What this permitting pathway covers

The Restoration Management Permit (RMP) can authorize state-defined take (hunt, pursue, capture, catch, or kill, or attempt to do so) of endangered, threatened, and candidate species pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) as well as fully protected species (FPS) pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 3511, 4700, 5050, and 5515.

Benefits of using the RMP compared to standard CESA and FPS authorizations

• The RMP consolidates “take” authorizations that voluntary habitat restoration projects may need to obtain into a single streamlined permit.
• There is no requirement for full mitigation or financial assurance/security when using the RMP.
• The RMP’s CESA and FPS take authorizations do not require submittal of an application fee.
• The RMP can be used for multiple projects in an area and larger projects than permitting pathways for small restoration projects. There is no pre-determined limit for how large a project using the RMP can be.
• General and species protection measures for avoidance and minimization are aligned with other efficient permitting authorizations and may be incorporated by reference into a Restoration Management Permit. See these coordinated authorizations for species protection measures and work windows that may be applicable to your project: USFWS Statewide Restoration Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO), NMFS PBOs, and Water Board Statewide Restoration General Order (SRGO) and accompanying PEIR (see Attachment A for general measures and Appendix F for species measures) whenever possible.
• You can use the Protection Measures Selection Tool to filter measures from the authorizations listed above for applicability to your project.