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Consider recommendation from the Finance/Administrative Committee to approve an Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan FY2023 Funding Application Amendment submitted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority and associated 2023 EAA Operating Budget amendment by increasing the Habitat Conservation Plan fund by $517,282.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt Resolution and Order No. 04-23-048 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors approving an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan FY2023 EAA Funding Application increasing the funding request from $19,844,684 to $20,361,966 and amending the 2023 EAA Operating Budget accordingly.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Finance/Administration Committee recommendation to approve an amendment to the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) FY2023 EAA Funding Application to increase funding for the Refugia Conservation Measure (EAHCP § 5.1.1) by $517,282 and the associated increase to the 2023 EAA Operating Budget Habitat Conservation Plan Fund appropriation for Professional Technical Services for the same amount.
On November 8, 2022, the EAA board approved the original Funding Application for FY2023 for the Edwards Aquifer Authority. The budget amount presented in the original Funding Application represented the costs contained in the original Work Plan. However, this amended Funding Application would re-appropriate unspent contractual funds in the Refugia Conservation Measure (EAHCP §§ 5.1.1) to pay for continued and additional research project and operations expenses. The total amount to be added to the FY2023 Funding Application is $517,282.
Attached to this summary is a red-lined version of the amended Funding Application and proposed EAA operating budget amendment. Resolution and Order No. 04-23-048, which has been reviewed by legal counsel, is also attached.
The amended Funding Application was presented and approved by...
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