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WHEREAS, the City owns and manages a complex of wetlands in the <br /> west Eugene area in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management <br /> and The Nature Conservancy under a Memorandum of Agreement. <br /> WHEREAS, the West Eugene Wetlands partnership has developed the <br /> highly specialized staff and facilities required to collect, grow- <br /> out, store, transport, clean, and propagate seeds and plant <br /> materials. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: <br /> 1. SCOPE OF WORK. The City agrees that it will collect, grow- <br /> out, store, transport, clean, and propagate native wetland and <br /> upland seeds and plant materials needed for the Amazon Creek <br /> Wetlands Restoration Project, and treat the Project for control of <br /> non-native weedy species, in accordance with the attached scope of <br /> work. Work under this agreement is subject to the availability of <br /> funds in each Federal fiscal year. If required and funds are <br /> available, the Government shall issue a Task Order for work to be <br /> conducted under this Cooperative Agreement for succeeding fiscal <br /> years. Task orders will be issued with the designated amounts of <br /> appropriated funds obligated to the task order. <br /> 2. COMPENSATION. The Government agrees to reimburse the City <br /> for the costs of obtaining, treating and handling native seeds and <br /> <br /> plants provided under the terms of this agreement. Such costs shall <br /> not exceed $130,000 for Federal fiscal year 2000, unless agreed in <br /> <br /> writing by the parties hereto, and will be subject to negotiation <br /> for succeeding fiscal years. To the extent that Federal funds are <br /> obligated by this Agreement, such funds and obligations are in all <br /> cases conditioned upon the availability of appropriated funds from <br /> Congress. Actual funding for specific tasks will be accomplished by <br /> individual task orders. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />