Adjacent Landowners. In the treatment portion of the Oregon Coast Ranges Study Area, RRC and Oxbow lands are intermingled with Federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry Lands, various timber companies and small landowner-owned properties (Map 2). BLM and State lands are immediately adjacent to many of these lands in the treatment area. Flexible regulatory assurances for non-participating neighboring landowners could contribute to increased enrollment by other landowners and ultimately increased conservation for the northern spotted owl by helping to maintain good relations with neighbors and by demonstrating that northern spotted owl recruitment during this study will not significantly limit land use, except as agreed by cooperating landowners. For this reason, USFWS will, to the maximum extent allowable under the Endangered Species Act, implementing regulations and Final Safe Harbor Policy, extend incidental take coverage to non-participating landowners should northern spotted owls reoccupy non-baseline sites that affect their ownership as a result of the conservation efforts made pursuant to this SHA. If the RRC/Oxbow Safe Harbor Agreement results in the reoccupany of non-baseline spotted owl sites that affect neighboring private landowners not covered by a Safe Harbor Agreement or Habitat Conservation Plan, the USFWS will use the flexibility allowed under the Act in addressing neighboring properties under Safe Harbor Agreements and associated take authorizations (USFWS 1999). The implications to neighboring landowners and any actions or conditions needed to meet the requirements of the Endangered Species Act for neighboring lands not enrolled under this agreement will be determined on a case-by-case-basis at the time of a voluntary request for coverage. To receive incidental take authorization, neighboring landowners would only be required to agree to such conditions as would be necessary to ensure that the Agreement meets the requirements for issuance of such permits contained in the Endangered Species Act, implementing regulations and Final Safe Harbor Policy. Neighboring landowners would be required to sign an agreement that would define the baseline condition and any necessary conditions in order to receive take authorization. For this Safe Harbor Agreement, we define neighboring properties as private lands within the spotted owl site Xxxxxxxx polygons in which RRC or Oxbow own lands (Table 3). These ar...
Adjacent Landowners. In Washington, the covered lands in southern Skamania County, near the towns of Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx, are intermingled with WDNR managed lands and other private ownerships with the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx National Forest to the north. To the east, the covered lands are adjacent to Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River. The covered lands in Klickitat County are more widely dispersed and intermingled with WDNR, numerous private ownerships and local jurisdictions. Large blocks of WDNR-managed lands are located west and north of covered lands in Klickitat County while parts of the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx National Forest also border the covered lands to the west. Along the Columbia River in Klickitat County, substantial acquisitions of both state and private land has occurred by the United States Forest Service as special management areas of the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area (See Figure 2-1). In Oregon, SDS lands in northern Hood River and Wasco Counties are bordered by other private ownerships and forestlands owned by Hood River County to the east and west. The covered lands are adjacent to the Mount Hood National Forest to the south, and the City of the Dalles ownership to the southeast.
Adjacent Landowners b. Upon receipt of a land-use request, RL will initiate an internal site evaluation review. RL may deny the request if unacceptable impacts to the RL cleanup mission responsibilities or mission support activities, the Hanford Reach National Monument, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, or tenants located on the Hanford Site are identified, or if the proposed activity is otherwise determined not to be appropriate for conduct on the site. In situations where it appears the request may be denied, XX and PNSO will have the opportunity to engage in additional discussions and will include contractors as necessary.
c. Upon RL approval, the RL contractor will provide an approved Site Evaluation Form to PNSO and its contractor. Said approval will be contingent upon the fact that PNSO will continue to have line management responsibility for all aspects of the work including, but not limited to the following:
i. Work authorization and budget
ii. Ensure work on the project does not extend beyond the original scope that was approved
iii. Comply with all applicable Hanford environmental permits, the acquisition of new permits if necessary, responsibility for any environmental impacts, etc.
iv. Comply with the Hanford Site Comprehensive Land-Use Plan and associated Resource and Area Management Plans
v. Comply with ecological and cultural resource reviews vi. Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Adjacent Landowners. Timber lands managed by WDNR border approximately 79 percent of the perimeter of the LCT. WDNR manages the majority of their lands under the 1997 Habitat Conservation Plan for state trust lands. The HCP specifies strategic locations throughout the state where spotted owl and murrelet conservation is emphasized. However, the WDNR lands surrounding the LCT do not have a specific focus for either spotted owl or murrelet conservation (Washington Department of Natural Resources 1997). Instead, these surrounding lands are managed for general forest sustainability. Timber lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County and by private owners border approximately 10 percent of the perimeter. Federal timber lands managed as part of the Mt. Xxxxx- Snoqualmie National Forest constitute the remainder of the adjacent landowners (Figure 3-3).
Adjacent Landowners. No development of groundwater resources on lands adjacent to any of the Seminole Reservations or Tribal Trust lands will be permitted by the District if the drawdown of the potentiometric head of any artesian aquifer system will be more than twenty (20) feet at the boundary of the Reservation unless it has specific written authority or agreement from the Tribe.
Adjacent Landowners. In the treatment portion of the Oregon Coast Ranges Study Area, private lands are intermingled with Federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry Lands, various timber companies and small landowner-owned properties (Map 2). BLM and State lands are immediately adjacent to many of these lands in the treatment area.
