Revision to an Existing Vested Surface Mine to Permit Temporary Quarrying as a Borrow Pit for SR 58

The project involves an amendment to Incidental Take Permit No. 2081-2015-008-06 under the California Endangered Species Act to extend the permit’s expiration date, allowing the permittee to fulfill mitigation obligations by conveying 149 acres of Habitat Management lands to California State Parks in fee simple, as outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This action authorizes the permanent removal of 39.4 acres of habitat critical to the Agassiz’s desert tortoise, an endangered species, and the Mohave ground squirrel, a threatened species, resulting in incidental take of both under CESA. The permit amendment is tied to broader environmental compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act, with a Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted to address project impacts. The lead agency is San Bernardino County, with the project located approximately five miles northwest of Hinkley and twelve miles west of Barstow in San Bernardino County, centered on a specific legal land description in Township 10 North, Range 4 West. Key contact points include Reuben Arceo from San Bernardino County and Cindy Castaneda from CDFW, who oversee regulatory coordination and environmental compliance but are not formally designated as contract administration personnel. The instrument is a regulatory permit amendment, not a traditional procurement contract, and lacks standard contract elements such as pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, inspection requirements, or federal acquisition regulation clauses. No contract value, invoicing methods, accounting codes, or formal award evaluation criteria are specified. The focus remains entirely on ecological mitigation, habitat transfer, and compliance with state environmental statutes rather than federal contracting procedures or financial obligations.