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Aquatic Passage

Aquatic Passage. Rosana Barkawi National Bridge Program Manager. Aquatic Passage Program. SAFETEA-LU Title I, sec.1119, Federal Lands Highways, part (m) Forest Highways Includes $2 million FY 2006 Congressional earmark for Infrastructure Improvement (CMII) for Fish Passage Barriers

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Aquatic Passage

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  1. Aquatic Passage Rosana Barkawi National Bridge Program Manager

  2. Aquatic Passage Program • SAFETEA-LU Title I, sec.1119, Federal Lands Highways, part (m) Forest Highways • Includes $2 million FY 2006 Congressional earmark for Infrastructure Improvement (CMII) for Fish Passage Barriers • Request proposals for aquatic species passage projects • Build a 3-year program of work.

  3. Aquatic Passage Program • CMII projects can be located on any National Forest System road • HTAP funds section (m) Forest Highways exclude any roads that are not part of the Forest Highways system. • Collaboration key: • Watershed, Fish, Wildlife (WFW) • Hydrology staffs, • Engineering staff, • local authorities with transportation jurisdiction, • Fish and Game agencies

  4. Criteria • Addresses T&E and other emphasis aquatic species • Maximizes habitat availability • Leverages other funds both external and internal such as TRTR, CMRD, etc.; • Addresses large-scale watershed partnership projects; • Obligates the fiscal year they are being authorized; • Project will not introduce invasive species into refugia for native aquatic communities • Consistent with the long term objective of the road

  5. FY 2005 Allocation of HTAP Funds Forest Service; R1, R5, R6, R8, R9 & R10 $2,508,000 Lewis and Clark County, MT $80,000 Grays Harbor County, WA $10,000 Oregon DOT $2,924,000 Indiana DOT $203,000 Gallia County, Ohio $100,000 Minnesota DOT $1,140,000 Missouri DOT: $50,000 Western Federal Lands Division $2,700,000 Alaska DOT & PF $285,000 $10,000,000

  6. Accomplishment Reports • August redistribution • Annual accomplishment report • Distribution: • Federal Lands Highways Office • Congressional staffs • Partners.

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