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2. Restoration and Protection. Restoration and protection of Program lands will be carried out consistent with the Land Plan (Attachment 4), subject to modification by the Governance Committee. Plans for managing each parcel of Program land will be prepared consistent with the Land Plan. Plans are initially expected to include identifying the habitat baseline for the parcel in question, adapting the appropriate recommendations of the Land Plan for the specific characteristics of the land, and developing site-specific monitoring and maintenance requirements. Habitat management practices will be evaluated as part of the Program Adaptive Management Plan. 3. Credit Toward Program Objectives a. Land protected and managed prior to July 1, 1997 for the benefit of endangered and threatened species by the Platte River Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Maintenance Trust, the National Audubon Society, and the Nature Conservancy within the associated habitats and the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District (CNPPID) (Jeffrey Island) will be credited to the Program's long-term objectives if such land meets criteria established by the Governance Committee, but not toward the objectives of the first Program increment without the prior approval of the Governance Committee and the managing entity. Lands acquired by these entities after July 1, 1997 may be contributed to the Program and counted toward First Increment objectives with the approval of the Governance Committee and the managing entity. b. Land acquired by or on behalf of existing water related activities completing Section 7 consultation prior to or during the term of the July 1997 Cooperative Agreement (as described in Paragraph VII of that Agreement), including Nebraska Public Power District's (NPPD) Cottonwood Ranch Property habitat lands, tern and plover islands and sandpits, lands acquired by Wyoming and any lands acquired in the associated habitats using funds contributed prior to the Program as a result of ESA consultation, will be credited to both the Program's long-term objective of 29,000 acres and the First Increment objective of 10,000 acres. E. Water During the First Increment, progress toward Program water objectives will be measured against the water related milestones contained in the Milestones Document (Attachment 2). The benefits derived from Program projects implemented in the First Increment of the Program will be monitored and verified. Program objectives for addressing the impacts of existing water related activities by providing water capable of reducing shortages to target flows for the central Platte River will be met through a combination of three initial Program projects and other water conservation/supply projects (see Subsection E.2.). The Septe 43?eNovember 4-29 2005 Program Document 10