What is an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)?
Since the ESA is supposed to prevent the killing of endangered species, the USFWS has to issue a special permit that allows the “taking” of a species. The ITP is a loophole in the Endangered Species Act, originally designed to allow scientists to occasionally take a species for study. In the battle over development on San Bruno Mountain, developers and allies went to Washington and successfully lobbied the Reagan administration to change the law to allow for development. • What is a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)? An HCP is a plan, under the ESA, that allows development on endangered species habitat by issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the endangered species. In return for the harm to the species, mitigation measures are planned. Mitigation often includes land set-asides for the species, and money for habitat restoration. • Who is in charge of the HCP? The USFWS is the ultimate authority. In the San Bruno Mountain HCP, the San Mateo County Parks Department is the plan operat
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