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plans, critical habitat designations and a more prominent role in the consultations process <br />for applicants for federal permits. <br />I believe our experiences here in the Platte Valley with regards to ESA clearly point out <br />the need for these modifications in the ESA. An ESA amended to incorporate these <br />concepts would better aid the Nation in the resolution of complex endangered species <br />issues and help avoid the train wrecks that have plagued the implementation of the <br />existing law. In the process we, here in Nebraska, can better protect the habitats of the <br />central Platte River and the species that rely on them. <br />