BPA Fish and Wildlife FY 1997 Proposal

Section 1. Administrative
Section 2. Narrative
Section 3. Budget

see CBFWA and BPA funding recommendations

Section 1. Administrative

Title of project
Burns-Paiute Mitigation Coordinator

BPA project number   9501900

Business name of agency, institution or organization requesting funding
Burns Paiute Tribe

Sponsor type   OR-Tribe

Proposal contact person or principal investigator

BPA technical contact   Marcella Lafayette, EWP 503/230-3781

Biological opinion ID   

NWPPC Program number   11.3A.1

Short description
Mitigation Coordinator was created so that the Bums Paiute Tribe could established a more productive govemment-to-government relationship. Develop infori-nation froi-n the Burns Paiute perspective. Develop appropriate mitigation plans and agreements. Concentrate in areas of cultural resources and resident fish and Oregon Wildlife Trust Fund.

Project start year   1995    End year   1996

Start of operation and/or maintenance   1998

Project development phase   Planning

Section 2. Narrative

Related projects
Mitigation Coordinator (95-19)

Project history
Reseach and develop wildlife mitigation for the Bums Paiute Tribe.

Biological results achieved

Annual reports and technical papers
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 1995 Fish Review (Southwest Region). Scientific
Resources Inc. (Paul Henson) March 16 1993 11830 SW Kerr Parkway Suite 375 Lake
Oswego, Oregon 97035 SRI Project Number 92140

Management implications

Specific measureable objectives
Develop and try to achieve mitigation goals for the Burns Paiute Tribe so that BPA could be credited with appropriate habitat units gained and/or restored.

Testable hypothesis

Underlying assumptions or critical constraints

Methods

Brief schedule of activities
A. Establish a more productive government-to-govemment relationship.
B. Develop information from the Bums Paiute perspective.
C. Develop appropriate mitigation plans and agreements.
D. Coordinate with planning under BPA, NPPC's fish and wildlife program.
E. Concentrate in areas of cultural resources and resident fish and the Oregon Wildlife Trust Fund.

Biological need
Without this position, the Burns-Paiute Tribe would be unable to continue their needed attendance at meetings that would give them the expertise to properly mitigate for fish and wildlife losses within their region. In the past two years, since the inception of this position, the Tribe has gained knowledge of its losses as well as the resources available to thei-n in order to i-nitigate for these losses.

Critical uncertainties
Whether or not the continued attendance at meetings would afford the Tribe the ability to fully mitigate for their losses.

Summary of expected outcome
That the position would call to the region's attention the need for i-nitigation within the boundaries of the Tribes fish and wildife losses. It would also provide the necessary knowledge for the Tribe to obtain the possible funding to carry through the needed mitigation for such losses.

Dependencies/opportunities for cooperation
U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service;
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife; Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of
Indian Affairs

Risks
That the initiation coordinator would not follow through with expected duties.

Monitoring activity
None.

Section 3. Budget

* For most projects, Authorized is the amount recommended by CBFWA and the Council. Planned is amount currently allocated. Contracted is the amount obligated to date of printout.

Funding recommendations

CBFWA funding review group   Wildlife

Recommendation    No recommendation