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2.3 Fish and Wildlife Resources Account In 1987, HB 87-1158 created the Fish and Wildlife Resources Account, also known as the "Mitigation" Account, in the Construction Fund. Procedures for obtaining mitigation grant approval are found under section 37-60-122.2, CRS. Non-reimbursable expenditures totaling $5.31 million has been approved by the Board from the Mitigation Account for mitigation plans approved by the Division of Wildlife, These disbursements are listed below, The COFRS balance in the Fish and Wildlife Resources Account was $4,670,436 on June 30, 1998. Part XIV (7)(B) ofSB 99-215 ("Long Bill") transferred $378,036 from the Fish and Wildlife Resources Account to be appropriated for use in the Platte River Cooperative Agreement. Also, the Grand Valley Water Management Program (shown in Table 2 below) and the DOW Native Aquatic Species Facility project (table 2 below) has been appropriated but not encumbered by a contract. The balance in COFRS mistakenly did not reflect this reservation of funds. Therefore, the true balance of funds available for further appropriations within the Fish and Wildlife Resources Account was $1,042,400 on June 30,1999. TABLE 2 Projects Approved by the CWCR from the Fish and Wildlife Resources Account ADDroved Grantee - Proiect County Amount 1989 Upper Yampa Water Cons, District - Stagecoach Reservoir Routt $ 400,000 1990 Colorado River Water Cons. District - Wolford Mountain Reservoir Grand 1,278,828 1997 Grand Valley Water Management Program Mesa 1,250,000 1997 Division of Wildlife - Native Aquatic Species Facility Alamosa 2,000,000 1999 State of Colorado - South Platte Cooperative Agreement S.P1atte 378,036 Total $5,306,864 CWCB FY99 Annual Report, page 10 J I ~ J . I t I I ~ j ~ l j I