Common use of Planning Goals Clause in Contracts

Planning Goals. The goals of the DRECP include: • Provide for the long-term conservation and management of Covered Species within the Planning Area; • Preserve, restore, and enhance natural communities and ecosystems that support Covered Species within the Planning Area; • Build on the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones identified by RETI; • Further identify the most appropriate locations within the Planning Area for the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects, taking into account potential impacts to threatened and endangered species and sensitive natural communities; • Provide a means to implement Covered Activities in a manner that complies with the NCCPA, FESA, NEPA, CEQA, and other relevant laws; • 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 for 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 for Covered Activities within the Planning Area; • Provide a framework for a more efficient 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 review 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 • Identify and incorporate climate change adaptation research, management objectives, and/or policies into the final plan document. The Parties 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 DRECP, the DRECP goals, preliminary conservation objectives, Covered Species, Covered Activities, and Planning Area may be modified to ensure that implementation of the DRECP will be practicable.

Planning Goals. The planning goals of include the DRECP includefollowing: • Provide for the long-term conservation and management of Covered Species within the Planning Plan Area; • Preserve, restore, Preserve aquatic and enhance natural communities and ecosystems that support Covered Species within terrestrial resources through conservation partnerships with the Planning AreaLocal Agencies; • Build on the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones identified by RETIAllow for appropriate and compatible growth and development that is consistent with applicable laws; • Further identify Balance open space, habitat, agriculture and urban development; • Protect the most appropriate locations within the Planning Area for the development rights of utility-scale renewable energy projects, taking into account potential impacts to threatened and endangered species and sensitive natural communitiesproperty owners; • Provide a means to implement Covered Activities in a manner that complies with the NCCPAapplicable state and federal fish and wildlife protection laws, including CESA and FESA, NEPA, CEQA, and other relevant environmental laws, including CEQA and NEPA; • Provide a basis for the issuance of Take Authorizations allowing the lawful Take of permits necessary to lawfully take Covered Species incidental to Covered Activities; • Provide for issuance of Take permits for other species that are not currently listed but which may be listed in the futureSpecies; • Provide a comprehensive means to coordinate and standardize mitigation and compensation requirements for Covered Activities of FESA, CEQA, NEPA, and NCCPA within the Planning Area; • Provide a framework for a less costly, equitable, 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 review would have; • Provide durable and reliable regulatory assurances, as appropriate, under the NCCPA and the FESA for Covered Activities that occur within the Planning Areareview; and • Identify Comply with the FESA. The Plan’s goal to “provide for the conservation and incorporate climate change adaptation researchmanagement of Covered Species” means that the Plan will ensure the implementation of measures that will contribute to the recovery of Covered Species, management objectivestaking into consideration the scope of the Planning Area in relation to the geographic range of the Covered Species, and/or policies into and the final plan documenteffect 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 are formed, the cost and feasibility of achieving these goals will not be known. During the development of the DRECPPlan, the DRECP Plan’s goals, preliminary conservation objectives, Covered Species, Covered Activities, and Planning Area may be modified to ensure that implementation of the DRECP 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.