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INFORMATION: 1. The California Department of For-estry's · ~onbma Ranger Unit's ~ege~ation Managemept

Program will •generally consist of rotat-ional burning of ,20 to 30 percent of tH~ ~~~al~p~ci~~~~ a~e~ ~f about 400 acres annually over the next 20 years in a mosaic pattern,-to· enha.nce wildlif~ habit~.t. reduce fir.e ~haz~r<;I .•.. ~net in.crease .~_ater _ yie~g tq local ,streains and reservoirs.. This burning. is par..i: · qf t:t)~· i'$ ,·pd.b ~·c*e ~·onoma County, Kno_w.n Q,eq~~13rrn~~ Resot~r·ce At•ea (KGRA) Vege ta t:ion M'anageiiieiiE 'Pr9:J ec-t. of which 8, ooo acres are s.cheduled :i::b be .burned ?yring th~ ··~o-ye~r· :proj,ec t: · The :Master p:i;an .f:l.r.e~ incl~~1'e'.1. ,;~hr~e .. ~ cho9l land parcels .totall1rig, ~1~2 ac.r~.~ o'f' .. whic~ 36 acres are scheduled for :bunri::i.na .in. r.hs l:t;::s·t ·ye·a:r·-·f>l:i.rsuan·f. ib. l:t1~· ·a9i:.~emer'•t .li.i1:1~~"~'·­l.s t'.he ·subjec,t o·f .fhis Catendar Item.'' Thi~ is a '.coop~r'ativ'e· eff9rt ;i:ie·c·~use the s.~hool land's productivity ~nd eny~r?~ro~nt wil~ b~ t~Rroyed ~nd CQF!~ ~ost~ Ph fhis ~roject will be .reduced· becau~.e they will .not have to const~uct additio~~l fir~ linAs to exclude the school lands from ~his pr.o~-~cJ;,,

The californ~i b~~artm~nt bf Forestry as !rnmes ai-1: res p·onsi'bititY and liability in connection with this prcije~~~ T~ere Wi~i be no c.ost or t:!XP.erises; c·ttar9''?\d' to the Slate Lands Commission concerni·ng this ,project.

3. ln oe·cember, 1'982, ·~he ~~ecutive Officer of the State 'Lands Commission( signed the Memorandum of U~derstanding, for Coordina~eq Resource Management Planning in " California. This documei1t encourages the State Lands Commission t~ enter in~o ~he Vegetation Management Program with ~he Californ1a 6~par~ment of Forestry.

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:.4-.. Jhi.s: rac.!tiv.ity. inv.olyes, ·~ands which have NOT: ,,be.en d.Al.entifie~ :as Po.ssessing significa11t ·envir.qrir.nent.al ·.IJalue_s. 1P,ur.suant to P .. :R.,.c ! ·,6~70·; et· '~·~<h t19wever, the Commis!lion ,IJas· d~c,1lar,.ed1 that school lands ar.e 11 .s;l'gni ficant.u by nature .of their public 9wnership (as .Ol?.PO,s~~· to 11 environmental signifi~cant 11 ). Since ·such dec:ri:lr~tion of. .signif;~cance. i.s. ,no.t .based. 1,.1pon f:h_e'. . ·- . r.e.quip;~!TI!31'.lts, ?nd. cr.i t~r.ia of P.R. C .. ·63 70~ et seq:,.,. use· c·l~.ss:ifi'cations· for S!!Ch l~nds have nbt been desdgnated. Therefobe, the findin.9 o( the~ prqject;s corlsistenc,y.w:IH1

.. the u.~e .clas~ifi,q:ition a,s required by 2 .cal. ·fH;lnh .9ode .2954 is not applic~ble.

S·.: e, .P,~qg'ratn 1 Eo~ir.9orri~ntal Impact: Report '( EIR}; was pr;~p~red a11d·.1Clgopted for this, :project · .by th~: 1Ca,.;I.:!.for:n~a. 11)..epartment of Fores try. This. P,ho.gnam: ;Eny,ir.Qnmenta1 Impact Report .and :an1 enuir.onmental evaluation of gach propo~,-1~~ ,pr~j:e,ct ·.consisting of an. · ~p,pl,~ c)~ t:ign, .. E.nvfronmental Che c kl is t, .Land Mani:!gei\~~11.t. P.l.an, Pr.escriptiori, Smoke · ,f1~.f'\ag~rif~nt ,p.1~.n~ Insurance Pglicy and ·Col'.ltr:ac.t .wi1:1 .be used ·to comply. with. the· .. c.ai;if o.~•n.~~· Environmental Quality Act (C.EQ.~,) .. , T.h~· Env~·r.qnmental Checklist, LanJ.

