Triggered missed date from extending Section 106 consultation concluded within 30 days of its current target date which was 12/18/2019 and extended to 05/12/2020
Nevada
Description:
The Las Vegas Field Office will work with the Nevada SHPO on developing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), on the impacts to historic sites and effects to the Old Spanish National Historic Trail.
Milestones:
PROJECT WEBSITE: E-Planning
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/29/2020
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
Major Infrastructure Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Description:
The 690MW/ac Gemini Solar Project, once installed at full capacity, will be the largest solar photovoltaic (“PV”) project in the State of Nevada. The project site is located approximately 25 miles northeast of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, immediately south of the Moapa River Indian Reservation in an unincorporated area of Clark County, Nevada. Interstate 15 (I-15) is located less than ½ mile west of the project site. The NV Energy Crystal Substation and an NV Energy high-voltage transmission line are located less than four miles to the west.