BOARD00058

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2001
• Description: Native Species Conservation Trust Fund Recommendations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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$500.000

basis) to qualify. Completed applications
due on January 28,1000. A review pallel
comprised of DNR. Division "fWildllfe.
and the US Fish and WlIdlitb Service .
selected and awarded $263.500 to 3
successful propo,als in February 2000: the
second round selected projects for the
remainder of the funds. As of 15 December
00, one contract ($50.000) is in place with
City of Boulder. A second project ($80.000)
through Douglas County Soil Conservation
District failed In final negotiations.

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Project Tasksillellverables and Associated Costs for FY 01.02 Recommendation:

Colorado will purchase options on desirable Preble's mouse habitat conditioned upon the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service establishing recovery goals to the state's satisfaction. If the Service
changes recovery criteria over the state's objection, or fails to set recovery goals. then the state
may choose not to exercise the options or transfer them to another entity.

The collaborative PMJM planning effort'for affected counties is nearing completion. We expect
five to seven county habitat protection plans to be completed within the next year.

Anticipated Long-te1m Costs: The long-term costs of the planning effort, ESA compliance,
primarily through the NEPA process, are also be necessary and will require continued funding
for recovery of the species but long term funding estimates cannot be determined as of yet.

Costs for all tasks related to tltis project Shilll not exceed $ 250,000 from tbe Native Species
Conservation Trust Fund.

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Conservation of Aquatic Species

This program is directed primarily toward developing and implementing conservation plans and
agreements for aquatic species that are not currently listed as threatened of endangered under the
federal Endangered Species Act, but which may be listed if no action is taken. The species
benefiting include native fishes of the Arkansas and South Platte basins and native cutthroat trout of
all Colorado drainages. :

South Platte Native Species _. The purpose pf this project is to create and secure pond and
stream refuge habitat for state-listed and special concern native fish species of the South
Platte Ri ver basin, using opportunities from ground water storage water development and
voluntary landowner incentives. Many elements of the project are closely tied to the 1997
Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Resllarch and Other Cooperative Efforts Relating to
Endangered Species Habitats Along the Cenjral Platte River. Nebraska, among the states of
Colorado. Nebraska, Wyoming and the U.S. !Department of the Interior (commonly referred
to as the "tri-states agreement").

Summary

Prior
Allocations

Progress Highlights

FY 01.02
. Proposal.

$150.000

1vI0U between Colorado Division of

,$ 120.000

FY 01-02 Contributions from other sources
and operating support (leverage)

Total = $330,560; leverage ratio of2.8 =

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