BOARD00900

• Board Meeting Date: 3/21/2002
• Description: WSP Section - Platte River Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

The local sponsor (a State, local, or tribal government) must have the legal and financial capability to fulfill local cooperation requirements.

Formal assurances of cooperation must be furnished by the local sponsor. The sponsor generally must agree to the following:
. Contribute a minimum of 5 percent of the total project cost in cash.
. Provide all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations.
. Provide any additional cash contributions needed to make the local sponsor's share of the project costs 35 percent.
. Assume the full responsibility for all project costs above the federal cost limit of $1,000,000.
. Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages due to the construction and maintenance of the project, except damages
due to fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors.
. Provide all access routes and relocations ,or utilities necessary for project construction and subsequent operations and maintenance.
. Operate, maintain, repair, replace, and rehabilitate the project as long as the project is authorized.
. Comply with provisions of pertinent federal acts in carrying out the specified non-federal responsibilities of the project.
HOW CAN HELP BE REQUESTED? We may begin a PDA study after we receive a written request from the prospective sponsor, A
sample letter is offered below:
District Engineer
U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District
ATTN: Civil Works Planning and Project Management Division
4101 Jefferson Plaza, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

Dear Sir:

This letter is to seek the assistance of the U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers under Section 14 of the 1946 Flood Control Act, as amended, in
Reducing the threat of damages along (name of river, creek, or body of water) in the vicinity of (city or town, etc,),

(Briefly describe the nature and severity of the problem, and any issues that could affect the acceptability of possible solutions.)

We understand that we would be required to pay at least 35 percent of the total cost of a project, with credit granted toward this amount
for providing lands, easements and rights-of-way, and that the minimum cash requirement from us would be 5 percent of the total project cost.
We are able and willing to proceed to construction within a year, if afeasible project is found, Please contact (name, address, telephone)
for further infonnation.

Sincerely,
(Name and Title of public official authorized to request the study)

For further information please see point of contact page.