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... l Agenda Item 19, Native Species Conservation Trust Fund Recommendations January 25-26,2005 Board Meeting Page 2 00 Current SCTF Balances As of December 21, 2004, the projected balance in the SCTF Capital Account, which is used to fund the Recovery Programs and the Platte River Cooperative Agreement, was $9,005,814. Of this amount, $8,183,627 has been appropriated and either expended or encumbered leaving a balance of $822,187 to fund the FY05-06 request. As of December 21,2004, the projected balance in the O&M Account, which is used primarily to fund CDOW activities related to candidate species and species of concern, was $3,428,218. Ofthis amount, $2,157,473 has been appropriated and either expended or encumbered leaving a balance of $1,270,745 available to fund the FY05-06 request. This financial information demonstrates that more funding is required if we are to meet our remaining cost share obligations (estimated to be approximately $1.4 million for the Upper Colorado and San Juan after this year, plus the required Platte River Cooperative Agreement cost share) and continue to provide funding to address state listed species, candidate species and species of concern. However, given the state budget considerations and until the existing appropriations are more fully expended, only a relatively small amount of additional appropriations are being requested. FY 2005-06 Recommended Prol!rams The recommendations for FY 2005-06 have been reviewed with the stakeholders group that DNR convenes annually and with the Wildlife Commission. The recommendations are as follows: 1. Recovery Programs for the Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins: $822,187 These two recovery programs are directed toward the recovery of the pike minnow, humpback chub, bonylail chub, and razorback sucker in the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River basins while allowing water development activities to proceed in accordance with state law and interstate compacts. Recovery Program activities eligible for funding are drawn from the Colorado River Recovery Implementation Program Recovery Action Plan (RIPRAP), the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program Workplan (Workplan) and state activities that are consistent with these plans. These activities include: . Removal and regulation of non-native fish in critical habitat and the development of new habitat such as floodplain ponds; . Providing and protecting flows; . Landowner incentives to manage ponds for native species (e.g. through leases or short-term payments); . Stocking of native fish; . Construction of fish passage; and · Screening and berming of ponds and canals to prevent fish escapement or entrapment. Funding from the SCTF leverages additional funds from Reclamation, the states of Wyoming, Utal1 and New Mexico, and Federal power revenues pursuant to Public Law 106-392, the Long-term Funding Legislation. These cost share funds may be provided to and managed for the Recovery Programs by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Several major projects are scheduled this fiscal year, including fish passage at the old Price- Stubb diversion and fish screening on the Redlands Canal and completion of fish screening and passage for the Grand Valley Project. Also, agreements for the enlargement ofthe Elkhead Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Financing. Stream and Lake Protection Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning . . .