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Utility Participation in a Multispecies Plan

¹Southern California Edison CompanyP.O. Box 800Rosemead, California 91770, USA

Environmental Management

|November 1, 1996

Summary

California's Natural Communities Conservation Planning Act (NCCP) offers a voluntary approach to balance endangered species protection with economic development. This pilot program proposes a multispecies reserve system to mitigate economic impacts from federal listings.

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Area of Science:

Conservation Biology
Environmental Policy
Regional Planning

Background:

Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings can cause significant regional economic impacts.
California's Natural Communities Conservation Planning Act (NCCP) was enacted in 1991 to address these economic concerns.
The NCCP is a voluntary, consensus-based program balancing biodiversity protection with economic development.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the pilot NCCP program in southern California for conserving multiple threatened and endangered species.
To assess the proposed multispecies reserve system's effectiveness in balancing conservation and economic interests.
To integrate utility rights-of-way as crucial habitat linkages within the reserve system.

Main Methods:

Development of a pilot Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) program in southern California.
Proposal for a voluntary, 86,600-hectare multispecies reserve system.
Inclusion of utility rights-of-way for habitat connectivity.
Public review and comment period for the draft Habitat Conservation Plan and joint Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS).

Main Results:

A pilot NCCP program was completed and submitted for public comment in December 1995.
The program proposes a multispecies reserve system to facilitate incidental take permits under ESA Section 10(a).
Utility rights-of-way are identified as key corridors for habitat connectivity.

Conclusions:

The NCCP offers a proactive, voluntary framework to address endangered species conservation and regional economic development.
The proposed reserve system aims to provide regulatory certainty for landowners while protecting biodiversity.
Final outcomes are subject to agency review of public comments on the draft conservation plan.

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