FY07-09 proposal 199106200
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Section 1. Administrative
| Proposal title | Spokane Tribe Wildlife Mitigation |
| Proposal ID | 199106200 |
| Organization | Spokane Tribe |
| Short description | The project is the Spokane Tribes Wildlife Mitigation Project that acquires property as partial mitigation for construction and inundation losses at Grand Coulee Dam. FY07-09 will focus on the acquisition of Forest Capital lands on the Reservation. |
| Information transfer | Information will be submitted electronically or online via Pisces. |
| Proposal contact person or principal investigator | |
Contacts
| Contact | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Form submitter | ||
| Kelly Singer | Spokane Tribe of Indians | [email protected] |
| All assigned contacts | ||
| Kelly Singer | Spokane Tribe of Indians | [email protected] |
Section 2. Locations
Province / subbasin: Intermountain / Spokane
| Latitude | Longitude | Waterbody | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Indian Reservation | |||
| Spokane Indian Reservation |
Section 3. Focal species
primary: All WildlifeAdditional: Wildlife species include the Grand Coulee Dam Loss Species (mule deer, white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, mourning dove, and riparian forest habitat.
Section 4. Past accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Acquired Allotment 154 (148.59 acres) |
| 2004 | Acquire Allotment 65-C (40 acres), Lantzy East & West (85 & 124.3 acres), Parson East & West (200.55 & 300.75 acres), and Sampson (565.82 acres). |
| 2003 | No acquisitions |
| 2002 | No acquisitions |
| 2001 | No acquisitions |
| 2000 | No acquisitions |
| 1999 | Acquired Etue (74 acres), People (440 acres), and Blue Creek Swap (737-acre swap for checker boarded lands that had been purchased in previous years) |
| 1998 | Acquired Smith (160 acres) |
| 1997 | Acquired Kenworthy (40 acres), Kieffer (40 acres), and Harris (180 acres) |
| 1996 | Acquireed Allotment 67-B (80 acres) |
| 1995 | Acquired Allotment 401-A (35 acres) |
| 1994 | No acquisitions |
| 1993 | No acquisitions |
| 1992 | No acquisitions |
| 1991 | Acquired Allotment 322 (77.5 acres) |
Section 5. Relationships to other projects
| Funding source | Related ID | Related title | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | 199800300 | Spokane Tribe Wildlife Mitigation O&M | This is the Spokane Tribes O&M project for lands that are acquired in the land acquisition project. |
| BPA | 199106100 | Swanson Lake Wildlife Mitigati | This is part of Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife's mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam widlife losses. |
| BPA | 199204800 | Hellsgate Big Game Winter Rang | This is part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's mitigation for Grand Coulee Dam wildlife losses. |
Section 6. Biological objectives
| Biological objectives | Full description | Associated subbasin plan | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A | Fully mitigate for terrestrial resource losses incurred from construction and inundation of the Grand Coulee Project per the requirements of the Northwest Power Act. Complete the compensation mitigation for construction losses at Grand Coulee Dam for wildlife and wildlife habitat consistent with the HEP loss assessment by year 2015. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c,d,e,f |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A2 | Protect, enhance, or restore mourning dove Habitat Units to address riparian and agricultural habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A3 | Protect, enhance, or restore mule deer Habitat Units to address shrub-steppe and river break habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A4 | Protect, enhance, or restore riparian forest Habitat Units to address habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c,d,e |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A6 | Protect, enhance, or restore ruffed grouse Habitat Units to address riparian/hardwood forest habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A8 | Protect, enhance, or restore sharp-tailed grouse Habitat Units to address grasslands, shrub-steppe, and riparian draw habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c |
| Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A9 | Protect, enhance, or restore white-tailed deer Habitat Units to address seral forest habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy a,b,c,f |
| Support Work Element | For support of work elements that do not address biological objectives, but are require to complete the project. | Intermountain | No specific strategy |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A | Fully mitigate for terrestrial resource losses incurred from construction and inundation of the Grand Coulee Project per the requirements of the Northwest Power Act. Complete the compensation mitigation for construction losses at Grand Coulee Dam for wildlife and wildlife habitat consistent with the HEP loss assessment by year 2015. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A2 | Protect, enhance, or restore mourning dove Habitat Units to address riparian and agricultural habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A3 | Protect, enhance, or restore mule deer Habitat Units to address shrub-steppe and river break habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A4 | Protect, enhance, or restore riparian forest Habitat Units to address habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A6 | Protect, enhance, or restore ruffed grouse Habitat Units to address riparian/hardwood forest habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A8 | Protect, enhance, or restore sharp-tailed grouse Habitat Units to address grasslands, shrub-steppe, and riparian draw habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
| Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A9 | Protect, enhance, or restore white-tailed deer Habitat Units to address seral forest habitat losses resulting from construction of the Grand Coulee Project. | Intermountain | Strategy b |
Section 7. Work elements (coming back to this)
| Work element name | Work element title | Description | Start date | End date | Est budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Purchase | Purchase land for Wildlife Mitigation. | Purchasing of a property for partial mitigation for wildlife losses associated with the Grand Coulee Dam Project. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $6,750,000 |
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Biological objectives Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A2 Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A3 Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A4 Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A6 Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A8 Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A9 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A2 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A3 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A4 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A6 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A8 Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A9 |
