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Reclamation funding for 1999 projects may come from four sources; forfeited bond monies, AML grant funds, OSM civil penalty grant funds and Non-Point Source (319) grant funds. In order to utilize the 319 money, we will need to access the bond monies for a 40% match. Without the match, the 319 funds are unavailable to us. 1999 Projects Bear Creek Project: Cost is projected at $210,000. This project is funded through AML monies. The project will complete the slope reduction work initiated during the Huntsman Project. The Bear Creek Project will begin at the eastern margin of the Huntsman Project Area, and continue to the east and south. Road A East Project: Cost is projected at $83,821. This Project will be funded partially by bond money, and partially by OSM civil penalty funds which remain following completion of the Dutch Creek Diversion. The purpose of this Project is to complete all remaining work on the east side of Road A, eliminate the Dutch Creek Flume structure, construct a runoff conveyance channel from the top of the Old Refuse Pile to the Dutch Creek Diversion, reclaim the Old Refuse Pile roads, and complete final grading, topsoil placement and revegetation. In order to minimize the number of contractors working in close proximity simultaneously, and in order to save mobilization and demobilization costs, this work may be added on to the Bear Creek Project. The items to be accomplished in this work area will be separated by task from the Bear Creek tasks so that payment is attributed to the appropriate source. Spring Maintenance: Cost Projected at less than 10,000, and will be funded by bond money. This is a bid for on-call machine time in the event a problem arises at the site during snow melt runoff. North Basin Steep Slope Revegetation: Cost projected at $150,752. Currently, the Project is to be funded by bond money. This project was bid in 1998, but was postponed as a result of the pending litigation. If this job is to be accomplished in 1999, it must be started by no later than approximately August 23. Delay beyond that date may seriously compromise the contractors' ability to complete the Project before snow fall. Two options need to be considered relative to this Project: Fund the Project from the bond money. If this option is pursued, the Project would most likely not occur until the litigation is resolved, likely resulting in a delay until 2000. If this occurs, the contractor may, at his discretion, withdraw his bid. The Project would then need to be re-bid, either in late 1999 or early 2000. In either case, the Project would not be completed until fall 2000, thus delaying completion of the remaining high elevation reclamation tasks (roads and pond removal) until 2001. If this option is followed, I would recommend setting aside the needed funds (ie: not utilizing this money to fund other Projects) until all legal options have been pursued and/or abandoned, in order to ensure that a mechanism to complete the steep slope Project exists.