DEPARTMENT OF 

 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 



STANSTZPHENS. GOVEHNOR 



COGSVTEU. BUILDING 



STATE OF MONTANA 



FAJC » (406) 44-4.2606 



HELENA. MONTANA 59620 



January 27, 1992 



John Peters 



U. S. EPA, Region VIII 

 999 IStii Street, Suite 500 

 Denver, CO 80202-2405 



RE; 



State Wetlands Protection Grant Application 



Dear John, 



Enclosed is an interagency wetlands grant application 

 submitted by the State of Montana under the lead of the 

 Department of Health & Environmental Science, Water Quality 

 Bureau. The grant application consists of six components. 

 Components 1 & 2 were composed by the Departaient of Health and 

 Environmental Sciences, Water Quality Bureau; components 3 & 4 by 

 the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, 

 Conservation Districts Bureau and Montana Watercourse at MSU; 

 component 5 by the Department of Transportation, Environmental 

 Section; and component 6 by the Montana Riparian Association. 



The application includes the development, implementation and 

 monitoring of a state wetlands conservation/protection strategy 

 (DHES) ; establishment of a wetlands monitoring program (DHES) ; 

 wetlands education (DNRC/MT Watercourse) ; coordinated resource 

 management in river corridors (DNRC) ; an evaluation and expansion 

 of the existing program for highways impacts (DOT) ; and an 

 expansion of the Riparian Association's wetlands program. 

 Cumulatively, implementation of the various components will 

 ensure diverse wetlands programs to be coordinated by a 

 cooperative interagency wetlands strategy for the state. 



The required state match has been identified within each 

 component and is at least 25 percent for all components. The 

 requested funding and identified match for each component is 

 as follows: 



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