Draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan and environmental impact report/environmental impact statement

By California Energy Commission

Subjects: Renewable natural resources, Environmental impact analysis, Management, Desert resources development, Renewable energy sources, Environmental impact statements, Conservation of natural resources, Public lands

Description: "The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP or Plan) is a comprehensive plan that provides for renewable energy and transmission development projects and for the conservation of sensitive species and ecosystems in California's Mojave and Colorado/Sonoran deserts. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service (USFWS), California Energy Commission (CEC), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) must determine whether to approve proposed components of the DRECP. The Renewable Energy Action Team (REAT), composed of members from these agencies, collaborated to develop the DRECP and focus on renewable energy and natural resource conservation in the desert region"--From introduction.