DEPARTMENT: Development Services
SUBJECT: SEP-HCP Permit USFWS Annual Reports
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The SEP-HCP Permit requires the submission of "An annual report will describe the previous calendar year's activities in compliance with this permit and Section 12 of the SEP-HCP. Annual reports will be submitted each year for the duration of this permit area." SEP-HCP Section 12.1 requires the submission of an annual report "to document progress towards achieving the goals and objectives of the SEP-HCP and demonstrate compliance with the terms and conditions of the Permit."
SEP-HCP 12.1 ANNUAL REPORTS AND ROUTINE COORDINATION
The Permittees will submit an annual report to the local field office of the Service by June 1 of each year to document progress towards achieving the goals and objectives of the SEP-HCP and demonstrate compliance with the terms and conditions of the Permit.
Annual reports will cover the period of October 1 through September 31, to coincide with the Bexar County and City of San Antonio fiscal years.
Specifically, annual reports shall include:
1. A summary of participation in the SEP-HCP, including a list of Participants and Enrolled Properties and the corresponding acreages covered for incidental take for each of the Covered Species;
2. A summary of the lands and habitats included in the SEP-HCP preserve system, including the total preserve acres and the acres of suitable habitat for each of the Covered Species;
3. A copy of the conservation ledger documenting Preservation Credits generated and deducted for the GCW and BCV;
4. A summary of the financial status of the SEP-HCP, including the balance and performance of the non-wasting management endowment;
5. A summary of management activities conducted on SEP-HCP preserve lands and a copy of Preserve Management Plan updates for the previous year;
6. The results of biological monitoring activities conducted on SEP-HCP preserve lands, including all reports documenting surveys of the Cove...
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