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<br />~ <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />l <br />I <br />\ <br /> <br />! <br />\ <br />I <br /> <br />COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR PLA'ITE RIVER RESEARCH <br />AND OTHER EFFORTS RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECmS HABITATS <br />ALONG THE CENTRAL PLA'ITE RIVER, NEBRASKA <br /> <br />Pursuant to the authorities set forth iri Paragraph X.D of this Cooperative Agreement for Platte <br />River Research and Other Efforts Relating to Endangered Species Habitats Along the Central <br />Platte River, Nebraska ("Cooperative Agreement"), the signatories agree to participate in and <br />implement certain activities relating to. four target species (interior least tern, whooping crane, <br />piping plover and pallid sturgeon) listed as threatened or endangered pursuant to the <br />Endangered Species Act ("ESA "), 16 U.S.C. 1531 ~., and their associated habitats. I <br /> <br />I. PURPOSES <br /> <br />The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to implement certain aspects of the U.S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service's ("FWS") recovery plans for the target species that relate to <br />their associated habitats by providing for the following during the term of this <br />Cooperative Agreement: <br /> <br />A. implementation of research, analysis and other measures that will benefit the <br />target species and their associated habitats, as set forth in Attachment I, "Milestones for <br />the Cooperative Agreement"; <br /> <br />B. implementation of efforts to acquire, restore, and manage land or interests in <br />land so as to provide and improve associated habitats for the target species, asset forth <br />in Attachment I, "Milestones for the Cooperative Agreement"; <br /> <br />For purposes of this Cooperative Agreement and its attachments, the term "associated <br />habitats" means, with respect to the interior least tern, whooping crane and piping plover. the <br />Platte River Valley beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 283 and Interstate 80 near <br />Lexington, Nebraska, .and extending eastward to Chapman, Nebraska, including desigIiated <br />critical habitat for the whooping crane. With respect to the pallid sturgeon, the term <br />"associated habitat" means the Lower Platte River between its confluence with the Elkhom <br />River and its confluence with the Missouri River. "Associated habitats" shall include critical <br />habitat in the Platte River Basin which may be subsequently designated by FWS for the target <br />species. The Governance Committee may, through the adaptive management process, agree to <br />undertake, fund or give credit for activities outside the associated habitats with the intent to <br />focus activities to create the greatest biological benefit to the target species. <br />