General Assembly of

Legislative Research Commission CO-CHAIRS STAFF REP. DAVID R. LEWIS House Study Committee on JEFF CHERRY REP. CHRIS MILLIS COMMITTEE COUNSEL ______Wetland and Stream Mitigation ______

MEMBERS State Legislative Building REP. KELLY M. ALEXANDER, JR. PETER LEDFORD REP. Raleigh, North Carolina COMMITTEE COUNSEL REP. RICK CATLIN REP. KELLY E. HASTINGS JENNIFER HOFFMAN REP. CHARLES JETER COMMITTEE ANALYST REP. PAT MCELRAFT REP. CHUCK MCGRADY MISTY GREENE REP. GARLAND E. PIERCE COMMITTEE CLERK REP. REP. REP. TIM MOORE, EX-OFFICIO

AGENDA 9:00 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 2014 Room 544 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, North Carolina

1. Call to order Representative Chris Millis, Presiding

2. Introductory remarks by Cochairs and introduction of Committee members (10 minutes) Representative Chris Millis Representative David Lewis

3. Review of the Committee charge and overview of wetlands and stream mitigation law (15 minutes) Jeff Cherry, Committee Counsel

4. Presentation on the wetlands and stream mitigation activities of the Wilmington District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (30 minutes) Scott McLendon, Regulatory Chief Wilmington District, United States Army Corps of Engineers

5. Presentation on the wetlands and stream mitigation activities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (40 minutes) Mitch Gillespie, Assistant Secretary for the Environment DENR

Michael Ellison, Director Ecosystem Enhancement Program, DENR

6. Presentation on the wetlands and stream mitigation activities of the Department of Transportation (20 minutes) Debbie Barbour, Director of Preconstruction Department of Transportation

7. Committee discussion and announcements

8. Adjourn

FUTURE MEETINGS:

The Legislative Research Commission Committee on Wetland and Stream Mitigation will meet as follows in the Legislative Office Building (LOB), Raleigh, North Carolina. This schedule is tentative and subject to adjustment. For planning purposes, however, please reserve these dates.

To Be Determined

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Persons having questions about the Committee meeting or other matters related to the Committee may contact Jeff Cherry, Committee Counsel, at (919) 733-6660 or Peter Ledford, Committee Counsel, at (919) 733-2578.

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