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<br />LA <br /> <br />-Exchange of Management--Agencies and private landowners can <br />exchange management rights, usually for a short duration, to <br />accomplish specific short term objectives, For example, exchanging <br />free grazing on BlM land for temporary flooding of bottomland <br />habitat on private land, <br /> <br />-land Exchange--Simple exchange of Federal or State land for private <br />land. <br /> <br />-Wetland Reserve Program--use these monies within Department of <br />Agriculture limits, <br /> <br />Following are guidelines for developing agreements with floodplain <br />landowners: <br /> <br />1. During the term of the agreement, the landowner must not take <br />any actions to prevent flooding of the designated property, <br />2, All compatible land uses will be allowed, <br />3. The longer the term of the agreement, the more the Program will <br />pay (e,g.. up to $10K per acre for a perpetual easement), <br />4, The Habitat Restoration Program may be able to assist with <br />floodproofing certain portions of the property. <br />5, The Habitat Restoration Program will pay for levee breaching or <br />removal, <br />6. Subject to approval of the Recovery Implementation Program, the <br />Habitat Restoration Program may be able to assist the landowner <br />in resolving other concerns, such as exacerbation of mosquito <br />or noxious weed problems, <br /> <br />Progress will be evaluated at the end,of each year's activities. and <br />adjustments will be made to refine activities planned for the <br />following year, At the end of the second year. results of land <br />acquisition activities will be reviewed and evaluated to determine <br />if continuation of land acquisition activities is warranted, <br /> <br />VII.&VIII Task Description and Study Schedule (FY 1998)' <br /> <br />1. Project 1 eader develops community rel ati ons throughout 1 oca 1 <br />community; and makes informal contacts with landowners to <br />introduce concept of habitat restoration and/or protection <br />agreements (ongoing), <br /> <br />12 <br />