MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL
                                NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING
                                               APRIL 17, 1996 


Those in attendance were:

Robert Bell, Chair                                    Richard Sklenar
Frank Bartak, Member                                  Paul Zillig
Vince Kramper, Member                                 Andy Bailey
Don Larson, Member                                    Paul Rohrbaugh
Glen Kroese, Member                                   Ardis Fisher
Dick Jiskra, Member                                   Gary Baumert
Joe Hergott, Member                                   Don Meisner
Richard Mercer, Member                                Tom Welch
Clifford Welsh, Member                                Frank Applegate
Robert Gifford, Member                                Dayle Williamson, Director
Wayne Davis, Member                                   Jim Cook, Staff
Roy Stewart, Member                                   Tom Pesek, Staff
Dale Watermeier, Member                               Kris Reed, Staff
Marlin Petermann                                      Gayle Starr, Staff


                                                CALL TO ORDER

         The meeting was called to order by Commission Chair, Robert
Bell, in the Platte Conference Room of the Department of
Agriculture in the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln,
Nebraska at approximately 10:00 a.m.


                                            NOTICE OF THE MEETING

         Notice of the meeting was placed in the LINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR
on April 10, 1996, notifying the public of the meeting.


                                 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND PRIORITY PROCESS

         Commission Chair, Robert Bell, explained that the purpose of
the meeting was to review the status of the various active
Resources Development Fund projects and to establish priorities for
funding for the next fiscal year.  He then called on Tom Pesek who
reviewed the priority establishment process for Commission members. 
Pesek noted that Jim Cook, Kris Reed, and Gayle Starr of the
Commission staff would be scoring the projects based on the
Commission-approved priority process.

         Representatives of sponsors of each of the seven projects
requesting funds for the coming year provided brief presentations
on the status of each of their projects and responded to Commission
members questions about their projects as follows:

         Chalco Hills Recreation Area - Papio Missouri River NRD -
Marlin Petermann and Richard Sklenar.

         Weeping Water Creek Watershed - Lower Platte South NRD - Paul
Zillig and Andy Bailey.

         Papio Site 21 - Papio-Missouri River NRD - Marlin Petermann
and Richard Sklenar.

         Gering Canal and Flood Control Project - Gering Irrigation
District and North Platte NRD (no representative of the sponsor was
present).

         Upper Little Nemaha Watershed - Nemaha NRD - Paul Rohrbaugh.

         Howells Levee - Village of Howells - Mayor Gary Baumert.

         Pender - City of Pender - Don Meisner and Nick Johnson.

         It was noted that the Pender and Gering Canal and Flood
Control Projects had not previously received Resources Development
Funds and therefore would be on priority list #2.  All the other
five projects had previously received some funding and would be on
priority list #1.


                                                 ADJOURNMENT

         The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 a.m.




                                                                  
                                                       
Chairman                                               Director