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a final environmental impact statement for the Smith Island Restoration Project was issued on December 12, 2013. The diking system of improvements was formally altered under Ordinance No. 14-120 on March 18, 2015,to allow the construction of the new County setback dike and breaching of the existing dike east of the new setback dike. In addition to finalizing design details and pursuing the necessary regulatory approvals and permits for the Smith Island Project, DPW is also seeking funding for implementation of the Smith Island Project. As of the date of this Agreement, the project has received multiple grants supporting acquisition, design,permitting activities. Recently, the County was awarded a$2.6-million ESRP grant and a$1.5-million SRFB grant to support construction. Both the ESRP grant and the SRFB grant are expressly for restoration purposes. The County is currently coordinating with the Corps and Ecology along with mitigation partners (such as BNSF) to allow the County to provide mitigation acreage at the Smith Island Project site in exchange for construction funding. The County is aware that funds obtained for restoration purposes may not be spent on mitigation activities. The County will develop and follow appropriate accounting practices and procedures to ensure that funds received for restoration purposes will not be used to pay for mitigation such as the Required Mitigation to be provided to BNSF. [The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank] INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMITH ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT PAGE 20