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BUDGET REQUIREMENTS 



In order to be implemented, federal funds are 

 necessary for a period of approximately five years. 

 However, the funds required for the proposed "Prairie 

 Management Plan" -- less than $2.00 per acre for the first 

 year -- are actually less per acre than what would be 

 required for traditional management through poisoning. Once 

 the management objectives are completed, range conditions 

 should be in a condition to sustain both cattle grazing and 

 prairie dogs at acceptable levels with only minimum 

 management efforts and funding. 



YEAR 1 



The first year budget requirement is $2,220,000 to 

 conduct management activities on the 1.3 million acres of 

 trust lands, which have been determined possible habitat for 

 black-footed ferret reintroduction, but will eventually 

 include all 2.8 million acres of reservation land. A 

 complete budget breakdown of these costs is included in the 

 Appendix. The activities which will be completed in year 

 one include the following: 



1 . Complete an Environmental Impact Statement for the 

 Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in accordance with NEPA 

 ($0). 



2. Conduct public and landowner education regarding 

 Endangered Species issues and project objectives to 

 facilitate support and voluntary cooperation in project 

 ($4,000). 



3. Conduct surveys of federally endangered, threatened or 

 candidate species to determine status and develop management 

 plans ($366,000). 



4. Identify prairie dog towns as suitable or unsuitable 

 habitat and coordinate activities with landowners and the 

 Tribe to establish habitat set-aside areas including payment 

 to landowners ($585,000). 



5. Construct 137 miles of cross fencing on range units 

 ($273,000). 



6. Construct 195 water developments on range units 

 ($1,166,000). 



7. Build fences to control livestock access to dams to 

 enhance wildlife habitat ($270,000) 



8. Interagency coordination with federal, state and tribal 

 agencies and Interdisciplinary Team ($5,000). 



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