South Shore Service Yard – California State Parks (R15AP00001) | BOR MP 17 N006

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The South Shore Service Yard - California State Parks grant opportunity (R15AP00001), issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, is a continuation-type grant intended to fund facility upgrades at Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (MLSRA) in California. The project is focused on improving the South Shore Maintenance/Service Yard so day-to-day park operations can be carried out more safely, efficiently, and in compliance with modern standards. The work is framed as operationally critical: replacing aging infrastructure, removing hazardous structures, and adding new facilities that support both public recreation and employee working conditions at a heavily used recreation area on Reclamation-managed lands.

The core purpose of the award is construction and site improvement work that targets five major objectives within the broader South Shore Improvement project. Activities described include demolition of deteriorated and hazardous buildings; utility improvements; grading and site work; upgrades that bring facilities into compliance with accessibility requirements (including ADA and Section 504 accessibility standards for facilities on federal land); construction of a new service building; and construction of a wash pad specifically intended to help address invasive quagga mussels. That wash pad component reflects a practical operational need at water recreation sites, where equipment and watercraft cleaning measures are often used to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species and protect reservoir infrastructure and ecosystems.

California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) is positioned as the primary recipient and the entity responsible for implementing the work. CDPR describes the improvements as necessary for facility and program support, emphasizing replacement of aging infrastructure and meeting current health and safety expectations. CDPR will manage and complete the construction, while maintaining regular coordination and communication with Reclamation staff. In other words, CDPR is expected to run the project from planning through completion, and the federal role is mainly oversight rather than hands-on execution.

Reclamation anticipates no substantial involvement in carrying out the funded activities beyond normal federal stewardship duties. That includes monitoring performance, reviewing required reporting, and providing technical assistance if CDPR requests it. Oversight is described as routine grant administration and accountability rather than joint management of construction.

A notable feature of this opportunity is that it is justified as a single-source (non-competitive) award based on "unique qualifications." The rationale is that MLSRA is operated under an existing long-term management agreement between Reclamation and CDPR (identified as Contract No. 12-LC-20-0152), which assigns CDPR responsibility for administration, operation, maintenance, and development of recreation uses and facilities for the term of the agreement. CDPR also supplies the on-site equipment and management structure necessary to operate the area, and it has a long history managing MLSRA for Reclamation dating back to the late 1950s. The single-source argument also points to Reclamation's 2010 Final Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, which indicates that implementing management actions is primarily the responsibility of the managing partner, a role CDPR has held for decades. Taken together, these points are used to explain why competing the award is not considered practical.

The statutory authority cited for making the award comes from P.L. 89-72, the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (July 9, 1965), including Sections 1, 3(b)(1), and 3(c)(1). These provisions establish congressional policy to incorporate recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement into federal water projects when feasible, encourage non-federal public bodies to administer recreation areas and facilities, and outline cost-sharing expectations and limits on the federal share for expansions or modifications of recreation facilities (generally not exceeding 50 percent for certain expansions/modifications when a non-federal public body agrees to administer and share costs). This legal framework supports Reclamation partnering with state agencies like CDPR to operate and improve recreation facilities associated with federal water infrastructure.

From the posted opportunity details, the funding instrument is a grant under CFDA 15.524 (Natural Resources), with eligibility limited to state governments. The opportunity anticipated one award, with an award ceiling of $300,000. The notice was created January 9, 2017, with an original closing date of January 23, 2017. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted federal assistance to help CDPR complete essential service-yard modernization at MLSRA, aligned with longstanding intergovernmental management responsibilities and aimed at improving safety, compliance, and operational capacity for a major public recreation site.

• The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "South Shore Service Yard – California State Parks (R15AP00001)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.524.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 23, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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