NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION June 14, 1996 Commission Meeting Executive Building 521 S. 14th Lincoln, Nebraska AGENDA (Subject to Change) 1. Meeting Called to Order - 10:30 AM 2. Public Notice of Meeting - Starr 3. Minutes of April 17 & 18, 1996 Commission Meetings - Starr 4. Expenditures for April, 1996 - Starr 5. Director's Report - Williamson 6. Advisor's Comments 7. Report on Activities of Environmental Trust - Kramper, Mercer, Williamson 8. Comprehensive Planning - Welsh A. Briefing on Lower Platte Basin Reconnaissance Study B. Briefing on Bureau of Reclamation Water Supply Study C. Status Report on S.E. Nebraska Stream Degradation Study D. Missouri River NRD Request for Ground Water Modeling Assistance E. Update on Other Planning Division Activities 9. Executive Committee - Bell A. Review Commission Organization and Operations Policy Statement I B. Discuss Cooperative Working Agreements C. Review Agenda 10. Program Committee - Kramper A. Nebraska Resources Development Fund 1. Status Report 2. Quarterly Report 3. Action on Powder Creek Project Proposal 4. Briefing on Wakefield Project Proposal (Commission meeting) B. Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund 1. Status of the Fund 2. Discussion and Possible Action on Appraisals at Upper Little Nemaha Sites 8, 17, and 79 3. Discussion and Action to Establish a Revolving Fund Base for FY 1997 4. Discussion and Action to Adopt Land Sale Schedule for FY 1998 C. Soil and Water Conservation Fund 1. Status Report 2. Action on Distribution of Fiscal Year 1996-97 Funds 3. Action on Requests to Add and/or Change Eligible Practices a. Amend Irrigation Water Management Practice to Allow Cost-Sharing on Buried Pipeline Needed to Connect Gravity System to a Pivot System b. Add a Practice to Allow for Rebuilding of Terraces and Dams c. Amend the Planned Grazing System Practice to Allow Cost-Sharing on a Perimeter Fence Around CRP Lands Coming Out of the CRP Contract D. Water Well Decommissioning Fund 1. Discussion and Action as Desired on Amendments to Water Well Decommissioning Fund Rules 11. Announcements, Future Meetings, Requests for Agenda Items for Next Meeting 12. Adjournment MEETINGS: 1:00 p.m., June 13, Public Hearing on Amendments to the Water Well Decommissioning Fund Rules, Executive Building, Lower Level Conference Room 1:15 p.m., June 13, Comprehensive Planning Committee, Lower Level, Executive Building 3:00 p.m., June 13, Special Commission Meeting, Executive Building 8:00 a.m., June 14, Executive Committee, Executive Building 9:00 a.m., June 14, Program Committee, Executive Building 10:30 a.m., June 14, Commission Meeting, Executive Building NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION June 13, 1996 Special Commission Meeting Executive Building 521 S. 14th Lincoln, Nebraska AGENDA (Subject to Change) 1. Meeting Called to Order - 3:00 PM 2. Public Notice of Meeting - Starr 3. Discussion and Possible Action on Federal Farm Bill 4. Discussion and Possible Action on NRD Studies Mandated by L.B. 1085 5. Adjournment