BOARD02090

• Board Meeting Date: 1/26/2000
• Description: Legislative Session 2000 - Species Conservation Trust Fund ‎(HB98-1006)‎ - Funding Recommendations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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PROPOSAL

To be incorporated into the NATIVE SPECIES CONSERVATION TRUST FUND
SPECIES CONSERVATION ELIGffiILITY LIST, Fiscal Year 2000-2001
To be submitted by the Executive Director, Department of Natural Resources, to the Colorado General
Assembly pursuant to House Bill 98-1006

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Scopes of Division of Wildlife Services and Tasks

1. Project Description: Upper Colorado River Non-native Fish Control (Priority #1)
Project Coordinator: Tom Nesler
The purpose of this project is to reduce the abundance and distribution of threatening non-
native fish species so that they will not impede the recovery of the Colorado River
endangered fishes.

Proiect Tasks/Deliverables and Associated Costs:
Design and construct projects to isolate nonnative fish species near Grand Junction.
Elements include isolating berms to accommodate the 50-year flood level to prevent
escapement of the non-native fish into riverine native fish populations and intake structure(s)
if needed to meet regulatory requirements.

Costs for all tasks related to this project (1) shall not exceed $ 325,000 from the Native
Species Conservation Trust Fund.

AGENCY P AA. PROJECT NUMBER 0820

2. Project Description: Protect and Mana!!e Preble's Meadow Jumpin!! Monse Habitat in
Coninnction with the Habitat Conservation Plans (Priority #3)
Project Coordinator: Gary Skiba
The purpose of this project is to preserve and protect important Preble's Meadow Jumping
Mouse (PMJM) habitats through the acquisition of options and to see the planning process
for affected counties to completion.

Proiect Tasks/Deliverables and Associated Costs:
$200,000 from the Fund will be used for the Division of Wildlife (DOW) with the consent
of the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), to purchase
options, leases or easements on properties that enhance, preserve, restore and protect lands
which support or can be managed to support the PMJM and which will likely contribute to
eventual recovery of the species. In addition, $50,000 from the Fund will be used to match
with anticipated federal funds for the collaborative planning process for affected counties. It
is anticipated that these funds will help complete the planning process for developing county
habitat conservation plans. Cost: $250.000.

Costs for all tasks related to this project (2) shall not exceed $ 250,000 from the Native
Species Conservation Trust Fund.

AGENCY PAA, PROJECT NUMBER 0662