Purposes of the DRECP Planning Agreement Sample Clauses

Purposes of the DRECP Planning Agreement. The purposes of this Planning Agreement include: • Defining the Parties’ goals and commitments with regard to development of the DRECP; • Defining the geographic scope of the Planning Area; • Identifying a preliminary list of natural communities and species known or reasonably expected to be found in those communities that are intended to be the initial focus of the DRECP; • Identifying preliminary conservation objectives for the Planning Area; • Establishing a process for the inclusion of independent scientific input into the DRECP development process; • Ensuring coordination between the Wildlife Agencies, CEC and BLM; • Establishing an interim process to be used during DRECP development to review and act on project proposals within the Planning Area in a manner that is consistent with achieving the preliminary conservation objectives and maintaining viable conservation opportunities and alternatives for the DRECP; and • Ensuring public participation and outreach throughout the DRECP development process.