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White Paper: <br />Options for Managing the Land Protection Camponent <br />of the Piatte River Itecovery Implementation Program <br />Table of Contents <br />I. Intraduction 1 <br />II. Executive Summary 2 <br />[II. Functions and Tasks af a Land Program Which Could Potentially <br />Be Assigned to a Land Entity 3 <br />TV. Legal Authorities and Constraints 6 <br />A. Authorities to Participate Caaperatively 6 <br />B. Gonstraints on Transferring Funds to a Program Land Entity <br />And vn the Entity's Use of Funds 7 <br />C. Constraints on Creatian of a New Entity 8 <br />D. Constraints of the ESA 8 <br />E. Constraints on an Entity Owning Land Under Nebraska Law 9 <br />V. Non Legal Factors in Evaluating Options 9 <br />Vl. Land Entity Options 12 <br />A. Overall Structure far Managing the Pragram's Land Camponent 13 <br />1, Strong, Independent Land Entity 13 <br />2. Land Entity as Coordinator and Impiementation Manager 14 <br />3. I,and Oversight Committee Created to Oversee a <br />Contractor/ Land Entity 15 <br />B. Land Entity Structural Options 17 <br />1. Existing State and Federal Agencies Estabtish a Jnint Land <br />Program (JLP) 18 <br />2. Use the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) 20 <br />3. Establish a New Federai Pubtic Corporation 21 <br />4. Use an Existing Non-profit Corporation 22 <br />5. Create a New Non-Profit Corporation 23 <br />6. Create a Platte River Land Conservancy with FederallState <br />Participation 23 <br />C. Locat Representation Options 24 <br />1. Adding Representation at the Governance Committee 24 <br />2. Representation in the L4C ar Board of a Strong Land Entity 25 <br />3. Representation in a Land Entity Board for a Land <br />Entity with Limited Functions 25 <br />Appendices: <br />A. Authorities and Canstraints on Government Participation <br />B. Land Transaction Techniques <br />C. Land Negotiation Options <br />D. Land Management and Restoration Options <br />E. Options for Holding Land <br />F. Options on Dfssolution