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Page 67 CONSERVATION COMMITMENT The u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 (Service), hereby states its intent and commitment to assist with and participate in the implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan for Three Fish Species in Utah, as prepared by the interagency Three Species Conservation Team. Specific commitments made hereby are as follows: L To provide one staff member as a representative to the lbree Species Conservation Team, which is comprised of all signatory agencies. 2. To provide funding through the State Wildlife Grant program as long as state matching funds are available. 3. To review and provide comments under existing laws and regulations for any projects federally authorized, funded, or carried out that may impact any of the three species. 4. To use the Service's authority under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a- 742j), as amended, which authorized the acquisition of refuge lands for development, advancement, management, conservation, and protection of fish and wildlife resources to protect the three species from land and water altering activities, where feasible, on National Wildlife Refuge System lands. Performance of all activities listed above is contingent upon the annual receipt of adequate funding. This commitment shall not prohibit the signatory agency from engaging in management actions regarding three species conservation beyond those described in this commitment page and in the associated Plan. Such management actions should be coordinated with the lbree Species Conservation Team. This commitment shall become effective on the date of signature by the participating party and shall remain in effect until the signatory party chooses to terminate the commitment or until the Three Species Conservation Team decides (by consensus) to terminate the plan. The signatory party will provide 90 days written notification to the other parties upon deciding to terminate involvement. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is ,granted the authority to enter into this commitment through the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended; the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended; the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended; and 43 CFR 24.6, USDI fish and wildlife policy on state and federal relationships. By signing the document below, the Service acknowledges that it is also signing as a party and participant to the whole of the lbree Species Conservation and Management Plan attached hereto. . Mitch King, Regional Director U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6 Date