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asked to draft a proposal with the pros and cons of the different options, have the <br />FAC review the proposal, and return to the GC with a recommendation. <br />Land Interest Holding Entity <br />Margot Zallen provided an update and the LIHE Subcommittees work. Most notably, since last <br />meting the subgroup has been working with David Smith, NE attorney, to draft a contract for the <br />LIHE. David Smith walked the GC through the draft contract and suggested edits were provided <br />by the GC. Another draft will be distributed for comments and approval. <br />Margot noted that initially there were two groups potentially interested in serving as the LIHE, <br />the Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) and the Nebraska Land Trust. Recently there have <br />been further discussions with the Land Trust and they are not interested in being the LIHE but <br />would be interested in assisting with land negotiations and easements, which is their specialty. <br />The LIHE Subcommittee recommended negotiating directly with the NCF once a contract is <br />approved. The GC agreed with this recommendation and authorized Dale Strickland, Margot <br />Zallen, and David Smith to begin negotiations with the NCF once the contract is completed. <br />Depletions Reports <br />Nebraska and Colorado have provided their first annual reports on depletions, as specified in <br />their respective Depletions Plans. The GC referred the plans to the Water Advisory Committee <br />(WAC) for review. The WAC will bring back a report and recommendations after the review. <br />2007 Work Plan - Detailed review of work plan <br />Dale Strickland reviewed the 2007 Work Plan summary page and several individual tasks in <br />detail. The GC requested that the Work Plan be updated to include all budget items, as identified <br />in the 2007 Program Budget, so that they can see where changes have been made and the total <br />budget. Dale noted that the overall budget has been reduced for 2007 as several items have been <br />delayed to 2008. The revised Work Plan and budget will be sent to the GC for the May 2 <br />meeting. <br />Public Comment Period - No comments were expressed. <br />Page 4 of 4