The Fish and Wildlife Service has received an application from RWLC Development Sub, LLC for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. This permit would allow the company to impact the federally listed sand skink and bluetail mole skink during the construction of a commercial development in Polk County, Florida. A habitat conservation plan has been proposed, and the public is invited to comment. The Service has made an initial determination that this project might have minor environmental impacts and may qualify for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Simple Explanation
RWLC Development Sub, LLC wants to build something in Florida where some special lizards live, so they asked if they could do it without hurting the lizards too much. The government is thinking about saying "yes," because they think the building won't hurt the environment a lot, and they want to know what people think about this idea.