Draft Critical Habitat for 2026-2027 IRP

<div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px; overflow:visible; padding:0px; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><p style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; font-kerning:none; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; margin:0px 0px 10.6667px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-indent:0px;'><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>This layer consists of the most recent footprints of the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/9d0965dae6a64f38b1af80c2f7ea2efe/about' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>Proposed and Final Critical Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Species</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'> from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This layer is an updated version from what has been used as part of the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://caenergy.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6e81f4939f7a456d927d053a6e34a72c' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>previous CEC 2023 Core Land Use Screen</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species.&nbsp;</span><span style='line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></p></div><div style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px; overflow:visible; padding:0px; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'><p style='background-color:transparent; color:windowtext; font-kerning:none; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; margin:0px 0px 10.6667px; padding:0px; text-align:left; text-indent:0px;'><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>More information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is found in the </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/energy-division/documents/integrated-resource-plan-and-long-term-procurement-plan-irp-ltpp/2024-2026-irp-cycle-events-and-materials/assumptions-for-the-2026-2027-tpp/final_2025_busbar_mappingmag_presentation_cec.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>CEC presentation</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'> from the August 19 webinar, as well as the 2023 </span></span><a style='color:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/california-energy-planning-library/land-use-screens' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(70,120,134); font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><u>Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library</u></span></span></a><span style='font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><span style='font-variant-ligatures:none !important; line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. </span><span style='line-height:20.925px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>&nbsp;</span></span></p></div>