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49. AUTHORIZE APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR SPECIAL-USE AUTHORIZATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY Approve submittal of an application to United States Fish & Wildlife Service for obtaining Special-Use Authorization associated with establishing a wireless communication facility on land at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. Also, authorize the County’s Director of Wireless Communication Services IT Senior Manager of Maricopa County’s Wireless Radio Department to execute and process the subject application documents on behalf of Maricopa County. As part of the County’s Radio System Upgrade Project, the subject application with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is the first step in establishing authority to allow the County to develop wireless radio facilities at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. As part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service application process, the County may be required to reimburse the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for costs incurred as part of research, appraisals, environmental studies, plan review, document preparation, meetings, inspections, as-built review, project close-out and other costs associated with processing the subject application. After the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service completes its cost estimates under the application, subsequent Board of Supervisors agenda items will be submitted to obtain Board authorization for cost reimbursement to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the individual application for the subject site. (C-70-16-001-3-00)

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