Questions/Comments?