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J <br />IJune 30, 1997 <br />' b <br />b. The Districts will provide maintenance consistent with Adaptive <br />Management of existing habitat areas created or protected by the <br />Districts for terns and plovers, or equivalent Habitat Lands. These <br />Habitat Lands currently consist of: three islands between the J -2 Return <br />and Kearney, managed by NPPD; five sandpits, two (near Gothenburg <br />and Cozad) now managed by Central, and three (one near Lexington and <br />two near Elm Creek) now managed by NPPD; and habitat on Project <br />No. 1417 lands near the Central Diversion Dam at the confluence of the <br />' N <br />North and South Platte Rivers, now managed by Central. <br />C. The Districts will continue current management of these areas <br />while developing management plans to be completed within one year of <br />relicensing and revised as needed. They will implement the plans to <br />enhance and maintain these areas for the remainder of the license term <br />within six months of obtaining final plan approvals. <br />d. The Districts have acquired or will acquire control of these areas <br />through purchase, lease or an easement. <br />' e. Management of the pits and islands will be in accordance with <br />plans developed by the Districts in coordination with FWS and NGPC <br />and consistent with the Program. Plans will be finalized and <br />implemented with the concurrence of FWS and NGPC. Costs to the <br />Districts may be up to $80,000 /year for maintenance of all managed <br />sites. <br />f. To the extent these Habitat Lands are in the associated habitats <br />designated under the Cooperative Agreement, they will count toward <br />Nebraska's fair share contributions under the Cooperative Agreement <br />and the Program. To the extent that FWS determines that the remainder <br />' of the activities described in this section are consistent with the habitat <br />management strategy to provide the greatest biological benefit to terns or <br />plovers in the Platte River Valley, DOI agrees to support the Districts in <br />' proposing to the Governance Committee that such activities count toward <br />fair share of dollars in the Program as providing value toward Program <br />goals for the recovery of those species, with associated costs included as <br />' Program costs, with credit to be given after the term of the Cooperative <br />Agreement. Nothing in this section precludes the Districts from <br />independently proposing to the Governance Committee that such <br />' activities be counted. Nothing in this agreement would preclude <br />reimbursement of the Districts by the Governance Committee or its <br />-9- <br />