the nepa process will stretch out into the spring. but we posted this document on december 1, and we are looking to get public input over the next month so that we can incorporate anything we may have missed or different perspectives from the community. we would also, of course, love to have input from the commission. ultimately, we will come back and present a final plan to you. also, it is important to note that drafting this document in some respects served as a wonderful preparation exercise for us. we will be drafting parks special event permits both for the 2012 event and the 2013 events. this helps us get our head around what will be included in that period that will come back later because we will need much more detail, so we anticipate coming back with that later in the spring. and i think that is it. any questions you might have, i'm happy to answer. commissioner lee: does this come back to us as a permit application? >> yes. as i said, we will be drafting special even permits both for the 2012 and 2013 events, and it will b

the nepa process will stretch out into the spring. but we posted this document on ce

at the bottom of the slide we referenced the process under nepa. that includes the regulation for the coast guard to manage traffic along the bay as well as these permits to use park lands and that process is moving forward. it will take longer to publish their documentary different departments. you'll see that later this spring in may 2012 and hopefully a final findings in june 2012. a quick

at the bottom of the slide we referenced the process under nepa. that includes the regulation for the coast guard to manage traffic along the bay as well as these permits to use park lands and that process is moving forward. it will take longer to publish their documentary different departments. you'll see that later this spring in may 2012 and hopefully a final findings in june 2012. a quick few points on the economic benefits. the economic study commission prior to signing the host agreement looked at the full range of economic potential impacts to san francisco and the bay area and called out over $1 billion of impact and over 8000 jobs created by the events. these impacts and jobs are spread across a number of sectors as listed here. construction, transportation, and general events. hospitality and that sort of thing. something we have pointed out to people as we talked about these economic impact is they are not coming from a single point. these impacts are from diffuse points and different spectators and people interested in the events come t

what needs to get covered gets picked up, and additional changes according to their interpretation of nepa will play out in those documents. for your purposes today, you are using the final eir as the basis of your action, and i have been advised by the city attorney that i do not need to walk you through all of these revisions. they are pretty much technical revisions to memorialize properly the scope of the product that i described to you that you are proving today, and we have caught some typos and editorial errors that we would like to correct. i am advised that on that basis, we can go ahead with that on the basis of your action today. i would also like to acknowledge the city attorney's office in general as part of the unsung heroes of this effort. the entire legal team has been working on some aspect of the america's cup, but you would not have the dda in front of you. and the land use team has been instrumental on getting the planning department and the port through this process, so kudos to them. >> we are adopting the sub- alternatives when we adopt this? is that correct? >> yes,

at the bottom of the slide we referenced the process under nepa. that includes the regulation for the coast guard to manage traffic along the bay as well as these permits to use park lands

what needs to get covered gets picked up, and additional changes according to their interpretation of nepa will play out in those documents. for your purposes today, you are using the final eir as the

the state department itself, neep through the nepa process in the state department had responsibilityesponsibility to make a decision on the project, and as you can see, on their own timeline they had planned to render a decision before the end of last year. as a matter of fact i received a letter from secretary of state clinton indicating that they intended to have a final decision issued before the end of the year. but yet when we passed our earlier legislation, the president says we can't make a decision in 60 days. you mean three years and 60 days? i mean how long does it take to study this process and make a decision, particularly when in the last bill that we passed, 89-10 by this body, and now on this legislation again we say as to the only contested portion of the route where you may want to reroute through nebraska due to the ogallala aquifer, we provide as much time as needed to do the rerouteing but at some point we've got to make a decision to move forward with the project. so maybe as you say, well, okay it's been studied for three years, but more time is needed somehow b

order, the department determined that it would pry an environmental impact statement consistent with nepa, the national environmental policy act of 1969. we also carried out processes mandated by the national historic preservation act of 1966 and the endangered species act. following requirements, we engaged in a robust public outreach effort. on august 26, 2011, we issued the final e.i.s. following its issuance, we began a review period for the national interest determination. and we conducted an additional public comment period that closed on october 9, 2011. we held meetings along the pipeline route, including in the sand hills. these meetings were passionate with strong opinions and rationales on both sides. in nebraska, we heard concerns about the fradge and i will unique sand hills of nebraska. we heard about their importance to a nation and to the people of nebraska. indeed, the people felt so strongly about this issue, that their legislators met in special session to draft the law to ensure the sand hills would be protected. that is why we paused the process in november 22011. bas