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<br />Page 68 <br /> <br />CONSERVATION COMMITMENT <br /> <br />The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office (Bureau), hereby states its intent and <br />commitment to assist with and participate in the implementation of the Conservation and <br />Management Plan for Three Fish Species in Utah, as prepared by the interagency Three Species <br />Conservation Team. Specific commitments made hereby are as follows: <br /> <br />1. To provide one staff member as a representative to the Three Species Conservation <br />Team, which is comprised of all signatory agencies. <br /> <br />2. Work in cooperation with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to complete survey <br />and monitoring of three species populations and/or to evaluate habitat condition. <br /> <br />3. To protect three species populations and suitable habitat located on BLM lands from <br />negative impacts, which may be caused by land use activities. Authority for the <br />protection of the fishes and their habitats is pursuant to provisions in the BLM Policy <br />Manual and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. <br /> <br />, <br />Performance of all activities listed above is contingent upon the annual receipt of adequate <br />funding. This commitment shall not prohibit the signatory agency from engaging in management <br />actions regarding three species conservation beyond those described in this commitment page <br />and in the associated Plan. Such management actions should be coordinated with the Three <br />Species Conservation Team. <br /> <br />This commitment shall become effective on the date of signature by the participating party and <br />shall remain in effect until the signatory party chooses to terminate the commitment or until the <br />Three Species Conservation Team decides (by consensus) to terminate the plan. The signatory <br />party will provide 90 days written notification to the other parties upon deciding to terminate <br />involvement. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Land Management is granted authority to enter into this commitment through the <br />Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended; the Federal Land Policy Management Act of <br />1976, as amended; and 43 CFR 24.6, the USDI fish and wildlife policy on state and federal <br />relationships. <br /> <br />By signing the document below, the Bureau acknowledges that it is also signing as a party and <br />participant to the whole of the Three Species Conservation and Management Plan attached <br />hereto. <br /> <br />Sally Wisely, Director <br />Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office <br /> <br />Date <br />