Authorities and Purpose. Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the Endangered Species Act ("Act") of 1973, as amended, allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enter into this CCAA. Section 2 of the Act states that encouraging interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs is a key to safeguarding the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 7(a)(1) of the Act requires the Service to review programs that it administers and to utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. By entering into this CCAA, the Service is utilizing its Candidate Conservation Programs to further the conservation of the Nation’s fish and wildlife. Lastly, section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the issuance of permits to “enhance the survival” of a listed species. The purpose of this CCAA is for the Service to join with the CDOW and participating private landowners to implement conservation measures for Gunnison Sage-grouse in a manner that is consistent with the Service’s Policy on Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (64 FR 32726) and applicable regulations. The conservation goal of this Agreement is to achieve the protection and management necessary to preclude listing by obtaining agreements for grouse habitat protection and/or enhancements on private lands. The conservation goal will be met by giving the State of Colorado and private landowners incentives to implement conservation measures. Landowners will be provided with regulatory certainty concerning land use restrictions that might otherwise apply should Gunnison Sage-grouse become listed under the ESA. The CCAA supports CDOW’s ongoing efforts to sustain and enhance the existing populations of the species. This CCAA is considered an umbrella CCAA under which owners of non-Federal properties comprising occupied, vacant/unknown, or potentially suitable Gunnison Sage-grouse habitat (as defined in Section 4, below) are eligible to participate.
Authorities and Purpose. Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the ESA, allow the USFWS to enter into this CCAA. Section 2 of the ESA states that encouraging interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs is a key to safeguarding the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 7 of the ESA requires the USFWS to review programs that it administers and to utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of the ESA. By entering into this CCAA, the USFWS is utilizing its Candidate Conservation Programs to further the conservation of the Nation’s fish, wildlife, and plants. Lastly, section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the issuance of permits to “enhance the survival” of a listed species. TPWD enters into this CCAA under the authority of PWC, Title 2, Chapter 11, §11.0171 and Chapter 12, §12.0251. The mission of TPWD is to manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Texas is a large and ecologically complex state where conservation of wildlife species depends on landowners who manage the majority of the important habitats, and thus maintain wildlife diversity (TPWD 2002). TPWD recognizes the intrinsic value of good stewardship and supports landowners who assume this responsibility. The TPWD WMP process is an integral component of the Department’s Private Lands and Public Hunting Program (PLPH), which also includes programs and services such as the Technical Guidance to landowners and managers, technical and financial assistance through the Landowner Incentive Program, Wildlife Management Tax Valuation planning assistance, information on conservation easements and other long term conservation tools, and recognition of exceptional land stewardship through the Lone Star Land Xxxxxxx Awards Program. The TPWD PLPH focuses on a diverse array of programmatic responsibilities for wildlife habitat management and development, technical assistance, incentive programs, and habitat conservation. TPWD Wildlife Division personnel provide technical assistance to land managers and landowners upon written request for assistance to develop plans and recommendations for voluntary conservation, enhancement and/or development of wildlife habitat. In particular, at the request of landowners, TPWD prepares a written Wildlife Management Plan (see Appendix B) that incorpor...
Authorities and Purpose. Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, allow the Service to enter into this Agreement. Section 2 of the Act states that encouraging parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs is a key to safeguarding the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 7 of the Act requires the Service to review programs that they administer and to utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Lastly, section 10(a) of the Act authorizes the issuance of permits to “enhance the survival” of listed species. The purpose of this Agreement, as described in section 1.1, is to provide for a conservation program for the Chiricahua leopard frog and for regulatory assurances to landowners who participate in the program.
Authorities and Purpose. Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, allow the FWS to enter into this CCAA. Section 2 of the ESA states that encouraging interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs is a key to safeguarding the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 7 of the ESA requires the FWS to review programs that it administers and to utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of the ESA. By entering into this CCAA, the FWS is utilizing its Candidate Conservation Programs to further the conservation of the Nation’s fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 10(a) of the ESA authorizes the issuance of permits to “enhance the survival” of a listed species. The FWS’ implementing regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 (d) and 17.32(2) provide the application requirements and issuance criteria for CCAAs. SPI enters into this CCAA under the inherent authority of the corporate management of Sierra Pacific Industries. The purpose of this CCAA is for SPI to implement conservation measures for xxxxxx (Martes pennanti) in California. The conservation measure consists of management of xxxxxx xxxxxxx and resting habitat on SPI lands in the Sierra Nevada. This CCAA will meet the conservation goals of the FWS in that it provides incentive for SPI to implement habitat conservation measures for fishers. In addition this CCAA provides incentive to SPI to accept reintroduced xxxxxx onto enrolled lands that historically contained xxxxxx, but currently do not. If the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) should implement a reintroduction action with SPI's approval of the plan, this CCAA will provide the opportunity to evaluate future larger scale reintroduction efforts based on monitoring mortality, movement patterns, and habitat use of released xxxxxx. If reintroduction should occur, this CCAA directly benefits the status of the xxxxxx in currently unoccupied habitat, and provides SPI regulatory certainty concerning land use restrictions that might otherwise apply should xxxxxx become listed under the ESA.
Authorities and Purpose. Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to enter into this Agreement. Section 2 of the ESA states that encouraging parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs is a key to safeguarding the nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants. Section 7 of the ESA requires the FWS to review programs that it administers and to utilize such programs in furtherance of the purposes of the ESA. By entering into this Agreement, the FWS is utilizing its Candidate Conservation Programs to further the conservation of the Nation’s fish, wildlife, and plants. Lastly, section 10(a) of the ESA authorizes the issuance of permits to “enhance the survival” of a listed species. The parties to this Agreement are the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDF&G), the Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation (OSC), the FWS (“the agencies”), and Xxxxxx Livestock Company, Inc. (Xxxxxx Livestock). The purpose of this Agreement is to establish self-sustaining populations of southern Idaho ground squirrels (Spermophilus brunneus endemicus) and to provide conservation measures for southern Idaho ground squirrels in Adams, Washington, Payette, and Gem Counties, Idaho, in support of ongoing efforts to reintroduce, and otherwise conserve, the species to areas that it historically occupied. The conservation measures would be implemented by the IDF&G, FWS, and by Xxxxxx Livestock, and would generally consist of continued reintroduction of southern Idaho ground squirrels and management of their habitat. Consistent with the FWS’s “Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances Final Policy” (64 Fed. Reg. 32726, June 17, 1999), the conservation goal of this Agreement is to encourage development and protection of suitable southern Idaho ground squirrel habitat and populations on Xxxxxx Livestock’s lands and support the successful reintroduction of the species to currently unoccupied habitat in western Idaho. The conservation goal will be met by giving Xxxxxx Livestock incentives to implement conservation measures through funding and regulatory certainty concerning land use restrictions that might otherwise apply should southern Idaho ground squirrels become listed under the ESA. This Agreement is a broad plan covering Xxxxxx Livestock’s enrolled lands identified below, and is intended to id...
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