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REVISED DRAFT <br />November 15, 2002 <br />1. Elements. The Program has three elements: (1) increasing streamflows in the <br />Central Platte River during relevant time periods through reregulation and water <br />conservation/supply projects; (2) enhancing, restoring and protecting habitat lands <br />for the target species; and (3) accommodating new water related activities in a <br />manner consistent with long -term Program goals. <br />2. Increments. The Program will be implemented in increments. The First <br />Increment of the Program begins with the signing of the Program Agreement by <br />DOI and the three states, and shall continue for thirteen years from that date or <br />until any later date agreed upon by the Governance Committee in approval of an <br />extension, subject to appropriations as described in Section II.H. of the Program <br />Agreement. Subsequent increments, if agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior <br />and Governors of the three states, will be implemented for such periods of time as <br />may be set forth in a replacement or extended cooperative agreement. <br />3. Objectives. <br />a. Long term Objectives. The long term objectives for the Program <br />are: <br />(1) to provide sufficient water to and through the central Platte <br />River habitat area to meet the general goal set forth in Paragraph II <br />above by reregulation and water conservation/ supply projects; <br />(2) to perpetually protect, restore where appropriate, and maintain <br />approximately 29,000 acres of suitable habitat primarily in habitat <br />complexes in the Central Platte River area located between <br />Lexington and Chapman, Nebraska.' <br />b. First Increment Objectives. DOI and the states commit to <br />achieving the following objectives by the end of the First Increment of the <br />Program: <br />Non- complex habitat approved for acquisition by the GC will count toward the <br />29,000 acre objective because it will provide demonstrable benefits to target species. The <br />definitions of complex and non - complex habitat may be changed by the GC but are initially set <br />forth in the Land Action Plan (Attachment �. <br />4 <br />