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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shennan Street, Room 721 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3441 <br />FAX, (303) 866-4474 <br />www.cwcb.state.co.us <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />Greg E. Walcher <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Tom Blickensderfer <br />Randy Seaholm <br />Rick Brown <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich <br />CWCB Director <br /> <br />Dan McAuliffe <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />November 6, 2003 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Agenda Item 29, November 19-21,2003 Board Meeting - Native Species Trust <br />Fund Recommendations for FY 2004-05 <br /> <br />Background and Introduction <br /> <br />HB 98-1006 created a Native Species Conservation Trust Fund (SCTF). Each year the <br />Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), after consulting with the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and its director, the Wildlife Commission, and the <br />director of the Division of Wildlife (DOW), must prepare a species conservation eligibility list. The <br />list must describe programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding. <br /> <br />The Species Conservation Eligibility List is then subject to modification and adoption <br />through the passage of a joint resolution by the General Assembly. <br /> <br />When the Species Conservation Eligibility List is submitted, the DNR Executive Director <br />must also provide a detailed report about the status of certain native species and the progress that has <br />been made toward the recovery of the species. The report must include an assessment of habitat <br />benefits attributable to activities that have been undertaken by the State and its partners. <br /> <br />Distribution of Funds <br /> <br />The Act requires that funding be distributed for the following purposes: <br /> <br />. Cooperative agreements, recovery programs, and other programs that are designed to meet <br />obligations arising under the federal "Endangered Species Act of 1973" that provide regulatory <br />certainty . <br /> <br />. Studies and programs established or approved by the DOW and the Executive Director of the <br />DNR regarding: <br /> <br />(a) Species placed on the state endangered or threatened list; <br />(b) Candidate species, in order to assist in the recovery or protection of the species to avoid <br />listing of the species; and, <br />(c) Scientific research relating to listing or delisting any species. <br /> <br />Flood Protection. Water Supply Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection <br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation and Drought Planning <br />