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a. Approve the recommendation of the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission to provide funding from the Propagation Grant Fund Program, under an emergency basis, for the Monterey Bay Salmon Trout Project (MBSTP); and
b. Approve and authorize a distribution from the Fish and Game Propagation Fund 006 for Fiscal Year 2020-21, in the amount of $14,000, to MBSTP for emergency repairs to the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery and associated infrastructure.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the recommendation of the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission to provide funding from the Propagation Grant Fund Program, under an emergency basis, for the Monterey Bay Salmon Trout Project (MBSTP); and
b. Approve and authorize a distribution from the Fish and Game Propagation Fund 006 for Fiscal Year 2020-21, in the amount of $14,000, to MBSTP for emergency repairs to the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery and associated infrastructure.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 9, 2021, the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission (Commission) considered a request for $14,000 in emergency funds from the County's Propagation Grant Fund Program (PGFP) for MBSTP's rebuilding efforts to repair the extensive damages to the Kingfisher Flat Hatchery (KFH) and associated infrastructure from the 2020 CZU Complex Wildfire [Attachment A-02/09/2021 Commission Agenda Item 6 (Report)].
Though separate from regular PGFP funding administered by the Commission, emergency funding requests are required to meet the same criteria and guidelines for funding, specifically State of California Fish and Game Code Division 10 Revenue, Chapter 2 County, Section 13103 (Section 13103), as detailed in the Report's attachment B. The Commission found that the request for funds qualifies under Section 13103 (f) related to construction, maintenance, and operation of public hatchery facilities. All PGFP funding requests considered qualified by the ...
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