Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA)Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement (Sha) • November 3rd, 2021
The Safe Harbor Program is a voluntary program that provides assurances to non- federal landowners, including tribes, who voluntarily commit to implementing specific activities over a defined time frame that are reasonably expected to provide a net conservation benefit to species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In exchange for this commitment, landowners and tribes receive assurances from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) that no additional future regulatory restrictions will be imposed or commitments required for the species covered in the SHA.
DRAFT TEMPLATE SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENTProgrammatic Safe Harbor Agreement (Sha) • August 28th, 2014
This Programmatic SHA, effective and binding on the date of last signature below, is between [insert name of Agreement Administrator], [insert name of any other Cooperators such as State or Federal agencies] (Cooperators), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service):
