L25-07220224_Executed_Agreement_Cienega_Ranch_LLC_Solar_Conversion.pdf

This is a Cooperative Stewardship Agreement for Habitat Improvement between Cienega Ranch LLC and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, representing the State of Arizona. The agreement is specifically between Josiah Austin of Cienega Ranch LLC and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, with the document authorized under Arizona Revised Statutes and involving the department's Wildlife Management Division.

The project involves implementing the "Upper Mill Well Solar Conversion" habitat improvement project on Cienega Ranch property. The primary objective is to provide water infrastructure for approximately 10,000 acres of Chihuahuan desert grassland habitat. The project will install a solar-powered well system to deliver water to ten 1,000-gallon tire troughs and 80,000 gallons of storage tanks through approximately eight miles of pipeline. The Arizona Game and Fish Department will reimburse Cienega Ranch LLC up to $25,000 for materials and labor, with the project to be completed by June 11, 2026. The agreement has a ten-year term, with project progress monitored and a final assessment to be completed jointly by the parties.