An Act To Amend Setback Requirements and Standards Related to Species Migration under the Laws Regulating Development near Vernal Pools

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to amend the laws regulating significant vernal pool habitat to account for species migration patterns. The bill proposes to change the area that is regulated as significant vernal pool habitat and the standards for development within the area regulated. Currently, pursuant to rules of the Department of Environmental Protection adopted pursuant to the Natural Resources Protection Act, the area regulated as significant vernal pool habitat includes the vernal pool depression and the area within a 250-foot radius of the spring or fall high-water mark of the depression.