Cost of Implementation Clause Samples

Cost of Implementation. Some Members of Congress have expressed concerns about the cost to the federal government to implement the agreements.27 Most have assumed that the majority of actions in the KBRA would be federally funded, including the costs for the on-project plan, fisheries restoration, and tribal components of the agreement. A detailed discussion of the estimated costs for the agreements (in particular those for the KBRA) and how they have changed over time is provided below. There have been multiple estimates of the cost to implement the Klamath agreements, and in some cases these have contradicted one another or employed differing assumptions. The original 2010 KBRA estimated $970 million (in 2007 dollars) for the total cost to implement the KBRA over a 10-year window. Most of these costs were assumed to be incurred by the federal government, although the exact split was not specified.28 In 2011, this figure was revised to estimate the federal government’s portion of expenses over a newly extended 15-year window. This estimate indicated that the federal cost to implement the agreement over 15 years would be $795 million (2007 dollars). Thus, there was a reduction in the estimated costs using constant 2007 dollars. The 2011 revision reflected increased state commitments for some activities and altered assumptions in other areas.29 The 2011 estimate also included an estimate of “base” 25 DOI has estimated that dam removal itself will create approximately 1,400 jobs in the one-year timeframe for this project, while other actions under the KBRA will create 4,600 jobs over 15 years, with additional gains to farming and fisheries industries; See Klamath Regional Economics Fact Sheet, available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/sites/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇. 26 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, “Dewatering Trust Responsibility: the New Klamath River Hydroelectric and Restoration Agreements,” Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, vol. 1, no. 1 (July 2011), p. 60. Available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/dspace-law/bitstream/handle/1773.1/1043/1WJELP042.pdf?sequence=1. 27 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Water Resource Issues in the Klamath River Basin, 113th Cong., 1st sess., June 20, 2013. Statement of Chairman ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/public/ index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=bf0f660b-1905-4515-9278-c26ddda53a21. 28 Cost estimates for the agreement were originally provided in the KBRA, Appe...

Cost of Implementation. The parties agree that the effective date of this new job classification system shall be August 1, 2003. For the purpose of adjusting the wage of those employees, who are eligible for a wage adjustment, as provided by the new classification system, the GTAA will allocate the following amounts: August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004 $100,000 August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 $125,000 August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006 $150,000 August 1, 2006 to July 31, 2007 $30,000 August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008 $30,000 August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009 $30,000 August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010 $35,000 The formula for calculating adjustments will be as follows: • where the positions are found to be overvalued as a result of the new wage classification system, the incumbent of those positions will not receive any further wage increases until such time they reach their equivalent wage on the newly assigned wages and salary rates. • a salaried employee whose new classification carries a maximum rate of pay which is higher than his or her previous maximum shall have his or her salary adjusted upward to the increment which is nearest to but not less than his or her current rate of pay; • an hourly employee who is reclassified to a higher hourly paid position shall be paid the hourly rate prescribed for the position. The distribution of the above maximum total annual adjustments will be allocated on a pro-rata basis in relation to the job rate gap. The third party’s jurisdiction shall be restricted to this Memorandum of Understanding. All time limits referred to herein may be adjusted by mutual agreement. The parties agree that the application of this memorandum is only relevant and only pertains to employees who filed appeals under Section 7 of this Memorandum and who are currently working in the jobs in which they were working when the appeals were filed. With the exception of the foregoing all the provisions of this Memorandum shall be deemed to have been exhausted.

Cost of Implementation. The parties agree that the effective date of this new job classification system shall be August 1, 2003. For the purpose of adjusting the wage of those employees, who are eligible for a wage adjustment, as provided by the new classification system, the GTAA will allocate the following amounts: August 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004 $100,000 August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 $125,000 August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006 $150,000 The formula for calculating adjustments will be as follows: • where the positions are found to be overvalued as a result of the new wage classification system, the incumbent of those positions will not receive any further wage increases until such time they reach their equivalent wage on the newly assigned wages and salary rates. • a salaried employee whose new classification carries a maximum rate of pay which is higher than his or her previous maximum shall have his or her salary adjusted upward to the increment which is nearest to but not less than his or her current rate of pay; • an hourly employee who is reclassified to a higher hourly paid position shall be paid the hourly rate prescribed for the position. The distribution of the above maximum total annual adjustments will be allocated on a pro-rata basis in relation to the job rate gap. The third party’s jurisdiction shall be restricted to this Memorandum of Understanding. All time limits referred to herein may be adjusted by mutual agreement. The GTAA commits to maintaining the current salary of employees who were previously provided for under article 34:06(c) of the previous collective agreement. The Employer agrees to investigate the establishment of an optional extended health care plan, similar to that contained in the collective agreement, for retired employees, with the full premium paid by the retired employees. The employer will report the results of investigation to the Union within 90 days of the ratification of the collective agreement. The parties agree to form a joint Management and Union committee to discuss matters associated with shifts and shift schedules and the committee will meet in a timely manner: