9.
Commissioners Court - Regular Session
- Meeting Date:
- 03/09/2021
- Title:
- Section 6 study grant to amend/append Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
- Submitted For:
- Gary Boyd
- Submitted By:
- Gary Boyd, Parks
- Department:
- Parks
- Agenda Category:
- Consent
Information
Agenda Item
Discuss and acknowledge grant submission to US Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior) related to a planning process for likely amending/appending the Williamson County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan to cover six additional species.
Background
This agenda item comes to the Commissioners Court for acknowledgement. The grant submission is entitled
The reimbursable amount of this grant is $750,000.00 and the match amount is $250,000.00. All funds for the match will come from the Williamson County Conservation Foundation (WCCF) corpus. The application for this grant and funding amount has been approved by the WCCF Board. Awards under this grant application are expected to be announced by mid-2021.
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund:
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Planning Assistance
Fiscal Year: 2021
F21AS00171
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Planning Assistance
Fiscal Year: 2021
F21AS00171
Amending Williamson County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
to Cover Six Additional Species
to Cover Six Additional Species
Benefitting:
Georgetown Salamander (Eurycea naufragia)
Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Tooth Cave Spider (Tayshaneta myopica)
Dragonfly Cave Mold Beetle (Batrisodes cryptotexanus)
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus)
Georgetown Salamander (Eurycea naufragia)
Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Tooth Cave Spider (Tayshaneta myopica)
Dragonfly Cave Mold Beetle (Batrisodes cryptotexanus)
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus)
The reimbursable amount of this grant is $750,000.00 and the match amount is $250,000.00. All funds for the match will come from the Williamson County Conservation Foundation (WCCF) corpus. The application for this grant and funding amount has been approved by the WCCF Board. Awards under this grant application are expected to be announced by mid-2021.
Fiscal Impact
| From/To | Acct No. | Description | Amount |
|---|
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| County Judge Exec Asst. | Andrea Schiele | 03/04/2021 09:31 AM |
- Form Started By:
- gboyd
- Started On:
- 03/04/2021 07:16 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 03/04/2021