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ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚǁĞƐƚƐůŽƉĞ ĐƵƚƚŚƌŽĂƚƚƌŽƵƚĂŶŐůŝŶŐ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶďĂƌƌŝĞƌƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĨƌŽŵŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶďLJďƌŽǁŶ ƚƌŽƵƚĂŶĚƌĂŝŶďŽǁƚƌŽƵƚ͘ ZĂŝŶďŽǁƚƌŽƵƚ͕ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ůůŽǁůŝďĞƌĂůŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŽƚŚĞƌŽƉƚŝŽŶƐƚŽ ƌŽǁŶƚƌŽƵƚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŝĨŽƉƚŝŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŶĂƚŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚĂŶŐůŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞ 125 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶŚĂďŝƚĂƚǀŝĂŐƌĂnjŝŶŐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘ZĞĚƵĐĞĞŶƚƌĂŝŶŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƵƚŵŝŐƌĂƚŝŶŐĨŝƐŚĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂůůLJ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƐĞůĞĐƚŝǀĞƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵĨŝƐŚƉĂƐƐĂŐĞĨŽƌďƵůůƚƌŽƵƚĂƚƚŚĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌŶĞĂƌƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŚ͘ ĂƐƚ&ŽƌŬ ϯϳϬĂĐƌĞƐ ƵůůƚƌŽƵƚ;EͿ tŝůĚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞLJĞĂƌůŽŶŐĐůŽƐƵƌĞŽŶĂŶŐůŝŶŐĨŽƌďƵůů ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌĂŶĚ ĂŶĚϱŵŝůĞƐ ƚƌŽƵƚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂĚĨůƵǀŝĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĨŽƌ ĂƐƚ&ŽƌŬZŽĐŬ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ƌĞĞŬĂďŽǀĞ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ tĞƐƚƐůŽƉĞĐƵƚƚŚƌŽĂƚƚƌŽƵƚ;EͿ tŝůĚͬ YƵĂůŝƚLJ DĂŶĂŐĞĨŽƌŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJƐŝnjĞĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ĨŝƐŚ͘ ǀĂůƵĂƚĞƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽ ĐƌĞĞůĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƐƐĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶŝŶ ƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌŝĞƐ 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WĂĚĚůĞĨŝƐŚ;EͿ tŝůĚ ZĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝǀĞƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐĂƉ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ ƵƌďŽƚ;EͿ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐ͘ 'ŽůĚĞLJĞ;EͿ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ ůƵĞƐƵĐŬĞƌ;EͿ tŝůĚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶϰ͕ϯϬϬͲϭϰ͕ϬϬϬĐĨƐĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĨůŽǁƐĂƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĨůŽǁƐŽĨϰ͕ϯϬϬ ĐĨƐĨƌŽŵϵͬϭͲϯͬϭϰĨŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƌŝĨĨůĞƐ͕ϱ͕ϱϳϭĐĨƐĨƌŽŵϯͬϭϰͲϱͬϭϴ͕ϭϰ͕ϬϬϬĐĨƐĨƌŽŵϱͬϭϵͲϳͬϱĨŽƌƉĂĚĚůĞĨŝƐŚƐƉĂǁŶŝŶŐŵŝŐƌĂƚŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚϱ͕ϰϬϬĐĨƐĨƌŽŵϳͬϲͲ ϴͬϯϭĨŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƐŝĚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌĨŽƌĂŐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ 290 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌͲ ϴϱŵŝůĞƐ ^ĂƵŐĞƌ tŝůĚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ DĂŶĂŐĞƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŽŶĨůƵĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐŝŶƵƉƉĞƌƌĞĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂ ƚŚĞ:ƵĚŝƚŚZŝǀĞƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ ƚŽƚŚĞ ŚĞĂĚǁĂƚĞƌƐŽĨ tĂůůĞLJĞ͕ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚ &ŽƌƚWĞĐŬ &ƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌĚƌƵŵ;EͿ͕ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ^ŵĂůůŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ ^ŚŽǀĞůŶŽƐĞƐƚƵƌŐĞŽŶ;EͿ͕ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚ ŚĂŶŶĞůĐĂƚĨŝƐŚ;EͿ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͘ WĂůůŝĚƐƚƵƌŐĞŽŶ;EͿ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJͬ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ tŝůĚ ůĞǀĞůƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĞdžƚŝŶĐƚŝŽŶƌŝƐŬ͘ WĂĚĚůĞĨŝƐŚ;EͿ tŝůĚ ZĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝǀĞZĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂů ĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐĂƉ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ ƵƌďŽƚ;EͿ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐ͘ 'ŽůĚĞLJĞ;EͿ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ ^ƚŽŶĞĐĂƚ;EͿ tŝůĚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĞǀĞůƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶϰ͕ϳϬϬͲϭϱ͕ϯϬϮĐĨƐĨŽƌŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĨůŽǁƐĂƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĨůŽǁƐŽĨϰ͕ϳϬϬ 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,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚďLJĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐ͘ ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞ 296 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ dŝŐĞƌŵƵƐŬŝĞ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞͬ DĂŶĂŐĞƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶǀŝĂƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚĞĚ YƵĂůŝƚLJ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƚŽƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐǁŚŝƚĞƐƵĐŬĞƌƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƵŶŝƋƵĞƚƌŽƉŚLJŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗tŽƌŬǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌƵƐĞƌƐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƉŽŽůĞůĞǀĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ĂƐƚ&ŽƌŬ ϵϬĂĐƌĞƐ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ tŝůĚ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ tŝůĚ ^ƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚďLJƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐ͘ ZĂŝŶďŽǁƚƌŽƵƚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ĞǀĞůŽƉƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĨŝƐŚĞƌLJĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƚŝǀĞ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŝĨůŽǁůĞǀĞůƐŽĨǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗tŽƌŬǁŝƚŚŝƚLJŽĨ>ĞǁŝƐƚŽǁŶĂŶĚEZ^ƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐƚŽƵƐĞƐƚŽƌĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƚŽŵĞĞƚŝŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĨůŽǁƐŽĨŝŐ^ƉƌŝŶŐƌĞĞŬ ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŝŵĞŽĨĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ >ŽǁĞƌΘhƉƉĞƌ ϱϳĂĐƌĞƐ 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ϭϱŵŝůĞƐ ZĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞ 453 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ ƉŚĞŵĞƌĂů ^ƚƌĞĂŵƐ͗ϰϴǁŝƚŚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚĨŝƐŚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĨŝƐŚƉĂƐƐĂŐĞĂƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŽŶƐ;ĐƵůǀĞƌƚƐ͕ĨŽƌĚƐ͕ĚĂŵƐͿĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞĨƵƚƵƌĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨŽƌĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĐƌĞĞŬĨůŽǁ ĂŶĚĨŝƐŚƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ͘ ĂƐƚůĞZŽĐŬ>ĂŬĞ ϭϱϯĂĐƌĞƐ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ͕ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůͬ DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ tĂůůĞLJĞ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ ůƵĞŐŝůů͕ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞLJ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ ďĂƐĞĨŽƌďĂƐƐ͕ƉŝŬĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĂůůĞLJĞ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ͘ ^ŽƵƚŚ^ĂŶĚƐƚŽŶĞ ϭϭϰĂĐƌĞƐ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ͕ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůͬ DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ tĂůůĞLJĞ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ͕ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞLJ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ ďĂƐĞĨŽƌďĂƐƐ͕ƉŝŬĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĂůůĞLJĞ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗ ǀĂůƵĂƚĞĂŶĚŵŽĚŝĨLJŽǀĞƌĨůŽǁƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƚĚĂŵƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĞƐĐĂƉĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂĚƵůƚĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŽ^ŽƵƚŚ^ĂŶĚƐƚŽŶĞƌĞĞŬ͘ 454 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ ĂŬĞƌ>ĂŬĞ ϵϲĂĐƌĞƐ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůͬ DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ͕ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞLJ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ ďĂƐĞĨŽƌďĂƐƐĂŶĚƉŝŬĞ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůĂŬĞŚĂƐŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϵ͘dŚŝƐŵĂLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞǁĂƚĞƌĚĞƉƚŚƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵŽĨǁŝŶƚĞƌŬŝůůƐ͖ůŝŵŝƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĨƐĞƚďLJĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŽƌǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ^ƉŽƚƚĞĚ ĂŐůĞ ϯϲĂĐƌĞƐ ůů^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ tŝůĚͬ ZĞƐƚƌŝĐƚŝǀĞƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ,ŝŐŚĂŶŐůĞƌƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĂŶĚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨŝƐŚ WŽŶĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJͬ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐĂƌĞĚƵĐĞĚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͗ϱĨŝƐŚ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ĚĂŝůLJĂŶĚŝŶƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶLJĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ͕ tŝůĚͬ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ tĂůůĞLJĞ͕ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ ŚĂŶŶĞůĐĂƚĨŝƐŚ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ͕ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞLJ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ͕ ďĂƐĞĨŽƌďĂƐƐ͕ƉŝŬĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĂůůĞLJĞ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ůƵĞŐŝůů ĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗WŽŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨŝƐŚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲƚĂƌŐĞƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ŵŝŐƌĂƚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵdŽŶŐƵĞ ZŝǀĞƌͿ͕ůŝƚƚůĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĂƋƵĂƚŝĐǀĞŐĞƚĂƚŝŽŶƐŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘KĨĨƐĞƚǁŝƚŚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŝŵĞĚĂƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŶŽŶͲƚĂƌŐĞƚĨŝƐŚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘ 455 tĂƚĞƌ DŝůĞƐͬĂĐƌĞƐ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚdLJƉĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ^ŽƵƌĐĞ 'ĂƌƚƐŝĚĞ ϯϱĂĐƌĞƐ >ĂƌŐĞŵŽƵƚŚďĂƐƐ͕ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂůͬ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĨŝƐŚĞƌLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐĂŶĚ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ WƵƚ͕'ƌŽǁĂŶĚdĂŬĞ ƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ ůƵĞŐŝůů͕ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞLJ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ͕ ďĂƐĞĨŽƌďĂƐƐ͕ƉŝŬĞ͕ĂŶĚǁĂůůĞLJĞ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ ĨŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ϮϭĂĐƌĞƐ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͘^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐŝĨ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘hƚŝůŝnjĞƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌƉŽŶĚƐ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗hƚŝůŝnjĞLJĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶĂƐĚŽŶŽƌƐŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƉŽŶĚƐͬƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌƐ͘ džƉůŽƌĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͘ ZĂƚƚůĞƐŶĂŬĞ ϭϮĂĐƌĞƐ ƌĂƉƉŝĞ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞƉĂŶĨŝƐŚĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐǁŚĞŶŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗>ŝŵŝƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌĚĞƉƚŚĂŶĚƐĞǀĞƌŝƚLJŽĨǁŝŶƚĞƌĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂŶĂŶŶƵĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵŽĨƉĂƌƚŝĂůŽƌƚŽƚĂůǁŝŶƚĞƌŬŝůů͖>DƌĞďƵŝůƚĚĂŵŝŶϮϬϭϴ͖ ůŝŵŝƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĨƐĞƚďLJĂĞƌĂƚŽƌŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ ,ŽŵĞƐƚĞĂĚ ϭϮĂĐƌĞƐ zĞůůŽǁƉĞƌĐŚ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞĂƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůĨŝƐŚĞƌLJ͘^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐŝĨ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉŝŬĞ tŝůĚͬ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶĂůĂŶŐůŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ ,ĂƚĐŚĞƌLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂŐĞďĂƐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͗tĂƚĞƌĚĞƉƚŚ;ůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϮĨĞĞƚĚĞĞƉͿƚŚĂƚŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJůĞĂĚƐƚŽǁŝŶƚĞƌŬŝůů͖ůŝŵŝƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĨƐĞƚďLJǁŝŶĚŵŝůůĂĞƌĂƚŽƌ͕ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽĐŬŝŶŐŽƌǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ͘ 456 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&ƵŶĚƐĂƌĞĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵĂƚĂdžŽŶƐƉŽƌƚĨŝƐŚŝŶŐƚĂĐŬůĞ͕ƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨŝƐŚŝŶŐŐĞĂƌĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƚŽƌďŽĂƚĨƵĞů͘ tĂƌŵǁĂƚĞƌĨŝƐŚ dŚŝƐŝƐĂŐĞŶĞƌĂůƚĞƌŵƚŚĂƚďƌŽĂĚůLJƌĞĨĞƌƐƚŽĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚƉƌĞĨĞƌǁĂƌŵ;ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϭϱͲϭϳ ŽƌϲϬͲϴϬ&ͿǁĂƚĞƌƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ tĞŝƌƚƌĂƉ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƚŚĂŶƐƉĂŶƐĂƐƚƌĞĂŵƚŽĚŝǀĞƌƚĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŽĂŚŽůĚŝŶŐƉĞŶ͘ tŚŝƌůŝŶŐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJĂŵLJdžŽƐƉŽƌĞĂŶƉĂƌĂƐŝƚĞ;DLJdžŽďŽůƵƐĐĞƌĞďƌĂůŝƐͿ͕ŝŶƚƌŽƵƚĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌĨŝƐŚ͘ tŝůĚĨŝƐŚ ĨŝƐŚƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŚĞůƉŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐ͘ ǁŝůĚĨŝƐŚĐĂŶďĞŶĂƚŝǀĞŽƌŶŽŶͲŶĂƚŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ tŝŶƚĞƌŬŝůů ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĞǀĞŶƚǁŚĞŶĨŝƐŚŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĂƋƵĂƚŝĐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐĂƌĞŬŝůůĞĚƵƐƵĂůůLJĂĨƚĞƌĂ ƉƌŽůŽŶŐĞĚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƐŶŽǁŽƌŝĐĞĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚƵƐƵĂůůLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĚĞƉůĞƚŝŽŶƐŝŶ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽdžLJŐĞŶĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƉŚŽƚŽƐLJŶƚŚĞƐŝƐ͘ yĞƌŝĐ >ŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚůĂĐŬǁĂƚĞƌ͘ ŽŽƉůĂŶŬƚŽŶ ^ŵĂůů͕ŽĨƚĞŶŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉŝĐĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJƌŽƚŝĨĞƌƐ͕ĐŽƉĞƉŽĚƐĂŶĚĐůĂĚŽĐĞƌĂŶƐ͘ sĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌĨŽŽĚ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƉŽŶĚƐ͕ůĂŬĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌƐ͘ 487 MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS 1420 EAST 6TH AVENUE PO BOX 200701 HELENA, MONTANA 59620-0701 406.444.2535 • FWP.MT.GOV Montana Fish, 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