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EXHIBIT A Springwood Legislation NEW SECTION. Sec. 3073. FOR THE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION FUNDING BOARD Springwood Ranch in Kittitas County (91001663) The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) Except as provided under subsection (4) of this section, the appropriations in this section are provided solely for a grant from the agency to The Trust for Public Land to cover the costs of the Trust's acquisition, disposition, and temporary management of real property in upper Kittitas County known as Springwood Ranch in exchange for an agreement to reconvey the real property for public purposes as described in this section. (2) The recreation and conservation office shall enter into a grant agreement with The Trust for Public Land that allows for the disbursement of the funding described in subsection (1) of this section to The Trust for Public Land for the following purposes: (a) To convey a portion of the Springwood Ranch property to Kittitas County for its ownership and management, including maintenance of existing agricultural uses and future uses allowed under current zoning or that provide a public use or benefit; (b) To convey a portion of the Springwood Ranch property to the department of fish and wildlife for its ownership and management to provide public use and benefit; (c) To convey a portion of the Springwood Ranch property to the Yakama Nation for its ownership and management to provide public benefit; (d) To convey a portion of the Springwood Ranch property to the Kittitas Reclamation District, which shall hold the property until a transfer, without compensation and subject to section 8039 of this act, to the United States bureau of reclamation for the purposes of construction of a water supply reservoir for managing instream flow in accordance with the Yakima Basin integrated plan, or until such purpose is declared by the bureau of reclamation as no longer feasible; and (e) To assist in achieving the goals of the Yakima Basin integrated plan. (3) If the bureau of reclamation determines that the construction of a water supply reservoir is no feasible as described in subsection (2)(d) of this section, the Kittitas Reclamation District must work with Kittitas County, the Yakama Nation, the department of fish and wildlife, and other interested stakeholders to identify the appropriate public owner and manage and convey, without compensation and in accordance with RCW 87.03.136, as