Benefits to Regulatory Community Interagency approval of mitigation offset prior to impact through Mitigation Bank Instrument – all signatory agencies have concurred with the value of mitigation credits and how they are established and used The mitigation bank must remain in compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations for credits to be available for use Guarantee that mitigation occurs prior to project impacts Ecologically advantageous to have one large project occurring at a landscape scale as opposed to smaller sites that often fail Mitigation projects occur within a regional/watershed basis using Best Available Science to ensure that watershed goals restoration objectives are being met Operational opportunity to streamline and consolidate review of performance and compliance of mitigation site Financial assurances and certainty about project performance over life of project