-~1.~·n.age.rri'~.nt .P,.lan, Prescription· and Smoke· Maha9.eriJeri.t ·P.lan ar.e designed to mitigate t~e ·e1lV1~ro.nrn1v,1ta::I.i ·ef f ec.ts identified in the

·EI:R. ;and··iA}i.:l;l ·C!:lso, ·i·ndicate what, if, any, addi;tiohal CEQ,~ docurnent:ation will be ~eAu~redL ~~~'~qnoma Ringe Unit has ·P~epa~e~. ~h~·~~d~e-mentf9ned supple~ental doG~me11t~_fq~·~he• particular ~~ea ~hat is subject of thi~ C~landar Item. The -~ppro.~.e~· ~11~;fr~.nn.teital. ·;:.he.ck:list, Land ·.~~Qa.g,e_m~·nt. ·P.lan1 .. J>,r.~.s.c.ription, and Siho.ke-. Ma,nag_emei1t Pla.n 'have· i.d.entif.ied poten.tial s.i,gpifid\nt .ti:rnp,ac1.ts. 1and have provided rni.:tig.at~q•n: m.e.asures 1and~ 'd.O not indicate any .a.dqitic>n~~l C~9A .d_Q~i.lm_ent}:l ti on is. requ~r~d.

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!fhe. State. Lands Comrnis irn.on. •s.taff has re'vd!ewed such;· documenta'tion ~nd oeiieves it c·ofup·li'e·s· with" 1 th1~ reql.i±rements of CEQA and•, based, ·upon. the information provided in· such docume·n·t•ati6n, bel·ie·ves this activity will ~ot h~ve· a ~i~hificint ~ffect'o~ th~ ,~nvd.r,9pment ..

·On• fil~·with the Stat~ Lands Commission are copies of' ·the foll'o~ing· docu1nents :·. a.· Memor.andum of ·Unders taf1ding f'9i:­

Cbordinated Resourc~ Manageme~t ~lihhiri~ in cai~~6~hia.

b~ ~hapar~al Manage~~~t Prbgram The Resources Ageniy, Califprri1a Depa·rtmeil:t of Fore· .ry Fina;l '1

··<1Eri\Ji'rcinm£!ntal Impact Report . iscH 1so1bd262

·•c. iCDF, 'SoriO.ma ·:Ranger <Unit pres ct•ib1od

iburn ·agreiement package. · ' ('l)• Proj~'.er.t Agreement for J>rescr\ibed

1 Burn~:n~. . . . \ '( 2 \ 'Cert1'f1ca te ··of Insurance 1

•(13) ·contract· No. · 114-030/036...;84:-VMP · • 1 ,pres cr:,ib'ed 'burn plan for Son6ma

~GRA ~roje~t #3, Units 1 arid 1 ~ \~n~: Smoker:!:Hsp·ersal P1an '"

'('4') !~<.rn·oma KGRA CMP Proj ec ~ 'Management :p·N1·n ·soncfo1a1 R·angci"r'· Ubi t - Healdsbµrg· 1Rang·er· IDf\s'tri·ct

'C'·S) :Environrnental 'Ch'.ecklist for s·o·noma· 'KGRA'11: "P.roject

'(-6')· ~erriorandurri Of Un<;f ers tan<;iing for .coo'rdinated! ·R~·source MC"lnagement 'P.l'anning in· ·CaiJ..ifoM1ia. ·

· ·1.. The: 1Ca'.Lifornia· '.Department of for.estry :provi'dEfs public 1li:abi:;:I.i"ty insurance in :the ·arriount •o'f $.l,"000:, 000' ·per' oc'currence for ibodily: inj:ury ·and '·$'1'/000, 000 for proper l:y 'pamage.;· proui'sions· ·o·f public l:!.abili ty

1 ·d:nsu·r\.arfce f.or corribined'. ·single ·limit cover~ge of $6,000,000.

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E~HIB.I•TS :· ·A". Land Description. B. qlocaticrri 1Ma;:h: : · c. Project Agreement for _prescribed" Burrdng._,: D. CEQA Find~n~J.

