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002487 . . On September 17, 2002, the mwc released the proceedings of the symposium. For those who are interested in receiving a copy of the proceedings, they can call the US Section of the mwc at (915) 832-4100. Also, the proceedings can be downloaded at www,ibwc,state,gov. The mwc is currently holding a 30-day review period for the stakeholders to review the proceedings to determine if there is a need for further information, as well as, to provide input to mwc on the framework for which to proceed in the Minute 306 process. Colorado River Environmental Activities Status of Execution of the Quantification Settlement Agreement On September 13, 2002, I sent a memorandum to the Colorado River Basin states' representatives advising them of the ongoing efforts to ensure that the QSA is executed by the December 31,2002, deadline contained in the Record of Decision on the Interim Surplus Guidelines. Enclosed with that memorandum were copies of: 1) the September I 0, 2002, letter from Governor Gray Davis to the leadership in the legislature; 2) the August 31 , 2002, letter from the Legislature's leadership to the parties to the negotiations on the QSA; 3) the Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 251; 4) a copy ofSB 482, the fully protected species legislation; and 5) a copy ofSB 1473, designating fimds from Proposition 50 for projects that facilitate water transfer associated with the QSA. These documents express the strong commitment and resolve of the Governor and Legislature to help ensure that the QSA is executed before the deadline. SB 482 and SB 1-473, which have been signed by Governor Davis address the fully protected species issue and provide financial resources, up to $200 million, with passage of Proposition 50 at November general election. This money would be for projects that help facilitate the QSA transfers and achieve the benchmarks contained in the Interim Surplus Guidelines. " A joint oversight hearing is being held by the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife and Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committees on the status of the QSA. The hearing, beginning at 10:00 a.m. will be held on October 16, 2002, in La Quinta, Califomia, at Imperial Irrigation District's offices. Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program The Technical Contractors developing the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (MSCP) released a technical addendum to the second administrative draft of the conservation plan. The technical addendum provided updated information related to the MSCP covered projects impact assessment, biology of covered species, revised adaptive management and monitoring procedures, and long-term MSCP implementation costs. With respect to long-term implementation costs, the consultants have identified two tiers of costs. The first tier cost is related to alleviating jeopardy under the federal Endangered Species Act and was determined to be approximately $464 million, in 2002 dollars. The second tier cost, which is additive to the first tier cost, is related to providing conservation leading to the recovery of the species. This second tier 7