The Jump-Start Provision Sample Clauses

The Jump-Start Provision. To eliminate the chances of mitigation falling behind impacts at the outset of Plan implementation, the Implementing Entity will acquire at least 5% of the preservation required for each land cover by the SSHCP Conservation Strategy before Incidental Take Permits are issued by the Wildlife Agencies. See Table 9-2 for the total acres that must be acquired per grouping before Incidental Take Permits are issued. For example, the Conservation Strategy requires preservation of 22,014 acres of Valley Grassland land cover type over the term of the permits. Before the Incidental Take Permits are issued, the SSHCP Implementing Entity will preserve at least 5% of 22,014 acres, or 1,100 acres, of Vernal Pool Grassland land cover to meet the jump-start provision. The Implementing Entity will acquire the minimum acreage of each land cover grouping as prescribed in Table 9-2. Table 9-2 Jump-Start Provision Acreage Requirements (at Permit Issuance) Land Cover Grouping Total Acres of Required Preservation by Land Cover Groupinga Initial Acreage Required (before Permit Issuance) to Meet Jump-Start Provision (i.e., 5% of Required Preservation) Valley Grassland 22,014 1,100b Vernal Pool 966 48 Other Vernal Pool Invertebrate Wetland Habitatc 304 15 Other Wetlandd 504 25 Agricultural 9,696 484 Riparian 964 48 Oak Woodland 47 2 a Based on the sum of required preservation for each land cover type (refer to Table 7-2) that is comprised by the land cover grouping. b This 1,100 acres must be preserved within the Vernal Pool Ecosystem (Chapter 3, Section 3.2.3). c Includes all Swale and Stream/Creek (Vernal Pool Invertebrate Habitat) habitat that is considered invertebrate habitat. d Includes Seasonal Wetland, Freshwater Xxxxx, Stream/Creek, and Open Water.