LA drafts environmental impact report
The USS Iowa
The Port of Los Angeles has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the USS Iowa Relocation Project. The USS Iowa is the last surviving World War II-battleship, decommissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1990.
The draft EIR includes a discussion of the proposed project’s environmental impacts and identifies mitigation measures to reduce these impacts as required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The Port of Los Angeles drafted the EIR together with the Los Angeles-based nonprofit group Pacific Battleship Center. In the report the Pacific Battleship Center proposes to relocate the USS Iowa battleship from its current location in San Francisco to Berth 87, part of the San Pedro Waterfront. The battleship would be moored year-round at Berth 87 with sufficient parking to accommodate visitor use. Portions of the Iowa will be available to the public for guided tours, special events, and educational programs. A second phase of the project may include, pending future funding, a two-story, 33,800 square foot (approximate footprint) landside visitor center, to include a museum and education center featuring historic artifacts, educational programs, concession areas; ticket booth, gift shop; and restroom facilities.
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