Bogged Down Trying to Define Federal Wetlands

Authors

James J. S. Johnson
William Lee Logan III
Marshall J. Horton

Publication Date

3-1-1996

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article examines these cases as well as the history, policies, and rationales behind identifying and conserving wetlands. It proposes a unique analytical method for valuation of wetlands. Under the proposed analysis, government agencies and landowners would be required to prepare economic impact statements containing cost/benefit analyses measuring the effects of wetlands delineations upon land values. These analyses would provide the basis for determining the value of preserving wetlands ecosystems as well as the basis for determining fair compensation payable to landowners in the event they suffer land use or income loss as a result of wetlands delineations.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V2.I3.3

First Page

481

Last Page

513

Recommended Citation

James J. Johnson, William L. Logan III & Marshall J. Horton, Bogged Down Trying to Define Federal Wetlands, 2 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 481 (1996).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V2.I3.3