Click on each agency or authority to find out more about what they are responsible for and which permits you may need from them. See our Essential Guide for Accelerated Restoration Permitting for a condensed version of the information on this website.
Note: Not every agency or authority listed below has an accelerated permitting pathway. This is not an exhaustive list of every agency or authority that you may need a permit from. You may need permits from your local county and/or city.
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California Coastal Commission
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
- CDFW Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act (HREA)
- CDFW Restoration Consistency Determination (CD)
- CDFW Restoration Management Permit (RMP)
- CEQA Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) – CDFW
- CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP)
- Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- CEQA Categorical Exemption 15333 – Small Habitat Restoration Projects
- CEQA Categorical Exemption 15304 – Minor Alterations to Land
- CEQA Program EIR for the State Water Resources Control Board Statewide Restoration General Order (SRGO PEIR)
- CEQA Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP) – CDFW
- CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP)
- Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
- Marin Permit Coordination Program
- Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)
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California State Lands Commission
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California State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)
This agency does not currently offer any accelerated permitting pathways. -
Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Flood Board)
This agency does not currently offer any accelerated permitting pathways. -
Delta Stewardship Council
This agency does not currently offer any accelerated permitting pathways. -
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- North Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- Central Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- North and Central Coast Federal Consistency Determination (CD) – Coastal Commission and NOAA Restoration Center
- Central Valley NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- Suisun Marsh NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- South Coast NMFS Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- South Coast Federal Consistency Determination (CD) – Coastal Commission and NOAA Restoration Center
- Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)
- NOAA Restoration Center Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC)
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State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Water Boards)
- Water Board Order for Small Habitat Restoration Projects
- Water Board Statewide Restoration General Order (SRGO)
- CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP)
- Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
- Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- USACE Nationwide Permit 27 – Aquatic Habitat Restoration
- USACE Nationwide Permit 33 – Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering
- USACE Nationwide Permit 54 – Living Shorelines
- USACE Regional General Permit 16 – Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Activities (Sacramento District)
- USACE Regional General Permit 41 – Mechanized Removal of Invasive, Exotic Plants (Exotics) from Waters of the U.S. (LA Corps District)
- CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP)
- Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
- Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- USFWS Statewide Restoration Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO)
- USFWS PBO on NRCS Conservation Practices in Four Bay Area Counties (Napa, Sonoma, Solano, and Marin)
- USFWS PBO for Projects that May Affect the California Red-legged Frog (Ventura FWO)
- East Alameda Conservation Strategy Programmatic BO
- Alameda County Conservation Partnership Permit Coordination Program
- Santa Cruz County Partners in Restoration Permit Coordination Program (PIR)