This bill amends several provisions in the Natural Resources Protection Act.
1. It adds the hand planting of native vegetation, the hand planting of native dune vegetation and certain corrective actions to the list of activities for which a permit is not required.
2. It clarifies the provisions regarding the circumstances under which a permit is not required when an emergency activity is conducted to alleviate a threat caused by a flood event.
3. It adds great ponds and habitat for state endangered and state threatened species that is significant wildlife habitat to the list of areas under the department's compensation program and provides the department with 3rd-party enforcement rights to enforce deed restrictions or conservation easements executed to meet a requirement under its compensation program.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2063, SP 851: 38.480