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Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Supplemental Funding between the Department of Water Resources and Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the Costs of Environmental Analysis, Planning and Design of Delta Conservation Measures, Including Delta Conveyance Options, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Supplemental Funding with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the remaining costs for the planning phase of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program (DHCCP) for preliminary design and environmental documentation of potential conveyance alternatives;
b) Find that the proposed approval and execution of the Supplemental Funding Agreement with DWR does not constitute a "Project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(4) The creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and
c) Approve a Notice of Exemption.