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IG -6891 <br />to wetlands which may result from such use. In making this determination, the County may <br />take into account economic, environmental and other pertinent factors. <br />Executive Order 11988, May 24, 1977. Floodplain Management (42 F.R. 26951 et seg) <br />The County shall comply with the provisions of Executive Order 11988. The intent of this <br />Executive Order is to (1) avoid, to the extent possible, adverse impacts associated with the <br />occupancy and modification of floodplains, and (2) avoid direct or indirect support of <br />floodplain development wherever there is a practical alternative. If the County proposes to <br />conduct, support or allow an action to be located in a floodplain, the County must consider <br />alternatives to avoid adverse effects and incompatible involvement in the floodplain. If siting <br />in a floodplain is the only practical alternative, the County must, prior to taking any action: <br />(1) design or modify its actions in order to minimize any potential harm to the floodplain, <br />and (2) prepare and circulate a notice containing an explanation of why the action is <br />proposed to be located in a floodplain. <br />The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) <br />The County shall comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The purpose of this Act is to <br />preserve selected rivers or sections of rivers in their free-flowing condition, to protect the <br />water quality of such rivers and to fulfill other vital national conservation goals. Federal <br />assistance by loan, grant, license, or other mechanism cannot be provided to water <br />resources construction projects that would have a direct and adverse effect on any river <br />included or designated for study or inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System. <br />Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) <br />The County shall comply with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. <br />The intent of this Act is to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, restore or <br />enhance the resources of the nation's coastal zone. Federal agencies cannot approve <br />assistance for proposed projects that are inconsistent with the state's Coastal Zone <br />Management program except upon a finding by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce that such <br />a project is consistent with the purpose of this chapter or necessary in the interests of <br />national security. <br />The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seg. <br />The County shall comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The <br />intent of this Act is to ensure that all federally assisted projects seek to preserve <br />endangered or threatened species. Federally authorized and funded projects must not <br />jeopardize the continued existence of endangered and threatened species or result in the <br />destruction of or modification of habitat of such species which is determined by the U.S. <br />Department of the Interior, after consultation with the state, to be critical. <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />