Programmatic Permits
Subcommittee
Need/Purpose:
Programmatic approaches reduce permitting time
and project costs while protecting the environment and allow staff
resources to be focused on more challenging project issues providing
better analysis and response.
Vision:
Develop programmatic approaches that expedite
project delivery, reduce project cost, and protect and enhance
environmental conditions through process efficiencies. Public
involvement is an essential component for programmatic permit
approaches.
Objectives:
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Create a
process to develop a programmatic approach
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Identify
appropriate activities
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Prioritize list
of activities
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Develop
programmatic agreements
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Measure
performance of programmatic agreements
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Authorization:
Sec. 4-3 of ESB 6188 mandates that TPEAC
create a technical subcommittee to address programmatics.
Primary Membership:
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Co-chairs:
- Gregor Myhr, WA Department of Transportation
- Scott Boettcher, WA Department of Ecology
- Other members
and agency staff have included:
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WA
Department of Ecology: Carrie Berry, Bill Moore, Loree
Randall
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WA
Ferries: Kojo Fordjour, Sasha Visconty
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WA
Department of Fish and Wildlife: Steve Kalinowski, Gayle
Kreitman
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WA
Department of Natural Resources: Doug Peters
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WA
Department of Transportation: Jerry Alb, Brian Bigler,
Susan Camerer, Marion Carey, Linda Healy, Christina Martinez,
Sandy Stephens, Virginia Stone, Beva Ubias, Paul Wagner
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WA
State Legislature: Mary Fleckenstein (House Democratic
Caucus), Senator Dan Swecker (Senate Republican Caucus)
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US
Army Corps of Engineers: Michael Lamprecht, Tom Mueller
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US
Federal Highway Administration: Mary Gray
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US
Fish and Wildlife Service: Emily Teachout
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Association of Washington Cities: Ashley Probart
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Washington State Association of Counties: Jackie White
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Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council:
Roger Boatwright
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Statewide Environmental Groups: Virginia Gunby
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Clark
County: Heath Henderson
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Perteet Engineering: Jim Jordan
Products:
Other Significant Events/Milestones:
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9/01 –
12/01: Recruited members and defined need, vision, and scope
of subcommittee
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2/02:
Selected nine priority activities to develop programmatic
agreements
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4/02:
Presented Final "Norming to Performing" report to TPEAC
10/02:Assembled Programmatic Implementation Group to develop
coverage for nine priority activities
- 8/05 – Programmatic
agreements have been developed for all of the transportation
activities identified in the TPEAC Report with the exception
of stream bank stabilization and bridge removal which were
determined to not be suitable for programmatic coverage
because they are high impacting and not routine.
Lessons Learned:
- TPEAC was instrumental in establishing direction
for agencies to assign staff to be involved in the programmatic
effort. This forum also established timelines for producing
programmatic products. The accountability to timelines resulted in
programmatic products that were delivered much faster than
otherwise.
- The multi-agency involvement (1st of its kind for
this effort) created an environment for collective knowledge that
was very beneficial in establishing common permit conditions for
each of the activities between different agency regulatory
standards.
- TPEAC required progress reporting which resulted
in a greater sense of accountability, clarity, and explanation as to
how the subcommittee developed conditional thresholds within the
programmatic agreements.
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