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Appendix F2. In the event that the property is no longer included as part of the Reserve, or if the designationof the Reserve of which it is part is withdrawn, then NOAA or its successor agency, after fulland reasonable consultation with the State, may exercise the following rights regarding thedisposition of the property:(i) The recipient may retain title after paying the Federal Government an amount computed byapplying the Federal percentage of participation in the cost of the original project to the currentfair market value of the property;(ii) If the recipient does not elect to retain title, the Federal Government may either direct therecipient to sell the property and pay the Federal Government an amount computed by applyingthe Federal percentage of participation in the cost of the original project to the proceeds from thesale (after deducting actual and reasonable selling and repair or renovation expenses, if any, fromthe sale proceeds), or direct the recipient to transfer title to the Federal Government. If directedto transfer title to the Federal Government, the recipient shall be entitled to compensationcomputed by applying the recipient’s percentage of participation in the cost of the original projectto the current fair market value of the property; and(iii) Fair market value of the property must be determined by an independent appraiser andcertified by a responsible official of the state, as provided by Department of Commerceregulations at 15 C.F.R. part 24, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real PropertyAcquisition for Federal and Federally assisted programs at 15 C.F.R. part 11.(f) Upon instruction by NOAA, provisions analogous to those of sec. 921.21(e) shall be included in thedocumentation underlying less-then-fee-simple interests acquired in whole or part with Federal funds.(g) Federal funds or non-Federal matching share funds shall not be spent to acquire a real propertyinterest in which the state will own the land concurrently with another entity unless the property interesthas been identified as a part of an acquisition strategy pursuant to sec. 921.13(7) which has been approvedby NOAA prior to the effective date of these regulations.(h) Prior to submitting the final management plan to NOAA for review and approval, the state shall holda public meeting to receive comment on the plan in the area affected by the estuarine research reserve.NOAA will publish a notice of the meeting in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the publicmeeting. The state shall be responsible for having a similar notice published in the local newspaper(s).Sec. 921.30 Designation of National Estuarine Research Reserves.(a) The Under Secretary may designate an area proposed for designation by the Governor of the state inwhich it is located, as a National Esturaine Research Reserve if the Under Secretary finds:1. The area is a representative estuarine ecosystem that is suitable for long-term research andcontributes to the biogeographical and typological balance of the System;2. Key land and water areas of the proposed Reserve, as identified in the management plan, areunder adequate state control sufficient to provide long-term protection for reserve resources toensure a stable environment for research;3. Designation of the area as a Reserve will serve to enhance public awareness and understanding ofestuarine areas, and provide suitable opportunities for public education and interpretation;4. A final management plan has been approved by NOAA;5. An MOU has been signed between the state and NOAA ensuring a long-term commitmentby the state to the effective operation and implementation of the area as a National EstuarineResearch Reserve;6. All MOU’s necessary for reserve management (i.e., with relevant Federal, state, and local204 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
Appendix Fagencies and/or private organizations) have been signed; and7. The coastal state in which the area is located has complied with the requirements of subpart B.(b) NOAA will determine whether the designation of a National Estuarine Research Reserve in a statewith a federally approved coastal zone management program directly affects the coastal zone. If thedesignation is found to directly affect the coastal zone, NOAA will make a consistency determinationpursuant to sec. 307(c)(1) of the Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456, and 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart C. See sec. 921.4(b).The results of this consistency determination will be published in the Federal Register when the notice ofdesignation is published. See sec. 921.30(c).(c) NOAA will publish the notice of designation of a National Estuarine Research Reserve in the FederalRegister. The state shall be responsible for having a similar notice published in the local media.(d) The term state control in sec. 921.30(a)(3) does not necessarily require that key land and water areas beowned by the state in fee simple. Acquisition of less-than-fee simple interests e.g., conservation easements)and utilization of existing state regulatory measures are encouraged where the state can demonstrate thatthese interests and measures assure adequate long-term state control consistent with the purposes of theresearch reserve (see also Secs. 921.13(a)(7); 921.21(g)). Should the state later elect to purchase an interestin such lands using NOAA funds, adequate justification as to the need for such acquisition must beprovided to NOAA.Sec. 921.31 Supplemental acquisition and development awards.After National Estuarine Research Reserve designation, and as specified in the approved managementplan, a coastal state may request a supplemental acquisition and/or development award(s) for acquiringadditional property interests identified in the management plan as necessary to strengthen protectionof key land and water areas and to enhance long-term protection of the area for research and education,for facility and exhibit construction, for restorative activities identified in the approved managementplan, for administrative purposes related to acquisition and/or facility construction and to develop and/orupgrade research, monitoring and education/interpretive programs. Federal financial assistance providedto a National Estuarine Research Reserve for supplemental development costs directly associated withfacility construction (i.e., major construction activities) may not exceed 70 percent of the total project cost,except when the financial assistance is provided from amounts recovered as a result of damage to naturalresources located in the coastal zone, in which case the assistance may be used to