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9 <br /> results of the first increment. Water and power users with federal permits will subject those <br /> permits to reopening at the end of the first increment,to include any new terms relevant to the <br /> second increment. <br /> If the Program terminates or expires, or if the activities under the Program are not adequately <br /> completed,the FWS may reinitiate consultation on all permits that have relied on the Program <br /> as a reasonable and prudent alternative. If the FWS reinitiates consultation on any one permit <br /> on this basis, it will reinitiate consultation on all such permits. <br /> Nebraska v. Wyoming. The litigation in Nebraska v.Wyoming may still be pending in the early <br /> years of the Program, and may affect the desire of the parties, particularly Nebraska and <br /> Wyoming,to continue to participate. Therefore, any of the states or Interior has the option to <br /> withdraw from the Program, or request modification of the Program, based on the results of <br /> the litigation. If any party withdraws, the FWS will reinitiate consultation on all permits that <br /> have relied on the Program as a reasonable and prudent alternative. <br /> Cash and Cash-Equivalent Contributions in the First Increment. The breakdown of cash and <br /> cash equivalent contributions from the time of the Cooperative Agreement through the end <br /> of the first increment of the program is shown on Attachment 1. The parties will contribute <br /> cash and cash equivalents that will fund program administration and the acquisition of land <br /> and water to meet program goals. Cash equivalents involve the value of land and water <br /> contributed to the program. Overall, the Program Agreement provides for a $75 million <br /> program over the approximately 15 years until the end of the first increment, as follows: <br /> $15 million by Colorado, $10.8 million in cash and $4.2 million in water from the <br /> Tamarack Project. <br /> $15 million by Nebraska, $5.3 million in land, and $9 million in water from Lake <br /> McConaughy, and $700,000 in cash. <br /> $7.5 million by Wyoming, $4 million in cash, and $3.5 million in water from <br /> enlarged Pathfinder Reservoir. <br /> $37.5 million by the federal government, in cash. <br /> Program Goals in the First Increment—Existing Water Projects. To serve as the reasonable and <br /> prudent alternative for the impacts of existing water projects, the Program will have two goals <br /> in the first increment: a land element, and a water element. The parties will commit to protect <br /> and restore at least 10,000 acres of land in the Central Platte habitat area. <br /> The parties will also commit to provide 130,000 to 150,000 acre feet of water in the Platte River <br /> through the habitat area. This water will be measured as reductions of shortages against the <br /> target flows that the FWS believes are necessary to fully protect the species. <br />