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Carbon County General Plan Updated 5/23/2017 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FINDINGS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AN ADDENDUM TO THE CARBON COUNTY GENERAL PLAN DRAFT Updated 5/23/2017 Updated 5/23/2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS e Of Contents Introduction 1 Land Uses 5 Land Use 6 Land Access 10 Wilderness + Special Designations 14 Forest Management 17 Fire Management 19 Agricultural Resources 21 Agriculture 22 Livestock + Grazing 25 Noxious Weeds 27 Mineral Resources 29 Minerals 30 Mining 32 Energy 34 Water Resources 37 Water Quality + Hyrdology 38 Water Rights 40 Wetlands 42 Wild + Scenic Rivers 44 Riparian Areas 46 Irrigation 48 Ditches + Canals 50 Floodplains + River Terraces 52 Wildlife Resources 55 Wildlife 56 Threatened, Endangered + Sensitive Species 59 Predator Management 61 Fisheries 63 Economics + Society 65 Air Quality 66 Economic Considerations 68 Cultural, Historical, Geological + Paleontological 71 Law Enforcement 75 Recreation + Tourism 77 APPENDICES 79 Works Cited 80 Citizen Input 86 Maps 87 DRAFT Updated 5/23/2017 DRAFT Updated 5/23/2017 INTRODUCTION Impetus The Utah State Legislature recently updated the state code regarding general plans (HB 323 in 2015, and HB 219 in 2016). Accordingly, every county is required to address natural resources on federal public lands within their county in a resource management plan (RMP). This legislation identified 28 items or resources that must be addressed in the RMP, and the requirement to develop findings, objectives, and policies for management of these items and resources. Legislators allocated one-time funding for the initial county RMP process, and Carbon County began the process in early 2016. This RMP is part of the required general plan. According to state code, a general plan is an advisory document that establishes a vision, influences growth, justifies ordinances, protects private property rights, and anticipates capital improvements. The RMP will identify local knowledge and develop management objectives and policies related to natural resources. The RMP will be based on the needs and preferences of the county, its residents, and property owners. It will be the county’s foundational document for management of public lands and the basis for communicating and coordinating with land management agencies on land and resource management issues. Best Available Information The best available information was gathered in a combined effort by BioWest and Jones & DeMille Engineering in 2016. The county recognizes that new information may always be developing, and future management and use decisions should be based on the latest, best available information. In using data to make evidence-based decisions, it is preferable to analyze resource condition trends over single points of data. Process In 2015, HB 323 was approved by the Utah Legislature, mandating that every county prepare and adopt a general plan that contains an RMP. In 2016, the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG) contracted with Bio-West and Jones & DeMille Engineering to gather environmental data for all four counties in the association. Information on current local policy and environmental conditions was gathered and compiled into a database. This information can be found online. After the data was gathered, the county contracted with Rural Community Consultants to engage the public, develop policy, and prepare the RMP. A widely-accessible, public-facing website (CarbonCountyPlan.org) was developed for the initiative and included background information, a survey, and drafts of the plan. It was advertised through the county’s website, and letters were sent to affected entities notifying them of the website and process. As drafts were developed for each issue, they were reviewed and edited by the public and state agency subject matter experts. The planning and county commissions held hearings and meetings that followed state noticing protocol. In the summer of 2017, the RMP was formally adopted by the Carbon County Commission as part of the general plan. Citizen Input The opinions and values of Carbon County residents and property owners are extremely important to the county commission. Proper noticing procedures were followed throughout the process, and one public open houses was held in Price to publicize the initiative and garner input on resource management. The consultant focused on creating access to the website and survey for all residents of Carbon County by utilizing electronic and paper surveys. The county feels that the sentiments and values of residents were well captured in the public engagement and outreach activities. DRAFT pg. 1 Updated 5/23/2017 pg. 2 DRAFT Updated 5/23/2017 INTRODUCTION Purpose Utah State Statute provides for the development of county-level plans under Title 17-27a-401. Components which are required to be addressed within these plans include land use, transportation, environmental issues, public services and facilities, rehabilitation and redevelopment, economic concerns, recommendations for plan implementation, and “any other elements that the county considers appropriate.” In 2015, the Utah Legislature amended Title 17-27a-401 to also require that county general plans include a “resource management plan” to provide a basis for communicating and coordinating with the federal government on land and resource management issues. The 2016 Utah Legislature amended the resource management planning requirements and extended the time for the county legislative body to approve the plan until August 1, 2017. This plan has been prepared in response to these requirements, and is known as the “2017 Carbon County Resource Management Plan.” In all of its planning actions, Carbon County has focused not only on the statutory requirements, but on issues identified by county residents during public work sessions. These issues are addressed in the RMP through statements of policy or position. Need Carbon County consists of 47.5 percent public lands (44.3 percent BLM and 3.2 percent USFS). Another 11 percent is SITLA, and 2.5 percent other state lands. The remaining 39% is private. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) requires that “Land use plans of the Secretary [of the Interior] under this section shall be consistent with State and local plans to the maximum extent he finds consistent with Federal law and the purposes of this Act.” The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to “establish procedures . to give the Federal, State, and local governments and the public adequate notice and an opportunity to comment upon the formulation of standards, criteria, and guidelines applicable to Forest Service programs.” The Carbon County Master Plan was considered in development of the 2008 BLM Price Field Office RMP, which highlights the importance of maintaining a current, data-based local plan. This updated county plan will provide clear objectives, goals, and policies that can be applied across agency boundaries, and will be more effective in protecting the customs, culture, and traditional uses of county residents while providing for the conservation and use of the county’s resources. Coordination and Cooperation To further facilitate coordination between the county and agencies, Carbon County adopted Coordination Resolution 2016-6: A Resolution Requiring Federal and State Agencies with Management, Oversight or Planning Duties to Coordinate with Carbon County on all Land Use and Natural Resource Planning within Carbon County. DRAFT pg. 3 Updated 5/23/2017 pg. 4 DRAFT Updated 5/23/2017 LAND USES DRAFT pg. 5 Updated 5/23/2017 LAND USE The purpose of this section is to outline the legal framework and city councils. county’s position for resource management planning and public BLM: The Price Field Office manages BLM-administered lands lands issues. This section is intended to provide a broad outline in Carbon County. Land use decisions for all BLM-administered of the parameters for influence and should not be considered an lands are made according to mandates defined by the FLPMA. exhaustive dissertation of all possibilities. FLPMA requires the BLM to manage lands under a multiple-use Definition philosophy. A component of the FLPMA is the requirement for an open and public land use planning process in the development The designation, modification, and management of land for of resource management plans (RMP). Each BLM Field Office agricultural, environmental, industrial, recreational, residential, must develop an RMP to guide future land use activities on or any other purposes. public lands.The RMP defines goals, objectives, and rules for commercial and extractives industries, transportation, recreation, Related Resources and conservation. To complete an RMP, the BLM follows Wilderness, Recreation and Tourism, Energy, Land Access, planning procedures outlined in the National Environmental Wild and Scenic Rivers, Law Enforcement, Water Quality and Policy Act (NEPA). Hydrology, Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species, USFS: The USFS manages land use decisions for national Cultural, Historical, Geological, and Paleontological forests by developing forest plans under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-588). Forest plans provide Findings strategic direction for management of all resources on a national forest for 10 to 15 years. Forest plans require consideration of Overview alternatives and public input under the NEPA process (Council on Nearly 49 percent of the land in Carbon County is federally Environmental
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