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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-132 sensitive species and habitats. Special use areas include airborne training sites (drop zones), ammunition storage, and equipment storage. Training activities related to land use on JBLM YTC include maneuver events, both on- and off-road vehicle movement, aerial maneuver and gunnery practice, gunnery practice, digging activities (tank ditches, vehicle positions, and foxholes), unit assembly areas, and river crossing exercises (Army 2010). TAs on the JBLM YTC are shown in Appendix A - Land Use Map. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS managed lands associated with the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge are intermingled within the WDFW-managed Columbia Wildlife MA-Lower Crab Creek Unit and Priest Rapids Unit. The purpose of the refuge is to provide habitat and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The USFWS is developing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan that will serve as a guide for the refuge for the next 15 years. Bureau of Reclamation The mission of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Reclamation manages land and irrigation infrastructure in the Grant and Yakima County sections of the Project study area as part of the Columbia Basin Project and Yakima Project. All basic irrigation facilities are operated by the irrigation districts. The South Columbia Irrigation District is associated with the Columbia Basin Project and the Roza Irrigation District is associated with the Yakima Project. The South Columbia Irrigation District manages facilities on the eastern side of the Columbia River in the Project study area (Grant County), while the Roza Irrigation District manages facilities on the western side of the Columbia River (Yakima County). The Columbia Basin Project includes 330 miles of main canals, 1,990 miles of smaller canals, and 3,500 miles of drains and wasteways served by more than 240 pumping plants that carry water to some 10,000 farms. The Yakima Project provides irrigation water for a comparatively narrow strip of fertile land that extends for 175 miles on both sides of the Yakima River in south-central Washington. The irrigable lands presently being served total approximately 464,000 acres. Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has the authority to regulate the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace. Structures that would support the conductors that would cross the Columbia River would be approximately 200 feet tall above ground level for the proposed Project. In accordance with 14 CFR Part 77, Form 7460-1 Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration would need to be filed with the FAA for review and would include information about the height and configuration of conductors and structures. 3.4.3.2 State Washington Department of Natural Resources The DNR manages state trust lands and the Selah Cliffs NAP that are located in the Project study area. According to the State Trust Lands Map, the trust lands in the Project study area are managed for the benefit of the state’s public schools, universities, and other state institutions. DNR, as trust manager, is mandated by common trust law, the State Constitution, and the Enabling Act to manage federally granted trust lands for the full and exclusive benefit of the designated trust. The DNR establishes NAPs to protect the best remaining examples of many ecological communities including rare plant and animal habitat. The DNR Natural Heritage Program identifies the highest quality, most ecologically important sites for protection as natural area preserves. The Selah Cliffs NAP was established to protect the largest known basalt daisy population, primarily. The colorful, lichen covered