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Attachment Number 1 

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Endangered Species Private Land Conservation 

 AND Protection Program 



PURPOSE 



A. To develop a voluntary cooperative effort between the U.S. Fish 

 and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and cooperating private land owners 

 for the establishment of Critical Habitat Reserves (CHR) to protect 

 threatened and endangered species. 



B. Protect constitutional property ownership rights of private land 

 owners. 



critical habitat reserve 



A. General Provisions 



1. The Secretary of Interior (Secretary) will contract with 

 cooperating land owners /operators to provide Critical 

 Habitat (CH) and land owner/ operator management of the 

 CH for the protection of threatened and endangered species. 



2. No more than 25 percent of the land mass or water bodies in 

 any one covinty will be placed in a CHR unless additional 

 areas would not have an adverse effect on the local economy. 



3. Contracts will be for 5 years and renewable only if the 

 presence of a threatened or endangered species exists. 



B. Duties of the Secretary 



1. In return for a contract, the Secretary shall: 



a. Provide for the cost of carrying out the CHR program. 



b. Pay annual rental and management fee dioring the term 

 of the contract to the land owner /operator for the 

 conversion of private property uses to the CHR. 



