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<br />o <br />N <br />CJl <br />N <br /> <br />initiatives which achieve salinity reduction. The Basinwide Salinity Control Program solicits a wide <br />variety of proposals for salinity control efforts from both private and public sectors. Qn four separate <br />occasions, Reclamation has formally asked for proposals thru a competitive Request for Proposals <br />(RFP) process. In each case, a ranking committee made up of both state and federal representatives <br />convened to evaluate the proposals. The committee ranks proposals competitively based on their <br />cost per ton (cost-effectiveness) and other performance risk factors. <br /> <br />Reclamation is nearing completion of 15 out of 16 construction cooperative agreements <br />awarded in earlier RFP's and is negotiating 10 new agreements for proposals received in 2001. The <br />cost of this new, competitive approach to salinity control is about $30 per ton, as shown in Table 4-3. <br />This is nearly a three-fold reduction when compared to Reclamation's old program at approximately <br />$80 per ton. The 1995 and 2000 amendments to the Act authorize federal appropriations of $175 <br />million to carry out the Title II Salinity Control Program. With cost-sharing from the Basin states <br />authorized in 1996, the total funds available for Reclamation's Basinwide Salinity Control Program <br />are $250 million. It is anticipated that these funds will be expended over the next 10 to 15 years. <br /> <br />4-9 <br /> <br />;-1: <br />