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FIND THAT '.'MJ E·IR H'As BEEN" PREPARED ·AND ADOPTED 1FOR· "fiHirs 'PR(faECT BY THE .CALIFORNir-1· DEPARTMENT ·OF FORESTRY ·AND:· ifHAT f:HE COMMISSION HAS REv:fEWEb':'.1ftJo CONSIDERED THE ,INFORMATION cow11::iINED THEREIN. .. '.. '

'ADOPT THE FINDINGS' MADE· 'PURSLiAr,ff TO· SeCtf:i:ON l S09t OF :!f:f'{E STAl\J;: EIR GUIDELINES AS CONTAINED IN EXHIBIT "D".

DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT, .AS APPROVED, WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT'. . .

AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION' o:F THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT 'r~H ~RESCRIBED BµRNING ON STATE ~CHcibt LANDS WITH CDF, Tffi •PROVIDE FOR OEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON THE L~ND· DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED AND DY REFERENCE .MriDE ·A PART HEREOF, FOR A PERIOD o( ONE YEAR BEGINNING. MAY 1., J,.98~"

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Those parce 1 s 'of Cal ifprn i a State 'schq~J.<1 a.n~.s. j,n_ ;~pnom~·\ ~:ounty\, t,iti i fo~n~ a', 1des.c.r.,iJ~.ed a~ foU.ows·: r . , .... ·:·

Lot 5, Sect·i on· 29 , T11 N ~ 'R8W, 'MOM~-Lots 17, JS, 20, and· 22; ·Secd'~'n '33,. ··r1'1ti, R·awi MDMo.; · ·Lots· 1'7\, .JS, .19:; ·:2011~nd -~l;;)~e,c;~i qp .. ~?;!· T1JN:, ~~W., ,M.Q~l •.

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California Dej)artmenc: l':>f· Forestry. {&!i'etinaf ter ·1'.elerre:! .to as " ' ' . ' . .. ., ' ' ___ _.......___,....__-< .JDF <") ,

state,, Lands commiss'ion . . ' ' ·sr..c ),,. · · · · '(hereinafter .. r~\ferre:i: ·to. as

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" . ·fot:- .the ])!J.i:pose1 of coopt!fatively ;exa:utiaj· ~~ . sonomii KGRN.1¥ 3. . . .. · .. ~ ... , , · ·, , ", , ~~-~ri&ii! airn ·Pr9j~t(locll,~trl. in~

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ProJect-, preparE!d by CDF - . . . . ,, , · 'on :october 1, 1984 "'.'·~"- ~- establishes ·the stalXlards .. to E:ie,

met ~ ~.l'..l . .99'\t'.ern {X'oject, execu~1op·. 'lhe··~Pre5cdbej· Ff re ·-~lah ~s apPe~8:3-)ieret9 ~ 'is ~CC'ept'~ bY. all .par~i.¢5 ~-a part o';. th~s .agr~ent·~

'lhi~ pcoject ·i~ a !=O<>pe~~tiye effdrt. ~u~; i:.?il<ls., o·f the SLC a·re in small parcels interspersed in 'larger.· pr:hlate ownerships; It will be .less costly

'""t'O:the SLC and to" the. CDF. 'to burn'~hc: SLC parce.rs a·long with the'Priva'te. , .~eels;· "" ,. · ~ · .....

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-A\'oidcd :cost 'to CDF .for· not having to construct ;bulldozer· ·l:ines .'arou'nd". ~~~~ Ste_ parcels =LS 1.485'.:00 .-

;..Avoided. cost· to SLC·. for not having to c~nstru~t bulldoze~ lln~s·:;~~ou~d-:· · ·. · ~!'le' :SLC.·parcels ·= $1485.00 (in· the event' they.~decided to burnt':ieii: own, J_!_lrcels'i,..i"t:"hout burning the pdvute land).: · · .-Cost to COF~=t·sn-~92/acre''>c 36 acres -.$645.12 • .,, ·-cost to SLC' =i SO .oo

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xN..wrimss WH~;mF., :the pir~i~;;;.1have· sig~ 1~i~ ·ai;treeifent ;i,y ·tberr au,thorized 're·{;resentatiVes ·and this ag~eenerit ,is. iri effect aS"of"~e last. date written ,below: ·

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ar~a. fi:-om bot~hs ~;~~; .. P,f~~P,.at· r.~ .. ~J911'\\ ... d~f.lp J~r,~1~.~ ':'.~ ?,~d,.·11 .. ~H.1117-11 .b .. . -. . op.erat1ons. 1 ese 1mpac .~ .~inc:_ u e tur-u1u11i,.y·, 19 er 10-oxygen demand I and s edin:ienta ti9.r1 ... ca,y~,edr :,~y. ~r~~>iOH aod'. fn·cr~~~ ~p ·w.a. ter

