What funding levels are justified for state agencies involved with THP review?
The CDFFP and other state agencies have suggested that PALCO will be submitting THPs at an accelerated rate, and that the review of THPs may be relatively labor-intensive in order to ensure that they comply with conditions of the HCP and SYP. Since the state’s review of THPs is critical for ensuring that logging operations are consistent with the conservation objectives contained in the HCP, Chapter615, and other documents, it is important that state agencies dedicate the necessary resources for conducting those reviews. The Legislature should direct CDFFP to provide information identifying the likely workload increases resulting from Headwaters-related THP reviews, and its plans for handling any additional workload. Similarly, other agencies involved with THP reviews or other enforcement activities, such as watershed analysis and species preservation, should provide information on their anticipated workloads arising from the Headwaters agreement. What role should the state play in dev
