White Paper: Options for Managing the Land Protection Component of the PRRIP

• Description: Prepared for the Governance Committee and Land Committee of the Cooperative Agreement for Platte River Research ‎(aka Platte River Recovery Implementation Program or PRRIP)‎
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 11/30/1999
• Author: Marty Zeller, Conservation Partners and Mary Jane Graham
• Title: White Paper: Options for Managing the Land Protection Component of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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White Paper:
Options for Managing the Land Protection Component
of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
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H. Executive Summary
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III. Functions and Tasks of a Land Program Which Could Potentially
Be Assigned to a Land Entity
3
IV. Legal Authorities and Constraints
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A. Authorities to Participate Cooperatively
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B. Constraints on Transferring Funds to a Program Land Entity
And on the Entity's Use of Funds
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C. Constraints on Creation of a New Entity
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D. Constraints of the ESA
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E. Constraints on an Entity Owning Land Under Nebraska Law
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V. Non Legal Factors in Evaluating Options
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VI. Land Entity Options
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A. Overall Structure for Managing the Program's Land Component
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1. Strong, Independent Land Entity
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2. Land Entity as Coordinator and Implementation Manager
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3. Land Oversight Committee Created to Oversee a
Contractor/ Land Entity
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B. Land Entity Structural Options
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1. Existing State and Federal Agencies Establish a Joint Land
Program (JLP)
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2. Use the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
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3. Establish a New Federal Public Corporation
21
4. Use an Existing Non - profit Corporation
22
5. Create a New Non - Profit Corporation
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6. Create a Platte River Land Conservancy with Federal /State
Participation
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C. Local Representation Options
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1. Adding Representation at the Governance Committee
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2. Representation in the LOC or Board of a Strong Land Entity
25
3. Representation in a Land Entity Board for a Land
Entity with Limited Functions
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Appendices:
A. Authorities and Constraints on Government Participation
B. Land Transaction Techniques
C. Land Negotiation Options
D. Land Management and Restoration Options
E. Options for Holding Land
F. Options on Dissolution