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;. , , 1- . 00495 6 completion of the fine-sediment change detection project to finalize work relatcd to monitoring and research related to the November 2004 Experimental High-Flow test. This work includes studies to better document the fate of new sand bar deposits with respect to reworking by wind and verification of a one-dimensional sand routing model. Two Budget Scenarios (and Potential for Experimental Fund) - The draft budget associated with the GCMRC's experimental treatment recommendation is shown in APPENDIX A. At the March 2005, meeting of the AMWG, members passed a motion requesting the GCMRC and the Budget ad hoc group to develop an alternative "Non- Experimental" version of the FY 2006 budget. This version of the budget has been created (without implementation of either of the above recommended treatments) and through this approach, an experimental carry-forward fund of just over $1,000,000 can be generated. The GCMRC and the Budget ad hoc also resolved an experimental carry-forward of about $600,000, within the "With-Experiment" version of the budget. These carry-forward strategies werc intended to: I) provide a new experimental fund to support implementation of the next phase of experimental work, perhaps as early as FY 2007 and 2) allow a period of reduced science activities in FY 2006, while the strategic Science Implementation Plan is completcd; including sub-elements related to monitoring and research approved by AMWG. The alternative draft budget associated with the AMWG's request for a NON- experimental work plan and budget recommendation is shown in APPENDIX C. The identified carry-forward amount to support future experimental work in FY 2007-08, is projected to be approximately $1,000,000 in this non-experimental scenario. Identified Priorities & I<:xpansion ofSocio-Cultural Program - This theme was seriously embraced by the GCMRC during development of the FY 2006 work plan, in response to priorities identified by the AMWG at their August 2004 meeting. The desire to increase the available information related to recreational and culture resources was identified as second only to fishery objectives by members of the GCD-AMP, with the need to complete other research activities, including experimentation. However, the identified need to complete science planning activities in FY 2006, as well as the projected costs for full implementation of new socio-cultural activities caused the Budget ad hoc and thc GCMRC to recommend limiting startup of new research and monitoring activities (campsite and tribal values) during FY 2006, until the Strategic Science Implementation Plan and its various sub-elements for research and monitoring, GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Dra'ft June 10,2005)