The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formed a committee with landowners, developers, local governments, the California Department of Fish and Game, and others to craft the first HCP in 1982 "to address problems caused by the presence of endangered butterflies on San Bruno Mountain." HCPs do not include any independent scientific review, thus none exists.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established a panel involving landowners, developers, local authorities, the California Department of Fish and Game, and others to draft the initial HCP in 1982 "to handle issues due to the presence of endangered butterflies on San Bruno Mountain." HCPs do not incorporate any independent scientific evaluation, so there is none.