Bill Summary for Bill Number Division of Wildlife Property Transactions (3)

Date: 04/22/2010

Final
Division of Wildlife Property Transactions (3)

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Recommend support for the donation of the Orchard Recommend support for the purchase of the Asnicar Recommend support for the purchase of the Orient M	PASS PASS PASS

08:13 AM -- Division of Wildlife Property Transactions (3)

Mr. Grady McNeill, Resource Support Section Manager, Division of Wildlife (the division), Department of Natural Resources, presented three property transactions. He first presented the Asnicar Farms, Inc. Fee Title Acquisition property transaction. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment D). Committee members also received the division's responses to Legislative Council Staff questions about all three property transactions (Attachment E). In response to a question, Mr. McNeill explained the involvement of Ducks Unlimited in the acquisition. Committee discussion ensued about the assessment value of the Asnicar Farms, Inc. property. Mr. McNeill addressed a question about whether the division is considering other conservation easements in the area.


BILL:	Division of Wildlife Property Transactions
TIME:	08:19:55 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Recommend support for the purchase of the Asnicar Farms, Inc. Fee Title Acquisition ($300,000 CF, including $258,500 from wildlife cash and $41,500 from a private donor, Ducks Unlimited, for 80 acres). The motion carried on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:20 AM

Mr. McNeill next presented the Orient Mine State Wildlife Area Perpetual Conservation Easement and Public Access Easement property transaction. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment F). Discussion ensued about access to the parcel under consideration.


BILL:	Division of Wildlife Property Transactions
TIME:	08:24:10 AM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Recommend support for the purchase of the Orient Mine State Wildlife Area Perpetual Conservation Easement and Public Access Easement ($5,000 CF for 350 acres). The motion carried on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:24 AM

Mr. McNeill presented the Orchard State Habitat Area, EnCana Conservation Easement Donation property transaction. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment G). Mr. McNeill addressed questions regarding the available habitat for the area elk herd and about the number of allowable future gas pads on the property. Discussion ensued about drilling plans for future conservation easements.


BILL:	Division of Wildlife Property Transactions
TIME:	08:31:48 AM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Recommend support for the donation of the Orchard State Habitat Area, EnCana Conservation Easement (150 acres). The motion carried on a vote of 5-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	No
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:32 AM

After the vote, Mr. McNeill introduced the division's new Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Susan Hunt.

08:34 AM

The committee adjourned.