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. . ',·~~,. ·· ,i r:, .. ,.r,j:nd±ng·: '('a')· ·changes· or ai-'t'~r.a·ti·o·n~· ·ha·ve :b'een ·r·e·qui"r'ed' i'n·, -·-0r ::..:-~11(""'---::"~;,...- ... i·n corp-0ra tecf:· i'nto, th·e. P.r.qj·e:~·-t' ·ruhi~c:h: 'mi'ti.9·.C!·~-e . ~fr' avoi~d .. ·;11e· · · ! 'di., "', ... ·•signi fi•cant· ·environment·a·J: ·eff e·c·fi·-·Ene-re'of ··a·s· ··fdel'ft::n·~-d-i·n·- .. ene f ' ;t~ll'. ~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ., ,,.-;. · .. f": i:.~fi·na':l: '.ETR" ·and' ·s·i'te· ·s·t:>e~c'i.fi'c" as's-es·s'ffierH:... . .. ·"· ~' "»: '~0 "; '~ .. , .. , ·' '(b')' 'Such' i:h-ii'n·g·es o·r·~art:·e~r-iH'i'ohs are wf:Eh1if '€ne· ... ~ · · .,. .'" :~L: res ponsibiilit·Y· and j ur.i§~.ic;!:.i.P!Jt.,of ano.tb~.r- ,P.t:tb.l ic: ,,age.nc:.{~iar1.d1~ , 1'

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'Prescrioed ·burning in the 0 proposed agreement area1 could '.r,c~sul~ .in· seuerai .~~tg'(:gg~li'by' ·~mracts, !;O: ~.~~ e9.~?-r?,·01n~.n~t r::.t.om

'. the s1 te Ffrepara ti on ( 1. e. , use .of. heavy eqi.:1pmen'f·)' a:nd the presc~ibed burn· itself (i.e .. ~ .ndt burning in appropridate ~~~~9n:.· ~ur11~.,n9; t22 '19.r.9.~, :an ·~:re.~; .use of high:.int'ensity fires.: :~.~.~·)· . . ·"., '•

~ " ~ \1 .,. ··Pursuant \to ·oivision 4 of ).~1e ·r·ubli.c. ·Resource~ 72:6-;;i;, ··CDF ; .. ,,~; '~,.:· .~.has J't.:risdi·ct:i.\'ln and· resporur;i.b.; .. '.l'lty ov,er management· of th€'

' l>v' ' ' ' ' • ' • l ' ' , \ /,, , Ch~P~.r:~~l M.anag·eme.n,t ,p.,r.o.gr.a:m~ ·~ect.:i.on .-;.·.-;.76 of Dlv'i·si~rn 4 · .~ ,lX> 0 - •I°' , . 'd f h ' d 'F ' . ti~' c . ' "ff . f 1.' y·<'?· ,'.P.-r.Q.~¢. ~-~-. o_r .t e . .i,,~n.t'l:,..ica ... ,~n.Q•• .. an o 1cer.9 such . :

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:o t 11 ........ P..re.s.cr:.ibed .. Bur..n ~Plan, ,f..dY.- :t:h'e Sonoma- -K'JRA··#3··:Pres:crd:bed···Burn ~ • >; ' 'w,roject, prepared by Cl)F 9;, ;9c:~ober 1·" 1984, estabi'ishes :the

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plan provides :for specific mea!?ur.es designe~ to avoid or 'signifir.antly lessen tlie ap.qye':':'m,entioned water qua.lity ~mpacts.

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Finding: (a) CHan,{Jes or atte·ra·t;?ns h~v7 ·b·e~n: nequii:-ea in, ·or' incorporated into, ·the ·project·~Hic~ mitigate or a~o1d ~he significant er:ivironmental ·effed/s thereof a~ identifieq irt, ~he final EIR and 'site specific as.sessment. · · , .,,. ·· 1

. . ( b )· Sy ch ·c han:g~s or al: tera tions are ,within ~he ' :responsibi.l±t:y ·arid jurdsd,icti:on ·of ar:iother"" publ:J.·c agen:~'y' ~'r(q not tfie agenc,y ·'riiakirig 'the' 1.ffii'di'ncj (COF . ...i ·~o)1oma· 'RaH9~r , · '' 1: 1 . District). S'i.:ch changes· have been ·adopi;ed' :oy ·su'ch ·o'ther· · · · · '· 1

