Description: This layer depicts areas which have been designated (per the requirements of Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005) as West-wide energy corridors in Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service management plans in connection with the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land in the 11 Western States, November 2008, and subsequently identified as corridors of concern by the plaintiffs in a lawsuit following designation of the Section 368 corridors. The nature of the concern is briefly stated in the settlement agreement reached by the participants. See http://corridoreis.anl.gov/news/index.cfm#settlement for more information.
Service Item Id: c9c078e1bdb04c1590f8969d5530d994
Copyright Text: Produced by Argonne National Laboratory and federal agencies in support of the West-wide Energy Corridors project.
Description: This layer depicts areas which have been designated (per the requirements of Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005) as West-wide energy corridors in Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service management plans in connection with the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land in the 11 Western States, November 2008 and the subsequent Records of Decision.Some corridor areas have notes in the Sec368Status field about special issues in designation that were still being analyzed when this layer was updated (December 12, 2017).
Service Item Id: c9c078e1bdb04c1590f8969d5530d994
Copyright Text: Produced by Argonne National Laboratory and federal agencies in support of the West-wide Energy Corridors project.
Description: This dataset displays FINAL land use allocations, related to Solar development, for BLM administered Lands within the planning area, under the Proposed Plan. The 11-state planning area includes approximately 162 million acres of lands that are administered by the BLM under principles of multiple use and sustained yield, consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA).
Value: Other Label: Areas Excluded Because Not Within 15 Miles of Transmission Lines and Not Previously Disturbed (1,374,479 acres) Description: N/A Symbol:
Description: This dataset displays FINAL land use allocations, related to Solar development, for BLM administered Lands within the planning area, under the Proposed Plan. The 11-state planning area includes approximately 162 million acres of lands that are administered by the BLM under principles of multiple use and sustained yield, consistent with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA).
Value: Other Label: Areas Excluded Because Not Within 15 Miles of Transmission Lines and Not Previously Disturbed (1,374,479 acres) Description: N/A Symbol: