Agmt 2008 California State Coastal Conservancy

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Spartina. In addition, as required by Proposition 50, the proposed project is consistent with local and regional plans (Water Code Section 79507). The Goals Report is a multi- jurisdictional local planning document providing guidance for watershed protection activities for the San Francisco Bay. Proposition 50 recognizes the San Francisco Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Report ("Goals Report ") as appropriate to guide the selection of restoration projects within the Bay region (Water Code Section 79572). As discussed in the paragraph below, the ISP Control Program carries out the objectives of the Goals Report. Conservancy funding for the proposed disbursement of $249,425 for invasive Spartina treatment and eradication projects is expected to be provided under an existing grant agreement by which WCB may provide funds to the Conservancy for San Francisco Bay projects. Under the grant agreement with WCB, the Conservancy may use these funds for wetland habitat restoration projects within the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that implement the restoration goals of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture ("SFBJV") and the Goals Report and that meet the priorities of the Conservancy as described in Section 31162 of the Public Resources Code. In addition, any proposed project must, under the WCB grant agreement, be a "high priority" project as identified in the grant agreement or otherwise authorized as a priority project by WCB in the "Memorandum of Understanding" between WCB and the Conservancy that is required before any project may move forward. The WCB grant funding, in turn, is derived from an appropriation from the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal Beach Protection Fund of 2002 (Proposition SO), The Proposition 50 funds were appropriated under the specific authorization found in Section 79572(c) of the Water Code and maybe used for the general purpose of acquisition, protection and restoration of coastal wetlands. The project meets the criteria of the WCB grant agreement and the related requirements of Proposition 50 in all respects. As required by the WCB grant agreement and Proposition 50, the proposed project serves to protect and preserve fish and wildlife habitat of the San Francisco Bay through restoration of wetlands, and is specifically identified in the WCB grant agreement as a high priority project that specifically benefits the San Francisco Estuary. Further, the project is one that implements the objectives of the 5FBJV and Goals Report. It also squarely meets the priorities and objectives of the Conservancy found in Section 31162 of the Public Resources Code, since it carves out the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program's goal to protect, restore, and enhance natural habitats as detailed under the heading "Consistency with Conservancy's Enabling Legislation", below. B. Breakdown by Grantee of Expected Financing for 2006 Treatment Proiects: Depending on the respective efficacy of the 2007 treatment found at the various project sites, the funding each grantee will receive maybe adjusted among grantees, but with no increase to the total amount authorized. While each grantee previously contributed r~.,. t.