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Pursµant to· Div~s~-On 4 of the P.R.C., CDF ~as j~risdict~pn .and resP.ofls.il:>i~l'.ity ·over: •inana·g·ement ·of the .c.nil·par"rai11' Maiiage\iient ,.,, Progra·in .'. section· 11Pf76 ;~ff- 1oiv~~don ·4 ·J:>rqv'~·Cle~ for·· t~e: ·· · · ·:· identification of ·ah o·ffi•ce'r':of such d·epartrrfeli-1': ,irs· :the fi'r:e· boss 'W~t:h ·f1!nal au·t1h~or:!:'tY :t(?' apprbve· and ·aifleiicl "-the! 1p:i"iin: af1(f · formula applicable :t.o 1t'.f1e P.l"es cribed b1,1rning opera ti on.

The proposed Interagency Agreement provides· that: · ' 11 ••• Prescribed Burn 'Plan for t:he Sonoma KGRA #3· ;prescribed Burn Proj.ed:, prepared· ~Y 1CbF o,l'r ·Oc·tober v:: -t~a·41, ~s.t~\l>ifi's·h.e·s the~~ standards to •be •met'.' and wirllI ·gove·rn pri~oject exec1itioi'r ... 11·; 'The!' pla·n provides for 'Sflecifi'c·' mea_stJres dt:1.signed· to< avoid' \,)·r· . , ':'• significant:::ty 'less'e~:· 1the .~bove'..:.ment'ionid· e·nvir.onfne,nta:~:' i'n1'pac.i:~,>·

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Finding:. .(a) :thange·s or. 'al tera ti'i>ns. have been' requ'.i.'r·ed in, or inco~porate·a. ·i•nto·, (t:he p·r·oj'e·c,t. wh:i'c'h· mi tiga b~ or· avoid; the'.'•"·, ~ignificailt e'n'vi'rohmenbfl 'effects:" th'er~of 'as identified' in 'th~-: •' final E~ R' and. s:·l:t·e:' s·p·ec:if·~·c· ci's s·e·s ipneht .. . . . . . ,

'(b) ·suc'h changes or ail'terations ·are 11.r;i.J:.hin tp~.' ' ,. pesponsib.:\;!,~t~. arid _juris.9ic~_i9~ ~~fi .~.no~~~r .• P,U,bf~~ ~·~~!lqY. aQtj. ·;~· .riqt .the .. ag~n~y !Jla~.'.l:ng ~l:l.e .. t:~nd;g1s1 (,r;J.~r~.h .§o~o!TJ~ C9.H,ntY. A'.!-r;· ,1

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' Jurisdiction and regulatory !authority over air :quality in .the· proposed agr~ement area 'ires:l:des with tile 'North. ·Sonoma .county .Air Pollution C<?ntrol\ Dis ~ric t an<;! .. th.'¥ .. A,ir~ ~~e.s.t;>L!X'·c:.~s 1

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·-Board, Th~ ,Oi .. s.tr:ict has anc! •eilfqrces rules and regulation appli~~q':!,e ~o - con.~rq).:leq· em;i:s1~~P-~i.~, iri'to .~hc·.atmo.~ph.~i;.~;,, .j:n ... o.rae.r to ·J~ssq~,~· ~1#irif>,l~~,ric~ .... ~~a~h .·~tl~. ~.~r:,B.u.~14;~y_. .r,,·~~.~~~\~~,q~~-i'. .: ·, . CDF . h.~.s ~'~~e~oP.~~1 a~ .pmo.~.~ .. M.~fl~~~!flE:l.n~: :Pfl~D· 1n .,e:~os,e .c1c;i~.rJ:.g . .d.;r,1,a.t.:i..9..n~: with .~p.e N~rth,·~Rflor:n~- Gqµn.t.y. 1f\,:;r -rol.).u,.~;i;p.1"). .~~mtro;t \D.1s~~l'i·~iCi~··" 11 t. such Smok~ ·Manag~Jn~fl.~ Pi~.n: :L~ -~.tt.a.~N~~· ,~9, -~ptj 1i~· .. 1p~pt .J?ff:,~ . . ~h,q!. 1

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. 'S,qfTI? .c;>f .:th~ IJli t;ig.~ ~iC?!'I: m~1~sl\r~~ .~1.1~.l~d~~ in ... s.u.c:,h. :,~lt)q.kO , . 1 . , . ·-·M.anagement p,lafl«~re :, .w.h~!1· th~ .~.u.rn1 s.~~uil,tj pr.«.c.\J~.,. i: .. ,e .. (, ~~.1r1p:.~9f, · day; . ~~·IJl.e o,f. yea,r: YJ~n~f..<;f~t1~~,t.:L9n: :hut:riip,i.byc; :~~c·~ ~~e1~~-, .'. 1 ·'h prouis.~ons. ~:iJ.1, ~~n:y.~ ,t.c;> 1.Jfl~J'.1:9.~~e ._pot~nti~l. ~lr ·\1l!a~;i:ty. ,4,rrme~·\:i~,··'-'

