on Facebook
on Twitter
on YouTube
Document Information
Balancing Environment and Development
Costs, Revenues, and Benefits of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan
The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) is an ambitious effort to balance development and environmental concerns in an area of rapid urban growth. In return for setting up a 500,000-acre conservation reserve, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game granted the county and cities in western Riverside County a 75-year “take” permit for endangered species. The take permit allows the cities and county to approve development projects outside the reserve that could negatively affect 146 sensitive plant and animal species. The plan is supposed to speed the frequently time-consuming and litigious process of permitting new highway and development projects while establishing an integrated conservation reserve rather than the patchwork of uncoordinated reserves that was so often the case in the past. The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) acquires land for and manages the reserve. This monograph examines the value of the land needed for the reserve, the financial consequences of acquiring the land over different periods of time, and the projected costs of operating the reserve. It compares projected costs and revenues and identifies potential funding sources to fill any resulting funding gap. It also examines the prospect for achieving the MSHCP's habitat-conservation goals and whether the MSHCP has, in fact, streamlined the permitting processes. Finally, it identifies issues that the RCA Board of Directors, RCA staff, and stakeholders should address to ensure the plan's success and the ongoing economic and ecological health of the county.
See Also:
Support RAND Research — Buy This Product!
Paperback Cover Price: $37.00
Discounted Web Price: $33.30
Pages: 270
ISBN/EAN: 9780833046093
Free, downloadable PDF file(s) are available below.
RAND makes an electronic version of this document available for free as a public service. If you find this information valuable, please consider purchasing a paper copy of the full document to help support RAND research.
Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7.0 or higher for the best experience.
Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
Value of Parcels Already Acquired by RCA
Chapter Three:
Value of Land Required for the MSHCP Reserve
Chapter Four:
Financial Implications of Temporal Acquisition Strategies
Chapter Five:
Costs of Implementing the MSHCP and Operating the Reserve
Chapter Six:
Projected Revenue for RCA
Chapter Seven:
Additional Local Revenue Options
Chapter Eight:
The MSHCP's Effects on the Permitting Process for Transportation and Development Projects
Chapter Nine:
Conclusion
Appendix A:
Specification and Estimation of the Land-Value Model
Appendix B:
Examples of Simulated Land-Price Paths
Appendix C:
Revenue Sources for Existing Habitat-Conservation Plans
Appendix D:
Integrating Funding for Infrastructure Construction and Conservation
Appendix E:
The Effect of the MSHCP on Mobility in Western Riverside County
Appendix F:
Future Changes in the Permitting Process
The research described in this monograph was supported by the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority and was conducted under the auspices of the Transportation, Space, and Technology Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment.
This product is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series. RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND monographs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity.
Permission is given to duplicate this electronic document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND Permissions page.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.
* RAND research is conducted across divisions, centers, and projects; these organizational components are represented in the "Related RAND Divisions" section above.
Top
RAND® is a registered trademark. Copyright © 1994-2009 RAND Corporation. Last Modified: November 03, 2008 