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Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 48325-001 July 2015 PHI: 150 MW Burgos Wind Farm Project Transmission Line and Jetty Section 4 – Land Use Assessment (Part 2 of 14) Prepared by EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation and the Asian Development Bank. The initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Table of contents 4. Land Use Assessment ............................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 Baseline Condition ........................................................................................................... 4-2 4.4 Land Use Impacts .......................................................................................................... 4-34 4.5 Land Use Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................... 4-35 4.6 Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 4-35 Table index Table 4-1 Land cover within areas traversed by the Transmission Line and Jetty Projects ............ 4-3 Table 4-2 Actual land use of areas where the transmission towers were built .............................. 4-15 Table 4-3 Classification of land traversed by the Transmission Line Project ................................ 4-16 Table 4-4 Classification of environmental critical areas – Transmission Line ............................... 4-19 Table 4-5 Classification of environmental critical areas – Jetty Project ......................................... 4-27 Table 4-6 Summary of baseline condition ...................................................................................... 4-34 Table 4-7 Key impacts and proposed mitigation/enhancement measures .................................... 4-36 Figure index Figure 4-1 General land use map of the Municipality of Burgos based on CLUP ........................... 4-4 Figure 4-2 Existing land use of the Municipality of Pasuquin based on CLUP ................................. 4-5 Figure 4-3 Existing land use of the Municipality of Bacarra based on CLUP (2012) ........................ 4-6 Figure 4-4 Existing land use of Laoag City based on CLUP ............................................................. 4-7 Figure 4-5 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (1 of 7) ...................................................................................................................................... 4-8 Figure 4-6 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (2 of 7) ...................................................................................................................................... 4-9 Figure 4-7 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (3 of 7) .................................................................................................................................... 4-10 Figure 4-8 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (4 of 7) .................................................................................................................................... 4-11 GHD | Report for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation - EDC Transmission Line and Jetty Projects, 71/12098 | i Figure 4-9 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (5 of 7) .................................................................................................................................... 4-12 Figure 4-10 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (6 of 7) .................................................................................................................................... 4-13 Figure 4-11 Land cover of the area traversed by the Transmission Line (USGS 2010) (7 of 7) .................................................................................................................................... 4-14 Figure 4-12 Land classification map traversed by the Transmission Line and covered by the Jetty Project ................................................................................................................... 4-17 Figure 4-13 Areas traversed by the Transmission Line relative to the identified ECA ...................... 4-25 Figure 4-14 Location of Jetty Project relative to identified ECA ........................................................ 4-33 GHD | Report for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation - EDC Transmission Line and Jetty Projects, 71/12098 | ii 4. Land Use Assessment 4.1 Introduction This section describes the baseline condition of the project area and evaluates the impacts of the Transmission Line and Jetty Projects on the existing land use. The assessment methodology is provided in Section 4.2 while baseline condition on land use, zoning and classification as well as environmentally critical areas are discussed in Section 4.3. Land use impacts and mitigation measures are presented in Sections 4.4 and 4.5, respectively. 4.2 Assessment Methodology 4.2.1 Applicable Standards The Philippine regulations used for land use assessment of the Transmission Line and Jetty Projects are as follows: Presidential Decree 705: Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines Section 20 of Republic Act 7160: Local Government Code of the Philippines Municipal or City Zoning Ordinances, which is the basis for the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the project impact areas Additional regulations were used as basis in assessing land use impacts of the Burgos Transmission Line and Jetty Projects. However, these were only used as references for the impact assessment and not as regulatory instruments since both the projects were not covered by the Philippine EIS System as supported by the issuance of a Certificate of Non-Coverage. These regulations include: DENR Administrative Order No. 2003-30: Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (EIS) Presidential Proclamation No. 2146: Proclaiming Certain Areas and Types of Projects as Environmentally Critical and within the Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement The applicable international standard/guideline is: IFC Performance Standard 1 – Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts 4.2.2 Baseline Data Gathering The three municipalities and city traversed by the Transmission Line (TL) and covered by the Jetty Project were surveyed to gather secondary data that could be used officially as reference to the existing land uses within the area. Publicly available information such as municipal profiles and comprehensive land use plans (CLUP) as well as relevant laws and legal proclamations were also reviewed to identify the existing land uses and classification within the study area. Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ) identified by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) was used as reference to provide information on proposed land uses in the municipalities and city traversed by the TL and covered by the Jetty. It should be noted, however, that SAFDZ does not represent actual land use but instead a recommendation for land use zoning in preparation of the municipality’s respective CLUPs. The classification based on SAFDZ was used when no LGU generated information of land use classification is available. The SAFDZ was developed based on the provision of Section 10 of RA 8435 or the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (AFMA). The Department GHD | Report for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation - EDC Transmission Line and Jetty Projects, 71/12098 | 4-1 of Agriculture (DA), in consultation with local government units (LGU), government agencies, and other stakeholders, is mandated to identify the SAFDZs to ensure that the lands are efficiently and sustainably utilized for food and non-food production and agro-industrialization. The AFMA states that the SAFDZ, where applicable, within one year of finalization, should be incorporated by the LGUs in preparing their respective land use and zoning ordinance. Survey of the land where the transmission towers were erected was also undertaken to determine the actual land use of the area. Land classification used in this report was based on the 1987 Philippine Constitution that classifies land, its allocation and provisions for the national interest. However, land classification may be superseded by the existing land uses through CLUP, SLUP or FLAg whichever is applicable and SAFDZ, if available, may be utilised as a guide to develop the former. Land uses classification and its allocations are mandated under the Local Government Code of 1991. Specifically, this study also referred