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This page presents detailed associations and definitions for this Work Element. Information on how this Work Element is being used in BPA field work is also included.

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Work Element 193: Produce Land Management Plan - Published

Basics

WE Name:
193. Produce Land Management Plan (PLMP)
Work Category:
Planning and Coordination
WE Agreement Type:
Contracted
Status:
Active
Owner:
Virginia Preiss
Definition:
The Land management plans (LMP) will guide management of any real property interest that BPA funds to ensure compliance with the underlying mitigation agreement, if one exists, and any conservation easement granted over that property. BPA typically expects a management plan be prepared for real property interests secured with ratepayer funds. Where properties are near or similar to each other, BPA will support a programmatic planning approach. DURING CREATION OF THE DRAFT LMP USE THE MOST RECENT TEMPLATE LOCATED: https://www.cbfish.org/Help.mvc/GuidanceDocuments. Using the template will ensure smoother acceptance by BPA of the Final plan.

Land Management Plans will serve several purposes. First, they become the blueprint for how, when, and where a new property will be enhanced or improved, if necessary. Project proposals, MOAs, and easements provide broad parameters for how a sponsor will manage a site, but in most instances they don’t provide much detail--the management plan does.

Land management plans should identify each species or habitat of interest on the property, each prohibition in the easement, each reserved right or allowed action in the easement, and any restrictions or reservations from applicable MOAs. The management plan should then discuss each of those elements and explain how the sponsor will manage for that element. For a sensitive species, for example, the plan should state where and when the manager will take specific actions to protect and enhance that species. For specific prohibitions in an easement—for example, no livestock grazing—the plan will discuss any limited and approved exceptions to the prohibition; e.g., the manager might plan to try using goats to control Himalayan blackberries.
WSE Description Template:
Effective Dates:
FY2012 to <no end date>
Work Phase:
Sort Sequence:
Focal Species Required:
Yes
RM&E Metadata Required:
No
Finite or Recurring:
Finite
Is BPA Internal:
No
Is Contracted:
Yes
Is Cost Share:
No
Is Construction:
No

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Note

Why Prepare Land Management Plans?

In addition to the purposes noted in the definition for this work element, management plans should provide the basis for developing statements of work for future operation and maintenance and habitat improvement activities. By identifying planned actions—both actions needed to protect fish and wildlife and those actions unrelated to BPA’s fish and wildlife mitigation duties but still be appropriate for the site—the plans should help map appropriate funding levels and funding schedules.

BPA allows sponsors to acquire property without public involvement in the decision to buy because a change in ownership doesn’t affect the environment. But management actions often alter the access and use of the property that the public may have had historically or expected in the future. BPA therefore requires that sponsors make draft management plans available for public review and comment. This assures that BPA fulfills its commitment to public participation and that the sponsor can take advantage of local knowledge that may improve site planning and management.

Based on the planned actions identified in the land management plan, BPA will determine the extent to which additional environmental compliance needs to be done. Not until the sponsor identifies what resources may be changed, and how, can BPA determine if additional NEPA, ESA consultation, or historic preservation compliance is necessary.

Land management plans serve an important purpose in compliance monitoring and conservation easement enforcement. BPA will use management plans to develop a monitoring and enforcement checklist for each site.

• Monitoring will examine whether the sponsor performed any mitigation required to fulfill environmental compliance commitments.

• Monitoring will ensure that the actions that the sponsor takes on the property were included in the management plan. Particularly, monitoring will see whether the sponsor complied with the limits granted in exceptions to specific prohibitions (see goat example in definition).

• Monitoring will ensure that the sponsor complies with any easement prohibitions and does not violate them.

• As needed, compliance monitoring can verify the sponsor has taken corrective actions as agreed to address prior easement or agreement violations.

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Associated Work Elements

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Potential Deliverables

Deliverable Status:
Required
Default Deliverable Desc:
Potential Deliverables:
  • Draft Land Management Plan

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Rules and Examples

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Milestones

Milestone Title
Type
Deliverable?
Description
Form Land Management Plan development team
Suggested
No
Form a team of natural resource managers to assist with development and/or review of the LMP. Suggested parties include Federal, state, Tribal, and county representatives as well as the BPA COR.
Collect/review surveys, assessments, and land use documents affecting property
Recommended
No
Compile background surveys, baseline assessments, controlling conservation easement, subbasin plans, and related documents that will inform the Land Management Team (LMT) on plans, issues, or limitations afforded the property.
Document current environmental setting
Suggested
No
Describe and depict the setting in enough detail for LMP to fulfill goals.
Determine short (1-5 yrs) and long term goals and objectives
Recommended
No
Devleop goals, objectives and actions to achieve management purposes.
LMP reports
Recommended
No
Manager prepares checklist of site compliance with applicable easement and MOA, monitoring results, summary of enhancements since last report, public/news releases, and income sources (documentation of funds earned on the project and how such funds were preserved or spent).
LMP draft review
Recommended
No
Distribute the draft plan for review by public and associated resource managers, including BPA.
Create plan using BPA Land Management Plan Template
Recommended
No
Contact your COR for most recent LMP template. Review BPA's template before initiating a new plan, or when reviewing/revising a plan during each revision cycle. This will ensure smoother acceptance by BPA of the Final plan.
Submit Final LMP to BPA for approval
Suggested
No
The LMP will be submitted for BPA review and approval.

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Metrics

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Measures by Metric

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CBFish Metric Sets

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PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

No


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Location Requirements

Location Requirement Type:
No Location

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Environmental Compliance

Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information in CBFish in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time.

Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in CBFish, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances.

  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
    NEPA coverage for this work element will be determined by BPA's Environmental staff and could include an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Environmental Assessment (EA), Record of Decision to an existing EIS, or Categorical Exclusion.

  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)
    ESA consultation is typically not required for this work element.

  • National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
    NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically not required for this work element.

  • Public Involvement
    Public involvement is typically not required for this work element.


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Usage

Reports that Use this Work Element

This work element and its metrics are used in measures in the following reports. These PDF reports are generated dynamically, always showing you the most up to date information. Most of them also have links to download the underlying data sets to structured text or Excel format.

Stats and Overview

Number of active contracts using Work Element #193 by FY

Top 5 BPA Project Managers using this Work Element:
(by number of current contracts)
Virginia Preiss 22
Virgil Watts III 18
Andre L'Heureux (Inactive) 13
Michelle O'Malley 12
Cecilia Brown (Inactive) 11
Average Work Element Budget: $17,741
Average Duration: 10 months

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