Description
The 2025 Land Budget Expenditure Overview for the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program details the estimated and actual expenditures and income across various line items and complexes (pp. 1-2). The program focuses on protecting and restoring habitats for four federally listed species: the whooping crane, least tern, piping plover, and pallid sturgeon.
Key Financial Overview
The total estimated expenditure for the land budget in 2025 was $2,323,500, with actual expenditures totaling $655,035 (p. 1). The total estimated income was $214,579, and the actual income was $184,999 (p. 2).
| Metric | Estimated | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditure | $2,323,500 | $655,035 |
| Total Income | $214,579 | $184,999 |
Budget Line Items and Priorities
Expenditures are primarily categorized into four main budget line items, with specific priorities for each (pp. 1, 3):
- LP-2 Adaptive Management Species Habitat Actions: Focuses on the creation and maintenance of suitable complex and non-complex habitat for target species (p. 3). This includes activities like OCSW rehabilitation, tree clearing, and prescribed burning (p. 5).
- LP-3 New Land Acquisitions & LHIE Fees: Priorities include identifying and acquiring lands for an additional 60 acres of off-channel sand and water habitat and lands for the First Increment Extension habitat "plus up" of 1,500 acres (p. 3).
- LP-4 Property Maintenance & Agricultural Operations: Involves the maintenance of basic land infrastructure (facilities, roads, fences) and ownership obligations (noxious weed control, mowing) (p. 3).
- LP-6 Land Plan Special Advisors: Administration of agricultural leases, crop management, and assistance in cropland conversions (p. 3).
- LP-7 Public Access Management: Management of public access to Program lands by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (p. 3).
Income Sources
Income is primarily generated from various agricultural operations, including cropland cash rent, grazing income, and hay income across different complexes such as Non-Complex Tracts, Plum Creek, Cottonwood Ranch, Elm Creek, Pawnee, and Fort Kearny (pp. 9, 21, 27, 32, 37, 42).
