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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-112 • Public Land Information System (geographic information system [GIS] database) • Field Reconnaissance of the Project study area (May 2011, June 2013) • Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [Reclamation] 2012) 3.4.2 Current Conditions and Trends, Regional Overview 3.4.2.1 Land Jurisdiction Land jurisdiction refers to the limits of administrative authority maintained by a federal, state, or local governmental agency or organization. Jurisdiction does not necessarily imply land ownership. Three predominant categories of jurisdictions (federal, state, and local) inventoried within the Project study area are described in this section and presented in Table 3.4-1. Also see Section 3.4.3 for a description of agency land management responsibilities. Table 3.4-1 Land Ownership and Jurisdiction in Project Study Area LAND JURISDICTION TOTAL AREA (TWO-MILE CORRIDOR) AREA (ACRES) % OF PROJECT STUDY AREA (TWO-MILE CORRIDOR) FEDERAL BLM 13,605 8% Reclamation 6,732 4% JBLM YTC 55,803 31% USFWS 1,347 1% STATE WDFW 1,121 1% DNR 6,845 4% WSDOT 842 <0.5% LOCAL Yakima County 51,452 29% Grant County 21,134 12% Kittitas County 18,246 10% Benton County 3,089 2% Total Corridor 180,218 100% Source: See Appendix A - Jurisdiction, Recreation, and Special Management Areas Federal Agencies that manage lands administered by the federal government in the Project study area include: • Army (JBLM YTC) • BLM • Reclamation • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) State Agencies that manage lands administered by the state of Washington in the Project study area include: • Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) • Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) • Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT)