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PRRIP—ED OFFICE DRAFT 05/10/2014 <br /> 229 <br /> 230 Berryman moved to accept the score for the Pathfinder project; Campbell seconded. Score approved. <br /> 231 <br /> 232 J2 Reservoir Update <br /> 233 Kraus provided an update on the status of the J2 project. Ament asked how Central is feeling about the <br /> 234 project. Kraus said things are moving along well, it could have started more quickly but the engineer is <br /> 235 now on board,they have permitting help,and things are moving forward. Drain said they have started on <br /> 236 road relocations and appraisals needed for landowner negotiations. Drain asked the GC if the format of <br /> 237 the report seems appropriate (Kraus handed out copies of glossy report document). Sellers said it seems <br /> 238 to work for this stage of the game. Campbell asked about dissenting votes from the Central board. Drain <br /> 239 and Kraus said those are individual members,not the Board as a whole. Strauch asked if it is landowners <br /> 240 affected by the project. Kraus said no. <br /> 241 <br /> 242 PRRIP Indexing <br /> 243 Merrill updated the group on the latest indexing calculations. Rabbe asked when land prices were <br /> 244 calculated and he expected land prices to change with declining corn prices. Merrill said the answer he <br /> 245 got from Denver is that there is a delayed reaction and it may take about a year and a half to catch up. <br /> 246 <br /> 247 Awards Ceremony <br /> 248 Kenny presented Ament with an award in appreciation for his service as GC Chair in 2013. Kenny <br /> 249 presented Besson with an award for his many years of service to the Program as a representative of <br /> 250 Wyoming. <br /> 251 <br /> 252 Meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. Central time. <br /> 253 <br /> 254 Wednesday, March 12, 2014 <br /> 255 <br /> 256 Welcome and Administrative <br /> 257 LaBonde called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m. Central time and the group proceeded with <br /> 258 introductions. <br /> 259 <br /> 260 U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service Items <br /> 261 Rabbe provided an update on tiered consultations in 2013. Sellers asked why federal depletions reports <br /> 262 do not go to the WAC for discussion like the state reports do. Rabbe said this same information is always <br /> 263 presented to the WAC. Sellers said she is hoping the whole package can be presented and she has a <br /> 264 couple minor issues with the information that are probably better dealt with at the WAC first before this <br /> 265 information is brought to the GC. Kenny said we have just kept the presentation at the GC in March,the <br /> 266 depletions focus for the WAC has always been at the May meeting. We can change the timing and do the <br /> 267 presentation to the WAC in May and then to the GC in the June in the future. Kraus asked if the <br /> 268 information presented is moved over to Nebraska's information. Rabbe said there have been discussions <br /> 269 about that for federal depletions. Barels asked if there is a need to do that now. Rabbe said not for <br /> 270 federal depletions, all of those so far have been in Colorado. Barels asked about the two depletions listed <br /> 271 for Nebraska and why it says they will be addressed through the Nebraska New Depletions Plan. Rabbe <br /> 272 said they are not federal, Bradley said they can be tracked in Nebraska. Strauch asked about projects <br /> 273 listed as not part of the MOA. Rabbe said some of those projects came online before there was a MOA, <br /> 274 and for the Department of Energy project there is no MOA. <br /> 275 <br /> PRRIP March 11-12,2014 GC Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 9 <br />