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Impact: Po.ten.t~~l signifd:.c?,nt. inwa.ots. ;cou:J.;d .. o.cc.ur £~p ·ttie ·bd.O,t·a,~. in -~ne· 1proje~t ?T.?~ f'roin b.c;>~h .~~~e .. ,pr.ep~r,a.t";i.on. .~nd 1pni:!.sc.r:i·~·~.d, burn o(.H:.r~ti9r. .«s~me o,f j,J1e.$,2 .i1J1pacJ;$ .are: .~os.~· of .~s.c_a_p~.,, ~over-~ }os s <?f r;!:pC;lrias;i. h~9·~.t?~:; 19s.s, 9.f ·ha bi.tat; .. of;· ,rar~ ;q.r~; " .. '

,"' end~n·gered fauri~; 19.~.s of uegetat.ion containing rare or ·e11da·ngereq. flora; e:tc.

-. " " ,., "· .:!'/~ .. ~~-,Finding: (a) C\'langes ·or al terati,ons: h.flve b'een required ·in, ior· incorp,<;>r'? .. ~.~.d. ~nt,9 1 ~h'r. Prc;>j'~.c,~. wl:l';i:,ch. ~Jt?,~g~'.~~· or, ~.v,9.~_d:,\tbe·'.J ·, · '1· " sign~;ficant eflVifOnm.irnta}, 'effects· ;ther:<.19,f .. ~S· i~e.nt-~f.i_ed;. :i-.n}!f1_e ··.·, · final EIR and si~e ~ipecif\ic as::;essment. · · ·

" .(b) ?.Li~h·CO~i1g~.~' or .a'.J.t~.r,at-;i,.t?ns are"~~:t.~iri::the•. ,, 1,. respons~9il-~~-Y ?n\~. j,Lp:\i.s~tF,~i.9i;t· .9f, ~r,i9t:IJ~f .public ·~"ge,n~:Y,i £l_n~".. · not .. ~~e i:l9~oc.~· i1ia~\~r1g ~h~. f.~tj~~ng: ~CQf - ?o,nom~· ~~rig~r . , i ,

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,1.,, ·\. :.Prescribed b,ur11ing .. in· the ·proposed agre<:l!!l~nt ·area. ·could res.':Jlt in: several s.ighif.J.ca'ht environmel"~cal'. imj:l.ac.ts .to· the biota from the site p:reparatiori. (i'. ~:. , ·:1:1se of heavy equipment: pr.ovid:i.n.g t~o ~~r..9e an ~rer·a .for t:he ·~urn.; et:~ .:)1 and the

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of r-i'paria!l vegrit~tion;~ los's <ff :rare or .endangered species habitat: etc.)- ..

Pursuant to Oiu.:i.s±bri 4, of the· ,p,. R. ¢ "' CDf has j Lirisdictio~ ·and rer1.ponsib:i.Ti)~y,. oye,'h· ·m~nageinel'!t of the G~apa~na'l Management Program. Section' 4476': of Dil.iision )4 pro•Jides for the ide·ntifi:cat:i:on of~ an officer of: such d'epar'tment as the f1re :t?o·ss w±t:h f:i,na'J ·author~;i·ty· ·to: ·app,rove an'a -ame'nd' the plan and form1Jla: aP,pl:D¢~1)~~ ·~o ·the pre,s cr~be.d ·burning operat:ion.

T-h<jl ·pp.oposeg. I-nter.agenc·Y· -Ag~e.eml':'nt .Pr-.Q;~.i'd.es .. that.:. 11 ... , Pres.cribec :Burn. Plan for' the .Sonoma KGRA 113 Prescribed Burn

1Pr0Je-ct:, ".r,fepe11\~e~1,.by CQF on .October 1,,. 19'84, e~tab}ishes the 1standards tci' b1~.:met and ·will govern pr~.oject· r1xecution ... 11

•. The ·pila11·:provi~~s·" f:\or specific· mea~ures .designed'. t~ ·avoid .or ·significantly.· i·,essen 'the iaentif.i'ed' .envi.rlonmental impacts.

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