NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
                           May 1, 1997
                        Commission Meeting
                  Nebraska State Office Building
                       Lower Level, Room E
                        Lincoln, Nebraska

                             AGENDA


  1.   Meeting Called to Order - 10:00 AM
  2.   Public Notice of Meeting - Starr
  3.   Minutes of March 13, 1997 Commission Meeting - Starr
  4.   Expenditures for March, 1997 - Starr
  5.   Director's Report - Williamson
  6.   Advisor's Comments
  7.   Report  on Activities of Environmental Trust  -  Kramper,
       Mercer, Williamson
  8.   Report and Action as Desired on LB 1085 Activities - Kramper
  9.   Comprehensive Planning Committee - Hergott
         A.   Update on Bureau of Reclamation Water Supply Study
         B.   Update on Water Use Study
         C.   Status Report on Data Bank Activities
         D.   Status Report on Comprehensive Planning Activities
 10.   Program Committee - Watermeier
         A. Nebraska Resources Development Fund
              1.   Status Report
              2.   Discussion and Possible Action on Nemaha  NRD
                   Request for an Increased Allocation on the Upper  Little
                   Nemaha Project
              3.   Discussion and Possible Action on Village  of
                   Howells  Request  for  an Increased  Allocation  on  the
                   Howells Levee Project
              4.   Discussion and Possible Action on Village  of
                   Pender  Request  for  an  Increased  Allocation  on  the
                   Pender Flood Control Project
              5.   Discussion  and  Possible  Action  on  Papio-
                   Missouri  River NRD Request for an Increased  Allocation
                   on the Papio Site 21 Project
         B. Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund
              1.   Status of the Fund
              2.   Discussion and Possible Action  on  Appraisal
                   at Wolf-Wildcat Site 68
         C. Soil and Water Conservation Fund
              1.   Status Report
              2.   Discussion  and  Possible  Action  on   the
                   Distribution of the Soil and Water Conservation Fund
         D. Natural Resources Enhancement Fund
              1.   Status of Fund
 11.   Legislative and Budget Committee - Roberts
         A.  Update on Various Legislative Bills and Appropriations
         B.  Action on Legislation and Budget as Appropriate
 12.   Report on Republican and Platte River Basin Activities - Cook
 13.   Announcements, Future Meetings, Requests for Agenda Items  for
       Next Meeting
 14.   Adjournment


MEETINGS
    LB 1085, 10:00 a.m., April 30, NRC Conference Room, 4th Floor
    Special Commission Meeting, 1:00 p.m., April 30, LL-C
    Comprehensive Planning Committee, 3:30 p.m., April 30, LL-C
    Program Committee, 8:30 a.m., May 1, State Office Building, LL-
E
    Commission Meeting, 10:00 a.m., May 1, LL-E












              NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
                          April 30, 1997
                  Nebraska State Office Building
                       Lower Level, Room A
                    301 Centennial Mall South
                        Lincoln, Nebraska


                    SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING


                            AGENDA
                       (Subject to Change)


  1.   Meeting Called to Order - 1:00 p.m. - Stewart, Chair
  2.   Public Notice of Meeting - Starr
  3.   Explanation of Priority Process - Pesek
  4.   Presentation by Project Sponsors Requesting FY 98 Funding
         A.   Gering Canal - Gering Irrigation District
         B.   Lower Wood River/Upper Warm Slough - Central Platte
              NRD
         C.   Papio Site 21 - Papio-Missouri River NRD
         D.   Upper Little Nemaha - Nemaha NRD
         E.   Pender Flood Control - Village of Pender
         F.   Howells Levee Flood Protection - Village of Howells
         G.   Weeping  Water  Creek Watershed  Project  -  Lower
       Platte South NRD
  5.   Adjournment