BOARD01468

• Board Meeting Date: 11/20/2000
• Description: Native Species Trust Fund Recommendations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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or other moneys in the species conservation trust fund shall be subject to any management fee
imposed by law for the benefit of the general fund. To the maximum extent practical, only
interest from the fund shall be expended for activities pursuant to this section,

(3) Species conservation eligibility list and annual report. (a) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH
THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND ITS DIRECTOR, THE
WILDLIFE COMMISSION, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE,
SHALL ANNUALLY PREPARE A SPECIES CONSERVATION eligibility list describing
programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding pursuant to this section, The
SPECIES CONSERVATION ELIGIBILITY LIST SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
MODIFICATION AND ADOPTION THROUGH PASSAGE OF A JOINT RESOLUTION
THAT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY. AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SPECIES conservation eligibility list is
submitted, the director of the department of natural resources, after consultation with the
Colorado water conservation board and its director, the wildlife commission, and the director of
the division of wildlife, shall also provide a detailed report to the general assembly on the
progress and status of activities to date and their effectiveness in the recovery of the species and
identify proposed future activities. The report shall include an assessment of habitat benefits,
both public and private, attributable to such activities.

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(b) FUNDING SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AMONG PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE
SPECIES CONSERVATION ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

(I) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS
THAT ARE DESIGNED TO MEET OBLIGATIONS ARISING UNDER THE FEDERAL
"ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973",16 V.S.C. 1531, ET SEQ., AND THAT PROVIDE
REGULATORY CERTAINTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (4) OF TillS
SECTION;

(II) STUDIES AND PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED OR APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF
WILDLIFE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES REGARDING:

(A) SPECIES PLACED ON THE STATE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED LIST IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-2-105, C.R.S.;

(B) CANDIDATE SPECIES IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OR PROTECTION
OF THE SPECIES TO A VOID LISTING OF THE SPECIES;

(C) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATING TO LISTING OR DELISTING ANY SPECIES; OR

(D) IF A SPECIES THAT IS NOT ON THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED OR THREATENED
SPECIES LIST IS PROPOSED TO BE ADDED TO THE STATE ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES LIST, THE EV ALUA TION OF THE SPECIES PlJRSUANT TO

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