Common use of Planning Goals Clause in Contracts

Planning Goals. The planning goals include the following: • Provide for the conservation and management of Covered Species within the Plan Area; • Preserve aquatic and terrestrial resources through conservation partnerships with the Local Agencies; • Allow for appropriate and compatible growth and development that is consistent with applicable laws; • Balance open space, habitat, agriculture and urban development; • Protect the rights of property owners; • Provide a means to implement Covered Activities in a manner that complies with applicable state and federal fish and wildlife protection laws, including CESA and FESA, and other environmental laws, including CEQA and NEPA; • Provide a basis for permits necessary to lawfully take Covered Species; • Provide a comprehensive means to coordinate and standardize mitigation and compensation requirements of FESA, CEQA, NEPA, and NCCPA within the Planning Area; • Provide a less costly, equitable, more efficient project review process which results in greater conservation values than project-by-project, species-by-species review; and • Comply with the FESA. The Plan’s goal to “provide for the conservation and management of Covered Species” means that the Plan will ensure the implementation of measures that will contribute to the recovery of Covered Species, taking into consideration the scope of the Planning Area in relation to the geographic range of the Covered Species, and the effect of Covered Activities on these species in relation to other activities not addressed by the Plan. The Parties further recognize that, until conservation strategies are developed for the Covered Species and their habitats, and conservation partnerships formed, the cost and feasibility of achieving these goals will not be known. During the development of the Plan, the Plan’s goals, preliminary conservation objectives, Covered Species, Covered Activities, and Planning Area may be modified to ensure that implementation of the Plan will be practicable. The Parties recognize that, regardless of any such modifications, the Plan must meet applicable state and federal regulatory requirements to support the issuance of permits or authorizations for Covered Activities.

Planning Goals. The planning goals include of the followingDRECP include: • Provide for the long-term conservation and management of Covered Species within the Plan Planning Area; • Preserve aquatic Preserve, restore, and terrestrial resources through conservation partnerships with enhance natural communities and ecosystems that support Covered Species within the Local AgenciesPlanning Area; • Allow for appropriate and compatible growth and development that is consistent with applicable lawsBuild on the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones identified by RETI; • Balance open spaceFurther identify the most appropriate locations within the Planning Area for the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects, habitat, agriculture taking into account potential impacts to threatened and urban development; • Protect the rights of property ownersendangered species and sensitive natural communities; • Provide a means to implement Covered Activities in a manner that complies with applicable state and federal fish and wildlife protection lawsthe NCCPA, including CESA and FESA, NEPA, CEQA, and other environmental relevant laws, including CEQA and NEPA; • Provide a basis for the issuance of Take Authorizations allowing the lawful Take of Covered Species incidental to Covered Activities; • Provide for issuance of Take permits necessary to lawfully take Covered Speciesfor other species that are not currently listed but which may be listed in the future; • Provide a comprehensive means to coordinate and standardize mitigation and compensation requirements of FESA, CEQA, NEPA, and NCCPA for Covered Activities within the Planning Area; • Provide a less costly, equitable, framework for a more efficient project review process by which proposed renewable energy projects within the Planning Area may obtain regulatory authorizations and which results in greater conservation values than a project-by-project, species-by-species reviewreview would have; • Provide durable and reliable regulatory assurances, as appropriate, under the NCCPA and the FESA for Covered Activities that occur within the Planning Area; and • Comply with Identify and incorporate climate change adaptation research, management objectives, and/or policies into the FESA. The Plan’s goal to “provide for the conservation and management of Covered Species” means that the Plan will ensure the implementation of measures that will contribute to the recovery of Covered Species, taking into consideration the scope of the Planning Area in relation to the geographic range of the Covered Species, and the effect of Covered Activities on these species in relation to other activities not addressed by the Planfinal plan document. The Parties further recognize that, until conservation strategies are developed for the Covered Species and their habitats, and conservation partnerships are formed, the cost and feasibility of achieving these goals will not be known. During the development of the PlanDRECP, the Plan’s DRECP goals, preliminary conservation objectives, Covered Species, Covered Activities, and Planning Area may be modified to ensure that implementation of the Plan DRECP will be practicable. The Parties recognize that, regardless of any such modifications, the Plan must meet applicable state and federal regulatory requirements to support the issuance of permits or authorizations for Covered Activities.