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<br />W17-1 <br /> <br />1--1 <br />j <br /> <br />As set forth in Paragraph vm.A.5 of the Cooperative Agreement, the FWS <br />will request the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ("Foundation") to <br />expend funds collected and held by the Foundation for flow augmentation <br />pursuant to biological opinions for existing water related activities and new <br />small depletions in the state in which such activity occurs. The Governance <br />------Committee"Will-.establishilIldimplement~any-other-appropriate-criteriafor . the <br />expenditure of such funds. <br /> <br />Program Develo.pment Mp..~ures . <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />n ~ <br />, <br /> <br />(S) <br />~ <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />Department of the Interior ("DOl") will initiate programmatic NEPA <br />compliance for a basin-wide Program as contemplated by the Cooperative <br />Agreement. <br /> <br />FWS in cooperation with the Governance Committee will. begin efforts to assess <br />if activities to enhance flow conditions in the Big Bend reach of the Platte River <br />undertaken under the proposed Program alternative will increase the likelihood <br />for recovery of the pallid sturgeon in lower reaches of the Platte River. <br /> <br />The Governance Committee will identify, after receiving recommendations from <br />FWS, milestones for the first increment of the proposed alternative, which will <br />be used to determine if the proposed alternative is serving as the reasonable and <br />prudent alternative. . <br /> <br />001, in consultation with the Governance Committee. will develop a plan for <br />conducting NEP A review including a detailed description of the data and <br />information needs required from all parties and a detailed schedule for <br />implementation, and will implement the process. <br /> <br />The signatories will provide information and data identified in Milestone P4-1 as <br />necessary to implement the NEPA analysis. <br /> <br />Administration <br /> <br />Al-l The Governance Committee will be formed within 45 days of the execution of <br />the Cooperative Agreement and will in turn establish and implement the <br />atlm;ni~trative processes necessary for carrying out the provisions of the <br />Cooperative Agreement, including: establishing required committees and task <br />forces; entering into a financial agreement for atlm;ni~tration of funds; and, if <br />necessary, selecting an executive director. <br /> <br />A2-1 The Governance Committee will develop a plan and program to involve the <br />public and local governments in activities under this Cooperative Agreement. <br /> <br />6 <br />