QLEs are welcome to submit proposals for water transactions at any time to the Foundation. The criteria approved by the Independent Scientific Review Panel in Section 1 below should be considered in developing the transaction proposal. A proposal form has been included in Section 2 for QLEs to use in submitting a transaction proposal. It would be helpful to NFWF if the QLE included a specific cover letter to the proposal that addresses the information in the proposal form, especially if there are criteria that cannot be met due to site-specific circumstances. For additional clarification, please contact Andrew Purkey.

Section 1: Criteria to be used in evaluating transaction proposals.
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Section 2: Proposal form for QLEs to use in submitting a transaction proposal to the Foundation for consideration.
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Section 3: NEPA Checklist for QLEs. All transactions funded through the CBWTP must be reviewed for compliance with the principles of the National Environmental Policy Act and other applicable laws. In order to meet these requirements, each QLE as part of their water transaction proposal must complete the following checklist.
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The NEPA checklist should be e-mailed to Andrew Purkey of NFWF and Rick Yarde of BPA.
A final signed version of the document should be mailed to Rick Yarde upon approval by BPA at:
Bonneville Power Administration KEC-4
PO BOX 3621
Portland, OR 97208-3621