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Chapter 1— Purpose of and Need for Action <br />Others <br />Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (P.L. 97 -293) <br />EO 12898, Environmental Justice in Minority and Low Income Populations, 1994 <br />ORGANIZATION OF DOCUMENT <br />Chapter 1 introduces the purpose of and need for action and the approach to both NEPA and ESA <br />analysis for the Program. <br />Chapter 2 describes the target species, the key features of the Platte River habitat used by the species, <br />trends in the habitat, and trends in the species population. <br />Chapter 3 describes the action alternatives. A table summarizing the elements in each alternative, and a <br />table summarizing the impacts of each alternative, are found at the end of chapter 3 <br />Chapter 4 first provides a brief overview of the Program, the types of impacts that may occur, and the <br />resources likely to be affected in order to explain the selection of resources and indicators for analysis. <br />The chapter then describes the Present Condition for those resources, which serves as the baseline for <br />comparing the action alternatives. The methods used for analysis are summarized in this chapter. <br />Chapter 5 analyzes the types and degrees of impacts of the action alternatives by indicators, as well as <br />cumulative impacts. Each section begins with a summary of the impacts on the resource. Chapter 5 also <br />includes the biological assessment determination of effects for the target species. <br />Chapter 6 describes the public involvement process and consultation and coordination efforts with other <br />Federal, State, and local government agencies. <br />Chapter 7 is a list of environmental commitments that would be undertaken upon implementation of <br />a Program. <br />December 2003 <br />