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Water Supply Reserve Account - Grant Application Form Form Revised October 2006 General's office and Subdistrict No.l's legal counsel. This document articulates the precise financial obligations of all parties and requires substantial negotiations regarding the legal water retirement between all parties. The drafting, review and final development of the CREP Agreement requires substantial negotiations. Final Agreement January- February 2008: 112 hours @ $35.00/hr == $ 3,920.00. Travel: 1 round-trip visit from Sterling to Alamosa == 730 miles @ $.485 per mile == $354.05; per diem @ $30.00 per day x 2 days == $60.00; motel @ $87.50 x 1 nights == $87.50; 3 round-trip visits from Sterling to Denver == 840 miles @ $.485 per mile == $409.80; per diem @ $30.00 per day x 3 days == $90.00. Total travel January - February 2008 == $1,001.35. 8) The final CREP Agreement is signed by the USDA Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor of the participating state or his designee at an official ceremony held on site. The arrangement and coordination of this ceremony, including site selection, invitation lists, infrastructure needs, and other issues will be coordinated between USDA, State and local leaders, and other groups and organizations that will be party to the program. Arrange and coordinate CREP signing March 2008: 43 hours @ $35.00/hour $1,505.00. Travel: 2 round- trip visits from Sterling to Alamosa == 1460 miles @ $.485 per mile == $708.10; per diem @ $30.00 per day x 4 days == $120.00; motel @ $87.50 x 2 nights == $175.00. Total travel March 2008 == $1,003.10. The dates and time schedules for the various worl( products are estimates and may be delayed (or accelerated) depending on USDA availability, responses to questions, and review time of various aspects of the Proposal and Agreement. However, it is the intent of Subdistrict No. 1 to complete and gain approval of a CREP Proposal and an Agreement by March 30, 2008. Initial implementation of the program is anticipated to occur shortly after the Agreement is signed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor or his designee. DELIVERABLES: 1. CREP Proposal for a 40,000 acre enrollment in Subdistrict No.1: The Proposal will include detailed project objectives including, but not limited to, water conservation, soil erosion, wildlife habitat, and energy conservation, how it will be implemented, a cost analysis, and a detailed monitoring and evaluation plan that will be used to measure the success of the program. The monitoring plan will include a description of all data that will be collected, how it will be collected and who will be responsible for the collection of the data. In addition, a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) will be completed by the state Farm Service Agency. 2. The CREP Agreement commits USDA and the state of Colorado, for CREP for the Subdistrict No.1 to the provisions outlined in the Proposal. This document articulates the precise financial obligations of all parties and requires substantial negotiations regarding 11