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<br />,. I'O~~iH <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to offset the effects of existing and new water related activities that, in the absence of <br /> <br />stich a program, would be fOUlld by the Service to be likely to jeopardize the: continued <br /> <br />existence of the target species or adversely modify critical habitat. <br /> <br />4, Help prevent the need to list more species associated with the Platte River as <br /> <br />threatened or endangered pursuant to the ESA. <br /> <br />5, Accomplish these goals through a cooperative, basin-wide approach that can <br /> <br />be agreed to by the three States and the Department of the Interior, <br /> <br />The Proposed Federal Action <br /> <br />The Cooperative Agreement describes a proposed Recovery Implementation <br /> <br />Program to address the endangered species issues. This proposed Program, and <br /> <br />alternatives. will be evaluated according to the requirements of-the National <br /> <br />Enviro=ental Policy Act <br /> <br /> <br />The long-term objectives for the proposed Program are to; <br /> <br /> <br />. Provide additional or modified river flows to and through the Central Platte <br /> <br /> <br />habitat area. ill Service has identified flow levels they believe are necess3rY <br /> <br /> <br />to provide adeqUllte habitat for the endangered species, Existing flows <br /> <br /> <br />currently fall short of these targets, The Department and the States agree that <br /> <br /> <br />flow targets will be reviewed and may be modified as new information <br />becomes available, <br /> <br /> <br />Improve habitat through management, leasing, or acquisition of approximately <br /> <br />29,000 acres of suitable habitat between Lexington and Chapman, Nebraska, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mitigate or offsct any impacts on the target species that might result from new <br /> <br />7 <br />