Critical Habitat

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span><span style='color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>This layer consists of
the merged footprints of the <a href='https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/fws::fws-hq-es-critical-habitat/about' rel='nofollow ugc'>USFWS critical
habitat</a> and the <a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ah7EpMswZArX6PfpwaB2ICX-VLoCh3SO/view' rel='nofollow ugc'>USFWS
proposed Bi-State Sage-Grouse critical habitat</a>,¹ clipped to California. </span></span><span style='color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-attachment:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial;'>Critical habitat constitutes areas
considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas
provide notice to the public and land managers of the importance of the areas
to the conservation of this species. Special protections and/or restrictions
are possible in areas where Federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations,
or actions occur or are required.</span> The critical habitat footprint shown
here is used as part of the biological planning priorities in the CEC 2023
Land-Use Screens and removes technical resource potential from the state. </p><p>

</p><p><span style='color:black;'>More
information about this layer and its use in electric system planning is
available in the Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning
Library. </span></p><p><font size='2'><span style='color:black;'>[1] This dataset is obtained from the &quot;Web Links&quot; section (USFWS Proposed Critical Habitat Map) of the  Bi-State Sage-Grouse Maps &amp; GIS webpage, available at </span><a href='https://www.bistatesagegrouse.com/general/page/maps-gis' rel='nofollow ugc'>Maps &amp; GIS | Bi-State Sage-Grouse (bistatesagegrouse.com)</a>.</font></p><p><span></span></p><p><span></span></p></div></div></div>