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I I I I I help in the collection of data for use in solving a problem concerning water. The problem and indicated process currently is known as the energy budget method. While at this location, I asked three of the men what they thought of Inter-Agency Federal_State Technical Subcommittees. The men were from Amarillo, Texas, Alburquerque, New Mexico and Tempe, Arizona. Each represented a different agency. Each replied to the effect that they knew of no other way to assemble a group in the field and on the spot to do what was being done right there. I believe the Inter-Agency Federal-State Committee approach can and does work to the benefit of the Pacific "Southwest. PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CHARTER 1. INTRODUCTION. The Pacific Southwest Federal Inter-Agency Techni- cal Committee was created by a resolution dated July 27, 1948, of the Federal Inter-Agency River Basin Committee at Washington, D. C., to implement the policies and purposes of the Federal Inter-Agency agreement, dated December 29, 1943, in the Pacific Southwest. A new Federal Inter-Agency agreement on coor- dination of water and related land resources activities was approved by the Pres- ident on May 26, 1954. By this approval a new Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources was established. The Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee is herein constituted in conformance with the new Federal Inter-Agency Agreement and the newly established Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources. 2. PURPOSE. It is the purpos e of this agreement to provide, in the area hereinafter described, improved facilities and procedures for the coordination of policies, programs and activities of the Department of the Interior; Commerce; Labor; Agriculture; Health, Education and Welfare; the Army; the Federal Power Commission; and the States in the field of water and related land resources investi- gation, planning, construction, operation, and maintenance; to provide means by which conflicts may be resolved; to eliminate duplication of work; to provide means by which reaearch is closely coordinated and information fully disseminated; and to provide procedures for coordination of their interests with those of other Feder- al, State, local governmental, and provate agencies in the water and related land resources field. 3. ESTABLISHMENT. , \ " (a) For this purpose, there is established a Pacific Southwest Inter- Agency Committee to be comprised of representatives of the Department of the Interior; Commerce; Labor; Agriculture; Health, Education, and Welfare; the Army; the Federal Power Commission; and any of the States of Arizona, Califor- nia, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming which accept an invitation to participate. (b) The Federal members on the Committee shall be designated by the head of the Federal agency they are to represent. (c) The Governor of each of the States concerned will be invited to be a member of the Committee or to designate a representative from his State to serve as a member of the Committee. - 31 - ~