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WS Agreement Number:20-7353-7164-RA <br /> WBS:AP.RA.RX53.73.0272 <br /> COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT <br /> between <br /> CITY OF EVERETT(COOPERATOR) <br /> and <br /> UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br /> ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE(APHIS) <br /> WILDLIFE SERVICES (WS) <br /> ARTICLE 1—PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this Cooperative Service Agreement is to provide assistance to CITY OF <br /> EVERETT when it experiences conflicts with nuisance wildlife. <br /> ARTICLE 2—AUTHORITY <br /> APHIS-WS has statutory authority under the Acts of March 2, 1931, 46 Stat. 1468-69, 7 U.S.C. <br /> §§ 8351-8352, as amended, and December 22, 1987, Public Law No. 100-202, § 101(k), 101 Stat. <br /> 1329-331, 7 U.S.C. § 8353,to cooperate with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, public and <br /> private agencies, organizations,and institutions while conducting a program of wildlife services <br /> involving mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, or animal species <br /> that are injurious and/or a nuisance to, among other things,agriculture, horticulture, forestry, <br /> animal husbandry,wildlife, and human health and safety. <br /> ARTICLE 3- MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES <br /> The cooperating parties mutually understand and agree to/that: <br /> 1. APHIS-WS shall perform services set forth in the Work Plan, which is attached hereto and <br /> made a part hereof. The parties may mutually agree in writing,at any time during the <br /> term of this agreement, to amend, modify, add or delete services from the Work Plan. <br /> 2. The Cooperator certifies that APHIS-WS has advised the Cooperator there may be private <br /> sector service providers available to provide wildlife damage management (WDM) <br /> services that the Cooperator is seeking from APHIS-WS. <br /> 3. There will be no equipment with a procurement price of$5,000 or more per unit purchased <br /> directly with funds from the cooperator for use on this project. All other equipment <br /> purchased for the program is and will remain the property of APHIS-WS. <br /> 4. The cooperating parties agree to coordinate with each other before responding to media <br /> requests on work associated with this project. <br />