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i <br /> . ~ <br /> WESTERN AMAZON DRAXNAGE BASIN <br /> This area is shown on Map 2. Other than statements in this section, the Western Amazon Drainage Basin <br /> is not intended to be affected by any portion of the Plan. <br /> This area is included in the Plan to identify. lands which may be available to help meet mitigation needs <br /> within the West Eugene Wetlands Study Area and the greater Eugene region. Land acquisition in this <br /> area will occur only from willing owners who choose to sell land after an independent appraisal has been ' <br /> obtained which determines the fair market value of that land. Owners may choose to sell land outright, <br /> a conservation easement or donate land under a voluntary program. There is nothing in this Plan which <br /> prohibits owners from participating in a regional mitigation bank or seeking to sell mitigation credits or <br /> rights on the open market. <br /> GOAL <br /> 4.7 Allow some of the region's wetland mitigation needs to be met through enhancement and <br /> restoration of wetlands in the Western Amazon Drainage Basin. <br /> POLICIES <br /> 4.27 Use cooperative arrangements with private land owners to acquire lands, conservation ease- <br /> ments, or land donation through voluntary programs and negotiations with willing sellers. <br /> <br /> . 4.28 Seek restoration and enhancement of wetlands for.mitigation purposes based on the following <br /> factors: a) presence of hydric soils, b) indication of past wetland conditions, c) proximity to water <br /> features, d) proximity to the floodplain, and e) capability of providing adequate wetland <br /> hydrology. <br /> 4.29 Attempt to minimize impacts of the mitigation program on adjacent uses by providing buffers <br /> within the boundaries of land purchased and enhanced or restored or through cooperative <br /> programs which are acceptable to adjacent land owners. <br /> r <br /> RECOMMENllED ACTION <br /> 4.9 Use cooperative arrangements with private land owners to implement this Plan. Keep affected <br /> parties informed of the Plan implementation and amendment process. <br /> Pagndi-~c-8 <br /> MOA For West Eugene Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program <br /> <br />