{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f410aaa\u201381b.","heading":"Wildlife corridors","text":"\u00a7\u202f410aaa\u201381b.\nWildlife corridors\n(a)\nIn general\nThe Secretary shall\u2014\n(1) assess the impacts of habitat fragmentation on wildlife in the California Desert Conservation Area; and\n(2) establish policies and procedures to ensure the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate species migration.\n(b)\nStudy\n(1)\nIn general\nAs soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after\nMarch 12, 2019\n(2)\nComponents\nThe study under paragraph (1) shall\u2014\n(A) identify the species migrating, or likely to migrate\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.\n(B) examine the impacts and potential impacts of habitat fragmentation on\u2014\n(i) plants, insects, and animals;\n(ii) soil;\n(iii) air quality;\n(iv) water quality and quantity; and\n(v) species migration and survival;\n(C) identify critical wildlife and species migration corridors recommended for preservation; and\n(D) include recommendations for ensuring the biological connectivity of public land managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense throughout the California Desert Conservation Area.\n(3)\nRights-of-way\nThe Secretary shall consider the information and recommendations of the study under paragraph (1) to determine the individual and cumulative impacts of rights-of-way for projects in the California Desert Conservation Area, in accordance with\u2014\n(A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (\n42 U.S.C. 4321\n(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (\n16 U.S.C. 1531\n(C) any other applicable law.\n(c)\nLand management plans\nThe Secretary shall incorporate into all land management plans applicable to the California Desert Conservation Area the findings and recommendations of the study completed under subsection (b).","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f410aaa\u201381b."},{"t":"heading","text":"Wildlife corridors"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" assess the impacts of habitat fragmentation on wildlife in the California Desert Conservation Area; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" establish policies and procedures to ensure the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate species migration.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Study"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 12, 2019","tail":", the Secretary shall complete a study regarding the impact of habitat fragmentation on wildlife in the California Desert Conservation Area."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Components"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The study under paragraph (1) shall\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t16/s410aaa\u201381b/b/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" identify the species migrating, or likely to migrate\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. 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