Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat
Designation for the Coachella Valley Milk-Vetch
Prepared for:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Economics
Arlington, Virginia
Prepared by:
Northwest Economic Associates
A Division of ENTRIX, Inc.
Vancouver, Washington
November 2005
Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat
Designation for the Coachella Valley Milk-Vetch
Prepared for:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Economics
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
Prepared by:
Northwest Economic Associates
A Division of ENTRIX, Inc.
12009 N.E. 99th Street, Suite 1410
Vancouver, WA 98682-2497
Send comments on the economic analysis to:
Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office
6010 Hidden Valley Road
Carlsbad, CA 92009
November 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
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1.0 Introduction and Background
1
1.1
Approach to Estimating Economic Effects ................................................................................. 2
1.1.1 Efficiency Effects ............................................................................................................ 2
1.1.2 Distributional and Regional Economic Effects ............................................................... 3
1.2
Scope of the Analysis .................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.1 Sections of the Act Relevant to Economic Analysis ....................................................... 7
1.2.2 Other Relevant Protection Efforts ................................................................................... 8
1.2.3 Additional Analytic Considerations ................................................................................ 8
1.2.4 Benefits.......................................................................................................................... 10
1.3
Analytic Time Frame............................