Mitigation Banks

This is a statewide layer representing mitigation banks permitted under Ch. 373.4136, Florida Statutes. Florida mitigation bank information is important for wetland permit reviewers and developers that may need mitigation options. The layer can also serve to enhance information on conservation lands. Mitigation Banks may be permitted by DEP or a Water Management District, but are used by both agencies, creating the need for a statewide layer. Mitigation banking is a practice in which an environmental enhancement and preservation project is conducted by a public agency or private entity (banker) to provide mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts within a defined region (represented in the Mitigation Banks Service Area layer). The bank is the site itself (this data layer), and the currency sold by the banker to the impact permittee is a credit, which represents the wetland ecological value equivalent to the complete restoration of one acre. The number of potential credits permitted for the bank and the credit debits required for impact permits are determined by the permitting agencies, and this information is provided in the data layer table. For more information on mitigation banking, go to https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-lands-environmental-resources-coordination/content/mitigation-and-mitigation-banking本数据集为覆盖全州的空间图层，代表根据《佛罗里达州法典（Florida Statutes）》第373.4136条许可设立的湿地减缓银行（mitigation banks）。佛罗里达州湿地减缓银行相关信息，对于湿地许可审核人员及有减缓方案需求的开发商而言至关重要。该图层亦可用于完善保护地的相关信息展示。湿地减缓银行可由环境管理部（Department of Environmental Protection, DEP）或水域管理区（Water Management District）核发许可，但两类机构均会使用此类银行，因此亟需构建覆盖全州的统一空间图层。湿地减缓银行运作模式指：由公共机构或私人实体（即银行方）开展环境改善与保护项目，为特定区域（该区域由《减缓银行服务区图层（Mitigation Banks Service Area layer）》划定）内无法避免的湿地生态影响提供减缓补偿的实践形式。湿地减缓银行本身即为本数据图层所对应的场地，银行方向获得湿地影响项目许可的主体出售的交易标的为减缓信用额度（credit），该额度等价于1英亩湿地完成全面恢复所对应的生态价值。减缓银行获批的潜在减缓信用额度总量，以及湿地影响项目许可所需抵扣的信用额度数量，均由核发许可的机构核定，相关信息均收录于本数据图层的数据表中。如需了解更多关于湿地减缓银行的相关信息，请访问：https://floridadep.gov/water/submerged-lands-environmental-resources-coordination/content/mitigation-and-mitigation-banking