pay 100 percent of thecosts. NOAA must make a specific determination that the construction activity will not be detrimentalto the environment. Acquisition awards for the acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, for anyone reserve may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the lands, waters, and intereststherein of $5,000,000, whichever amount is less, except when the financial assistance is provided fromamounts recovered as result of damage to natural resources located in the coastal zone, in which case theassistance may be used to pay 100 percent of all actual costs of activities carrier out with this assistance,as long as such funds are available. In the case of a biogeographic region (see appendix I) shared by twoor more states, each state is eligible independently for Federal financial assistance to establish a separateNational Estuarine Research Reserve within their respective portion of the shared biogeographic region.Application procedures are specified in subpart I. Land acquisition must follow the procedures specified inSecs. 921.13(a)(7), 921.21(e) and (f) and 921.81.[58 FR 38215, July 15, 1993, as amended at 62 FR 12540, Mar. 17, 1997; 63 FR 26717, May 14, 1998].Sec. 921.32 Operation and management: Implementation of the management plan.(a) After the Reserve is formally designated, a coastal state is eligible to receive Federal funds to assist theManagement Plan: Appendix F205
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments..
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Representation on the Reserve Manag
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Objectives and Strategies.. . . . .
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XIII. Volunteer Plan.. . . . . . .
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I. OverviewIntroduction to the Rese
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Exhibits and Interpretive Trails; P
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The Wells Reserve requires specific
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II. IntroductionThe Value of Estuar
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Figure II.3. Biogeographic regions
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1.2.3.Address coastal management is
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Department of of CommerceNational O
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III. Wells NERR SettingPhysical Set
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Figure III.3. The two principal wat
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230 bird species and at least 32 ma
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landscapes are assuming a suburban
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IV. Strategic Plan29
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Objective 2: Optimize educational u
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V. Accomplishments33
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Figure V.2. Chris Feurt, the CTP Co
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Figure V.4. The barn complex was co
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◊With partners (U.S. Fish and Wil
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VI. Administration41
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RMAManagerEducationResearch & Stewa
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◊The York County Audubon Society,
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The Reserve Manager serves as the c
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Figure VI.4. An October sunrise gra
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VII. Facilities andConstruction51
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◊Make facilities available to par
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Figure VII.2. The Reserved Life Est
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Killing House (early 1900’s)This
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Estate and are currently privately
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VIII. Public Access61
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Figure VIII.2. An artist at work by
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Figure VIII.4. A family enjoys a wa
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IX. Education and Outreach67
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Strategies◊ Work with partners to
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K-12 EducationThe Wells Reserve edu
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signs of wildlife, water quality mo
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X. Research and Monitoring77
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Figure X.1. Jeremy Miller (right) a
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System-wide Monitoring ProgramThe N
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tions concerning the sustainability
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permit, the Research Department als
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XI. Stewardship87
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◊◊◊◊◊Protect pristine hab
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Reserve cooperates with the followi
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will monitor this site (and others
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Figure XI.6. The Wells Reserve Stew
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XII. Reserve Boundary andAcquisitio
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Proposed Changes to the Reserve and
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Figure XII.2 (top): The main stems
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By expanding its boundary the Wells
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forests, and wetlands. It has habit
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Conservation EasementThe Wells Rese
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XIII. Volunteers109
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Figure XIII.1. Beach Profiling volu
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XIV. Communications113
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images, and cultivates interest in
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AppendicesAppendix A: Memoranda of
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Appendix A: Memoranda ofUnderstandi
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Appendix A-1Management Plan: Append
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