STATE LEASE COST COMPARISON

YEAR

PUBLIC COST

PRIVATE COST

PUBLIC COST
DIFFERENCE

2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985

$6,782.60
$6,263.56
$6,356.16
$6,696.16
$5,818.66
$5,349.80
$5,264.80
$4,672.66
$4,646.66
$4,646.66
$4,646.66
$4,431.26
$4,431.26
$4,431.26
$4,117.20
$3,476.06
$3,411.06
$3,411.06
$3,156.66
$2,819.26
$2,819.26
$2,819.26
$2,463.22
$2,109.30
$1,943.18
$1,934.72
$2,290.57
$2,528.47

$7,680.00
$6,720.00
$6,720.00
$7,680.00
$7,680.00
$7,200.00
$6,720.00
$6,240.00
$6,240.00
$5,280.00
$6,240.00
$5,760.00
$6,240.00
$5,760.00
$5,760.00
$5,760.00
$5,280.00
$5,280.00
$5,280.00
$4,800.00
$5,760.00
$4,800.00
$4,320.00
$3,360.00
$2,400.00
$1,920.00
**
$2,880.00

($897.40)
($456.44)
($363.84)
($983.84)
($1,861.34)
($1,850.20)
($1,455.20)
($1,567.34)
($1,593.34)
($633.34)
($1,593.34)
($1,328.74)
($1,808.74)
($1,328.74)
($1,642.80)
($2,283.94)
($1,868.94)
($1,868.94)
($2,123.34)
($1,980.74)
($2,940.74)
($1,980.74)
($1,856.78)
($1,250.70)
($456.82)
$14.72
NOT KNOWN
($351.53)

FEDERAL LEASE COST COMPARISON

PUBLIC TO
PRIVATE COST
RATIO
88.32%
93.21%
94.59%
87.19%
75.76%
74.30%
78.35%
74.88%
74.47%
88.00%
74.47%
76.93%
71.01%
76.93%
71.48%
60.35%
64.60%
64.60%
59.79%
58.73%
48.95%
58.73%
57.02%
62.78%
80.97%
100.77%
87.79%

PUBLIC COST

PRIVATE COST

$4,541.40
$4,468.50
$4,749.30
$4,353.75
$4,310.55
$4,068.78
$4,960.80
$5,695.78
$5,390.11
$4,268.70
$4,996.42
$4,912.65
$4,903.20
$4,995.00
$5,130.00
$5,144.85
$5,131.35
$6,842.50
$7,111.14
$7,905.00
$7,998.72
$7,626.22
$7,421.00
$9,182.82
$6,678.98
$5,613.30
$5,594.40
$5,593.05

$129,850.40
$112,540.00
$116,094.00
$108,360.00
$107,444.45
$89,948.70
$93,492.00
$90,050.60
$102,498.55
$82,686.30
$92,066.90
$91,338.90
$84,080.80
$85,100.00
$90,060.00
$89,558.50
$87,423.00
$99,450.00
$83,881.20
$90,525.00
$87,486.00
$77,927.50
$68,675.00
$71,586.50
$47,707.00
$43,035.30
$43,512.00
$52,616.10

PUBLIC COST
DIFFERENCE
(SUBSIDY)
($125,309.00)
($108,071.50)
($111,344.70)
($104,006.25)
($103,133.90)
($85,879.92)
($88,531.20)
($84,354.82)
($97,108.44)
($78,417.60)
($87,070.48)
($86,426.25)
($79,177.60)
($80,105.00)
($84,930.00)
($84,413.65)
($82,291.65)
($92,607.50)
($76,770.06)
($82,620.00)
($79,487.28)
($70,301.28)
($61,254.00)
($62,403.68)
($41,028.02)
($37,422.00)
($37,917.60)
($47,023.05)

PUBLIC TO
PRIVATE
COST RATIO
3.50%
3.97%
4.09%
4.02%
4.01%
4.52%
5.31%
6.33%
5.26%
5.16%
5.43%
5.38%
5.83%
5.87%
5.70%
5.74%
5.87%
6.88%
8.48%
8.73%
9.14%
9.79%
10.81%
12.83%
14.00%
13.04%
12.86%
10.63%

STATE LEASE COST COMPARISON

YEAR

PUBLIC COST

1984
1983
1982
1981
1980*
1979*
1978*
1977*
1976*
1975*
1974*
1973*

TOTAL
Average

PRIVATE COST

PUBLIC COST
DIFFERENCE

FEDERAL LEASE COST COMPARISON

PUBLIC TO
PRIVATE COST
RATIO

No State Leases Held Prior to 1985

$113,737.44

$149,760.00

($38,313.13)
($1,419.00)

75.95%

PUBLIC COST

PRIVATE COST

$5,681.39
$5,805.80
$7,713.42
$9,570.33
$10,533.38
$8,456.98
$7,257.25
$7,257.25
$7,257.25
$4,850.30
$5,406.70
$4,699.67

$65,937.30
$68,840.20
$51,837.50
$55,101.90
$58,721.52
$53,449.78
$43,999.67
$36,866.83
$31,890.43
$22,627.67
$21,294.08
$17,010.31

PUBLIC COST
DIFFERENCE
(SUBSIDY)
($60,255.91)
($63,034.40)
($44,124.08)
($45,531.57)
($48,188.14)
($44,992.80)
($36,742.42)
($29,609.58)
($24,633.18)
($17,777.37)
($15,887.38)
($12,310.64)

$244,077.99

$2,946,571.89

($2,702,493.90)

$6,101.95

$73,664.30

($67,562.35)

*For the years 1973-1980, Private Cow-Calf Rental Rates were not available from the UNL Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights
report. Estimations were made for these years by examining correlations between Nebraska agricultural real estate values and private
rental rates - using a combination of USDA Historical Series data and data from the UNL Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights
report.
**No Value Listed in UNL Survey Data - 1986 Excluded from Calculations and Total Subsidy
All Public Cost Data Obtained from FOIA Requests to the U.S. Forest Service & the Nebraska Board of Educational Lands & Funds
All Private Cost Data Obtained from the UNL Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Highlights Report

PUBLIC TO
PRIVATE
COST RATIO
8.62%
8.43%
14.88%
17.37%
17.94%
15.82%
16.49%
19.69%
22.76%
21.44%
25.39%
27.63%

8.28%