Arkansas Code Title 15. Natural Resources and Economic Development § 15-22-1002. Policy statement

(1) Promote, in concert with federal and other state programs as well as interested parties, the restoration, maintenance, and conservation of aquatic resources, including wetlands, streams, and deep water aquatic habitats;

(2) Improve cooperative efforts among private, nonprofit, and public entities for the restoration, management, and protection of aquatic resources;

(3) Offset losses of aquatic resources values caused by activities that otherwise comply with state and federal law;

(4) Encourage a predictable, efficient regulatory framework for environmentally acceptable mitigation;

(5) Provide an option for accomplishing off-site mitigation when the mitigation is required under a dredge or fill permit; and

(6) Supplement and not in any way abrogate any state or federal law relating to aquatic resources.