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COWLITZ RESTORATION AND RECOVERY (CRR) FUND

Cowlitz FTC meeting 3/7/17 update

ABANDON VOLITIONAL UPSTREAM PASSAGE

• Altern

ernat ative e to / in-lieu o lieu of fish ladder er.

• $15 million i

llion in inter eres est-bearin aring a g acco count unt for re r recovery and and re restoration

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ABANDON VOLITIONAL UPSTREAM PASSAGE

Artic ticle le 3 of the the C Cowlit litz Riv iver H r Hydro roelectri ric Pro roject Sett ttlement nt A Agre reement nt calls s for r the the expend nditure

• f the

the C CRR Fund nd if if it is it is determ rmine ned tha that: “…expend nditure o

• f the es

escrow a accou

• unt

nt o

• n

n such additio ional m l measure res i in li lieu o

• f volit

litional upstre ream f facilit itie ies i is necessary a and appropria riate t to achie hieve n natura ral s stock re restorati tion, consiste tent t wit ith t the he express purpose o e of the l e licen ense a and the S e Settlement ent Agre reement, a and with a h applic licable r recovery pla lans for r the he l lis iste ted C Cowlitz R itz Riv iver s stocks,…”

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CRR FUND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (PLAN)

• Dra

rafted in 2 in 2013/2014

• Fin

inalized in Jan 2 in Jan 2014

• USFWS ap

approved in in Nov 2014

• Not a

appro roved ed b by NOAA F Fisherie ries

• Me

Memo t to N NOAA on F n Fund und U Use

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CRR FUND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

• More r

re refined ed/detailed ed t than p plan

• Develo

lopment by C y CRR su RR sub c committee

• Fina

inal s l stage ges in s in Develo lopment

• Purpos
• se /

e / Goal

• Fund

nd s str tructu ture, f fund nding ing c cycle le, p proposal r l revie iew and nd fund nding ing decis isio ions ns

• Prioritie

ities f for r Restora ratio tion Pr n Projects a and nd Land nd Acquis isitio ition

• Habitat A

Assessme ment

• Hatch

chery-Assoc

• ciated

ed Productio tion

• Project E

t Eligib ibilit ility C y Criteria ria

• Project Mo

t Moni nitoring ing

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CRR: STRATEGY

Purpos

• se /

/ Goal: Prot

• tect and p

promo mote r e restorati tion a and reco cover ery o y of upper C er Cowlit litz River b er basin salm lmon

• nid

id p populat ulatio ions ns listed ed u under er the e federal E eral Endan ange gered red Species cies A Act (ESA). ).

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CRR: STRATEGY

Fund struct cture, e, funding g cycle, e, p prop

• pos
• sal review

w and funding nding de decisio ions ns

• Gr

Grant nting ing pr process ss f for s spo pons nsors o

• f on-the

the- gr grou

• und p

proj

• ject

ects

• Buil

ild d pa partne nership ips t s to maxim imiz ize i investment nts

• Bi-annu

nnual allo llocation o n of funds nds (1-2 f funding nding cyl cyles per er bianniu nnium)

• LC

LCFRB – inc nclu lude de pr proje jects i int nto existing ng SRFB B funding r rou

• und; indep

epen enden ent r t review f w for

• r

cons nsistenc ncy with r recovery pl plan; n; first r rank nking ing

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CRR: STRATEGY

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CRR: STRATEGY

Prior

• rit

ities ies f for Restor

• rat

atio ion Proje ject cts a and Land Acquis uisit itio ion

1. 1. Sprin pring Chino hinook in in the he uppe pper ba basin in 2. 2. Sprin pring Chino hinook in in the he lo lower ba r basin in 3. 3. Lis isted spe pecie ies in t in the he u uppe pper r ba basin in 4. 4. Lis isted spe pecie ies in t in the he lo lower ba basin in and nd als lso if if the hey ha have a a high high pro proportion o

• f

matchi hing f g funds ds

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CRR: STRATEGY

Habit itat at A Asses essmen ent

Con

• nduct a Ha

Habitat A Assessme ment to to gu guide ide pro protection and re nd restoration a activ ivit itie ies.

• Prot
• tection a

asses essment c com

• mpleted i

in 20 2014

• Restora
• ration
• n a

assessmen ent t to be substantiall lly y comple pleted prio prior t r to allo llocating f g fund nds

• Restora
• ration
• n a

assessmen ent d detail ils to be determ ermined, ed, 3 3 d differ erin ing t g types es –

• Fish focused – fish surveys with complete life cycle model to determine

bottlenecks

• Habitat condition focused – on-the-ground assessment of existing conditions
• Restoration project focused – identifying specific projects to address known

limiting factors, including outreach

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CRR: STRATEGY

Hatcher ery-rela lated ed P Projec ects

Avail ilable le for f r fund ndin ing, w will no ill not go go thro hrough h LCFRB revi view a w and ranking.

• ne

need t to be be cons nsistent wit ith h pro protectio ion a and nd re recovery go goals ls o

• f lis

listed s stocks. .

• Sh

Short-term p projects

• No f

full ha ll hatchery pro progr grams o

• r f

r fis ish h ha hatcheri ries, , ha hatchery-type pro projects covered u unde nder o

• the

her r re requ quir irements.

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CRR: STRATEGY

Proje ject ct E Eligib gibil ilit ity C y Crit iteria ia

• Typ

ype e of p

• f proj
• ject s

spon

• nsors
• Typ

ype of e of proj

• jects /

/ excluded a activities

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CRR: STRATEGY

Proje ject ct Monit nitorin ring

• Not eligi

ligible le po post im imple plementatio ion

• As

As-Built lt re repo port re requ quir ired

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NEXT STEPS

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Timelin line Ta Tasks End of February CRR DRAFT STRATEGY to FTC March mtg Further Discussion and Approval Feb – March Habitat Project refinement April mtg If needed Final Approval; Funding for Habitat Assessment approval April – July Application Manual Draft April MOU with LCFRB April NOAA decision needed by this point May – 2018 Habitat Assessment Feb 2018 First call for projects

QUESTIONS

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