BOARD01632

• Board Meeting Date: 9/13/2004
• Description: ISF Section - Proposed Water Right Acquisition - Elkhead Reservoir Enlargement
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

1. Develop plans and designs for the Reservoir Enlargement.

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management fee is a reasonable approximation of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the River
District in managing the construction of the Reservoir Enlargement.

This Grant Agreement will be the vehicle to transfer funds from Reclamation to the River District for a
portion of the Recovery Program's pro-rata share of the Reservoir Enlargement construction costs in
Fiscal Year 2004 (FY04) and eul-succeeding years. Reclamation will provide, via IIl&-this Grant
Agreement, up to $2,805,302.00, and the State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources will
provide its remaining cost share, estimated to be $6,354,000.00, directly to the River District as part of
their cost share contribution to the Recovery Program, as required by Public Law 106-392 as amended in
Public Law 107-375 dated December 19, 2003, for a total of $9,159,032.00 which includes a five percent
(5%) allowance over the estimated cost of the Recovery Program's share ($8,722,888.00) of the
Reservoir Enlargement cost of construction.

2. AUTHORITY. This Grant Agreement is entered into pursuant to Public Law 106-392 as
amended in Public Law 107-375 dated December 19, 2003, the Act to Authorize the Bureau of
Reclamation to Provide Cost Sharing for the Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs for the
Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, dated October 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 1602).

3. OBJECTIVES.

A. Goal: Assist in the recovery of endangered native fish species in the Yampa River

basin.

B. Obiectives:

1. Reconstruction (enlargement) of the Elkhead Reservoir Dam to increase the
storage capacity by 11,750 acre-feet.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES.

A. River District shall:

2. Secure the needed funds, agreements, easements, permits, and licenses
necessary for the construction of the Reservoir Enlargement.

2. Provide personnel, contractors and equipment required for completion of the
Reservoir Enlargement construction.

4. Complete all construction work as specified in the Recovery Program's scope of

work.

B. RECLAMATION RESPONSIBILITY.

1. Provide funds as identified in Section 1 above.

5. TECHNICAL COORDINATION. Reclamation's designated technical representative will be
responsible for providing coordination with the River District during the period of the Grant Agreement.

Reclamation's Representatives:
Technical Representative:
Point of Contact: