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• PRRIP — ED OFFICE DRAFT 6 0410 6/2 01 0 <br />257 50150 cost -share and the need to stick with that 50150 split as outlined in the federal statute. In <br />258 addition, water contributions are annual contributions and as such are annual payments just like <br />259 money. <br />260 <br />261 Besson asked how the Program is going to deal with the interest in the NCF. Lawson said the <br />262 federal government cannot use interest on those dollars and the federal share is based on annual <br />263 appropriations. Besson said there will still be interest earned by Wyoming with their quarterly <br />264 12a ents to the Program. Lawson agreed and said Wyoming receives that interest. Czaplewski <br />265 said there does not seem to be a lot of room for play in the "other" category, which contains <br />266 administration and monitoring /research. Lawson said we are using indices to retain the 2005 <br />267 buying power. Kraus said the Program still has to live within a budget. <br />268 <br />269 Motion approved (approved methodology attached). <br />270 <br />271 Water Action Plan Scoring Status Update <br />272 Lawson discussed the recent work of the sub -group working on issues related to Water Action <br />273 Plan scoring. Work has continued with the ED Office and Don Anderson (formerly of the U.S. <br />274 Fish and Wildlife Service) to develop a scoring proposal that can be brought back to the GC for <br />275 approval. The sub -group asked the ED Office and Anderson to use the J -2 reservoir project as an <br />276 example to show how it would score. The sub -group held a conference call to discuss this <br />277 example and work continues on refining the process. Once that is complete, the sub -group will <br />10278 report to the GC on alternatives for consideration. Lawson expects to report to the GC during the <br />279 June meeting. The expectation is that the GC will be presented with a scoring plan for the J -2 <br />280 project, but each project will likely require its own specific scoring process. <br />281 <br />282 Miscellaneous Program Business <br />283 Kenny said every year in Nebraska in June there is a Cattlemen's Ball that is a fundraiser for <br />284 cancer research. The event in 2009 was held on property owned by the Platte River Whooping <br />285 Crane Maintenance Trust. The 2010 event will be near Kearney on property owned by Norris <br />286 Marshall. One of the planned events is airboat rides. Kenny asked if there is any objection to <br />287 use of the Program airboat, piloted by Headwaters staff as volunteers, to assist with providing <br />288 airboat rides at the Ball. The Program will not be charged for gas, and current insurance will <br />289 cover use of the boat. Heaston asked what happens if the airboat is broken. Kenny said <br />290 insurance will cover it, as well as any potential injuries. Heaston asked what the problem would <br />291 be with having staff serve on billable time to the Program to ensure they are fully covered by <br />292 proper insurance. Kenny said he would not be opposed to that. <br />293 <br />294 Heaston moved to have Program staff serve on billable time to the Program during this event and <br />295 to authorize use the Program airboat. Berryman seconded. Motion approved. <br />296 <br />297 Meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m. Central time. <br />298 <br />299 <br />This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are <br />made by the Governance Committee before approval. <br />PRRIP GC Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 11 <br />