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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-159 County’s open spaces. The goals, objectives, and policies pertaining to parks and open space considered are not relevant to the Project. Open space and recreation resources are also covered in the Land Use Element and Rural Lands Sub- Element of the Grant County Comprehensive Plan (Grant County 2006). The following goals and policies pertinent to the Project identified in the plan include: • Goal LU-5: The County should conserve or enhance important natural, cultural, and scenic resources. o Policy LU-5.1: Open space land use designations should:  Enhance recreational opportunities and public access to open spaces. • Goal RU-1: Rural areas should take into consideration both human uses and the natural environment. Encourage rural development that maintains the rural character of the land and protects the land and water environments required by outdoor recreation, and other open spaces. o Policy RU-1.1: Land uses in rural areas that are related to tourism, outdoor recreation, and other open space activities shall be preferred. • Goal NS-9: The County should recognize and protect the functions and values of the shoreline environments of statewide and local significance. For shorelines of state-wide significance, protection and management priorities are to: o Increase recreational opportunities for the public in shoreline areas. (Lower Crab Creek and the east/north side of the Columbia River in the Project study area; see Section 3.4 - Land Use). Grant County PUD recreational lands are currently managed under the new Final Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project Shoreline Master Plan (SLMP) (Grant County PUD 2010a). Grant County PUD manages the lands and waters of the Priest Rapids Project (Priest Rapids Dam, Wanapum Dam, and their associated reservoirs and transmission lines). The SLMP was submitted to FERC for approval on March 2, 2010, an order modifying and approving the SLMP submitted was issued on April 18, 2013 by FERC, and Grant County adopted an updated SLMP in September 2014 (see Section 3.4 - Land Use). One of the purposes of the SLMP is to consider what uses should occur on Grant County PUD lands and it designates classifications and uses which are intended, in part, to preserve and protect lands for future development by the Grant County PUD, government agencies, or individuals. 3.5.4 Route Segment Specific Considerations 3.5.4.1 Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 Route Segment 1a/NNR-1 is located in a low density residential area. There are no recreation areas or significant recreational activities occurring along Route Segment 1a/NNR-1. Refer to Table 3.5-3 for a summary of recreation activities occurring in the Project study area. 3.5.4.2 Route Segment 1b Route Segment 1b is located in a restricted area of the JBLM YTC. Private hunting opportunities exist adjacent to the route segment on private lands. 3.5.4.3 Route Segment 1c The primary recreation activity occurring in this area is private land hunting. DNR state trust lands are crossed for one mile on the west end of the route in the Blackrock designated elk hunting area (WDFW 2011).