YRBWEP Implementation

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This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund project activities, specifically the piping of multiple laterals, without full and open competition pursuant to the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Settlement Act of 1994; P.L. 103-434, Section XII—Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Sec 1203 (a); (b) (3) and (4); (j) (3). SEC. 1203. YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT- (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River basin irrigators, and other interested parties, shall establish and administer a Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program for the purpose of evaluating and implementing measures to improve the availability of water supplies for irrigation and the protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources, including wetlands, while improving the quality of water in the Yakima Basin. The anticipated length of the agreement is 15 years. Subsequent renewal or continuation modifications related to additional funds for any awards as of a result of this Notice of Intent may be entered into without future competition; however, they are conditioned upon successful project performance and availability of appropriated funds.

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