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C <br />June 30, 1997 <br />goal. Credit will be given for that net controllable conserved water <br />against Central's responsibility for Nebraska's contributions to a <br />Program, or other Program participants can acquire that water to be put <br />in the Environmental Account to meet Program obligations. In either <br />case, the price for the net controllable conserved water shall be equal to <br />the average cost in 1997 dollars accrued by Central and /or its irrigation <br />customers as appropriate in achieving the National Wildlife Federation <br />diversion reduction goal. Pending development of estimates of net <br />controllable conservation, at the beginning of each water year during the <br />term of the Cooperative Agreement, Central will make 2000 acre -feet of <br />water available in the Environmental Account to be roughly <br />representative of net controllable conservation obtained using BuRec <br />funds. <br />b. The Districts will contribute funds toward Nebraska's share of a <br />Program conservation/water supply component proportionate with the <br />Districts' equitable share in Nebraska, or, during the term of the <br />Cooperative Agreement, as may be requested by the State of Nebraska <br />for the conservation study. The Districts will also participate in and <br />cooperate with any conservation/water supply studies sponsored by the <br />Program or through the Cooperative Agreement, and with Program <br />efforts to develop any conservation action plan or plans. The Districts <br />will also (1) provide information on conservation and Program <br />conservation activities to their irrigators; (2) coordinate Program <br />conservation activities involving District facilities or lands served by the <br />Districts, including any activities identified in the Milestones for the <br />Cooperative Agreement or any later Program Milestones; (3) administer, <br />but not separately fund, any demonstration programs involving District <br />facilities or lands served by the Districts during the term of the <br />Cooperative Agreement, including any such demonstration programs <br />identified in the Milestones for the Cooperative Agreement or later <br />Program Milestones; and (4) cooperate with, but not separately fund, <br />any conservation programs and projects deemed appropriate by the <br />Governance Committee for implementation on Project lands or facilities, <br />- 13 - <br />diversion reduction goal. Under the Program, Central will make <br />available in the Environmental Account whatever is determined to be the <br />' <br />net controllable conservation attributable to the partial funding of <br />conservation projects by DOI's Bureau of Reclamation ( "BuRec "). <br />Central will also offer to the Program the remainder of the estimated net <br />controllable conservation achieved from the conservation projects <br />counted toward the National Wildlife Federation diversion reduction <br />goal. Credit will be given for that net controllable conserved water <br />against Central's responsibility for Nebraska's contributions to a <br />Program, or other Program participants can acquire that water to be put <br />in the Environmental Account to meet Program obligations. In either <br />case, the price for the net controllable conserved water shall be equal to <br />the average cost in 1997 dollars accrued by Central and /or its irrigation <br />customers as appropriate in achieving the National Wildlife Federation <br />diversion reduction goal. Pending development of estimates of net <br />controllable conservation, at the beginning of each water year during the <br />term of the Cooperative Agreement, Central will make 2000 acre -feet of <br />water available in the Environmental Account to be roughly <br />representative of net controllable conservation obtained using BuRec <br />funds. <br />b. The Districts will contribute funds toward Nebraska's share of a <br />Program conservation/water supply component proportionate with the <br />Districts' equitable share in Nebraska, or, during the term of the <br />Cooperative Agreement, as may be requested by the State of Nebraska <br />for the conservation study. The Districts will also participate in and <br />cooperate with any conservation/water supply studies sponsored by the <br />Program or through the Cooperative Agreement, and with Program <br />efforts to develop any conservation action plan or plans. The Districts <br />will also (1) provide information on conservation and Program <br />conservation activities to their irrigators; (2) coordinate Program <br />conservation activities involving District facilities or lands served by the <br />Districts, including any activities identified in the Milestones for the <br />Cooperative Agreement or any later Program Milestones; (3) administer, <br />but not separately fund, any demonstration programs involving District <br />facilities or lands served by the Districts during the term of the <br />Cooperative Agreement, including any such demonstration programs <br />identified in the Milestones for the Cooperative Agreement or later <br />Program Milestones; and (4) cooperate with, but not separately fund, <br />any conservation programs and projects deemed appropriate by the <br />Governance Committee for implementation on Project lands or facilities, <br />- 13 - <br />