Metrics * # of acres of new purchase/easement: Approximately 1500 acres per year |
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| Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation | Complete the Environmental Compliance for all new lands to be purchased. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $10,200 |
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Biological objectives Support Work Element |
Metrics |
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| Conduct Pre-Acquisition Activities | Conduct Pre-acquisition activities on potential new wildlife lands. | Activities include list of potential properties for purchase, maps, legal descriptions, title status reports, land appraisals, environmental land audit, Tribal Resolution to purchase, HU letters, buyer/seller agreements, and etc. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $255,000 |
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Biological objectives Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A |
Metrics |
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| Coordination | General Project Coordination | Activities include meetings, phone calls, and other communication tasks with funding agency, partners and cooperators. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $10,200 |
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Biological objectives Support Work Element |
Metrics |
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| Manage and Administer Projects | Manage and Administer Project | Project management include preparing Statement of Work, June & September Accrual estimates, manage budget and provide information to BPA and NWPCC as requested | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $10,200 |
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Biological objectives Support Work Element |
Metrics |
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| Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report | Annual Progress/HEP Report | The Annual Progress/HEP Report describes all pertinent yearly activities, successes, problems, and opportunities encountered and may include photos, as well as, giving the final HU crediting results that BPA will receive for protection of property through fee title acquisition | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $17,000 |
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Biological objectives Support Work Element |
Metrics |
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| Produce/Submit Scientific Findings Report | Produce Pisces Reports | Prepare 4 quarterly Pisces reports against each identified milestone, indicating whether the milestone is green, yellow, or red. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $3,400 |
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Biological objectives Support Work Element |
Metrics |
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| Collect/Generate/Validate Field and Lab Data | Conduct HEP surveys on newly acquired Wildlife lands. | Work in conjunction with Regional HEP Team on habitat data collection for HU crediting to BPA. | 10/1/2006 | 9/30/2009 | $34,000 |
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Biological objectives Spokane Subbasin Objective 1A Upper Columbia Subbasin Objective 1A |
Metrics Primary R, M, and E Type: Collect HEP data for BPA protection crediting |
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Section 8. Budgets
Itemized estimated budget
| Item | Note | FY07 | FY08 | FY09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | Two (2) .25 FTE's | $21,472 | $22,117 | $22,781 |
| Fringe Benefits | [blank] | $5,261 | $5,419 | $5,582 |
| Supplies | Supplies, enviro. testing, contracted services | $66,804 | $68,808 | $70,872 |
| Overhead | Indirect rate of 17.6% | $16,463 | $16,956 | $17,465 |
| Capital Equipment | Land acquisition funding | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
| Totals | $2,360,000 | $2,363,300 | $2,366,700 | |
Total estimated FY 2007-2009 budgets
| Total itemized budget: | $7,090,000 |
| Total work element budget: | $7,090,000 |
Cost sharing
| Funding source/org | Item or service provided | FY 07 est value ($) | FY 08 est value ($) | FY 09 est value ($) | Cash or in-kind? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
Section 9. Project future
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FY 2010 estimated budget: $0 FY 2011 estimated budget: $0 |
Comments: At this time is is expected that the Spokane Tribe may complete mitigation for construction and inundation losses at Grand Coulee if FY07-09 are funded completely. |
Future O&M costs: O&M cost for future years is addressed in Project # 1998-00-300.
Termination date: Unknown
Comments: Project will terminate when the Spokane Tribe has acquire 100% of the HU losses for construction and inundation of Grand Coulee Dam.
Final deliverables:
Section 10. Narrative and other documents
| ISRP COMMENT RESPONSE - 1991-062-00 | Jul 2006 |
Reviews and recommendations
| FY07 budget | FY08 budget | FY09 budget | Total budget | Type | Category | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $6,750,000 | Capital | ProvinceCapital | Fund |
| NPCC FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Oct 23, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $110,000 | $113,300 | $116,700 | $340,000 | Expense | ProvinceExpense | Fund |
| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $110,000 | $113,300 | $116,700 | $0 | ProvinceExpense | ||
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Comments: Expense portion of project. See capital budget for capital recommendation. |
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| NPCC DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS (Sep 15, 2006) [full Council recs] | ||||||
| $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $0 | ProvinceCapital | ||
ISRP PRELIMINARY REVIEW (Jun 2, 2006)
Recommendation: Response requested
NPCC comments: This proposal fails to present evidence of the effectiveness of past purchases and similarly fails to adequately describe how purchases will be prioritized. The priorities appear to be simply repeated from the subbasin plan, with little description of the process that was used to prioritize purchases. The ISRP requests a response describing the prioritization process and to justifying the land purchases. Additionally, the ISRP requests a description of the success of past purchases (i.e., an evaluation of project success), a reasonable expectation for a program with a long history of funding.
ISRP FINAL REVIEW (Aug 31, 2006)
Recommendation: Fundable
NPCC comments: The response states the criteria that are used to prioritize purchases and these criteria should provide useful evaluation of possible acquisitions. Thus, the acquisition component of the project is justified. The response to the request to provide evaluation of project success is not adequate, as it does not address the project's ultimate biological objectives. Instead, it simply provides a task completion summary of amount of mitigation in terms of HU acquired relative to assessed HU losses. This does not provide relevant information for the ISRP's scientific review charge. See comments under the companion O&M project 199800300.