Permitting pathways on this page are listed in alphabetical order. See our Essential Guide for Accelerated Restoration Permitting for a condensed version of the information on this website.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of every accelerated permitting pathway that may exist in California. Some pathways have been developed for a small set of specific restoration projects in a specific location and are not included on this website.
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Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
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CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP)
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CDFW Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act (HREA)
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CDFW Restoration Consistency Determination (CD)
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CDFW Restoration Management Permit (RMP)
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Central Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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Central Valley NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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CEQA Categorical Exemption 15304 – Minor Alterations to Land
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CEQA Categorical Exemption 15333 – Small Habitat Restoration Projects
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CEQA Programmatic EIR for the State Water Resources Control Board Statewide Restoration General Order (SRGO PEIR)
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CEQA Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) – CDFW
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East Alameda Conservation Strategy Programmatic BO
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Marin Permit Coordination Program
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NOAA Restoration Center Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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North and Central Coast Federal Consistency Determination (CD) – Coastal Commission and NOAA Restoration Center
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North Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)
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South Coast Federal Consistency Determination (CD) – Coastal Commission and NOAA Restoration Center
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South Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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Suisun Marsh NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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US Forest Service Categorical Exclusions
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USACE Nationwide Permit 33 – Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering
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USACE Nationwide Permit 27 – Aquatic Habitat Restoration
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USACE Nationwide Permit 54 – Living Shorelines
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USACE Regional General Permit 16 – Anadromous Salmonid Fisheries Restoration (Central Valley)
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USACE Regional General Permit 41 – Mechanized Removal of Invasive, Exotic Plants (Exotics) from Waters of the U.S. (LA Corps District)
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USFWS PBO for Projects that May Affect the California Red-legged Frog (Ventura FWO)
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USFWS PBO on NRCS Conservation Practices in Four Bay Area Counties (Napa, Sonoma, Solano, and Marin)
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USFWS Statewide Restoration Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
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Water Board Order for Small Habitat Restoration Projects
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Water Board Statewide Restoration General Order (SRGO)