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<br />~I":":,"'''Q <br />U~'u-'u) <br /> <br />July 18 <br /> <br />Ju 1y 27 <br /> <br />Aug. 12 <br /> <br />The Weather Modification bill (HB 1722) is also signed into law. The <br />bill appropriates $300,000 for snowpack augmentation during the <br />following winter and $50,000 for program evaluation. <br /> <br />The Governor is notified that EDA has approved a technical assistance <br />grant of approx imate 1y $254,000 for per sonne 1 and operati ng costs <br />for drought mitigation programs in the 13 planning and management <br />districts in the State. <br /> <br />The first meeting of the new Drought Council (as established by HB <br />1723) is held in the State Capitol in Denver. The purpose of this <br />first meeting is orientation rather than decision-making, and the <br />Counc i 1 rev iews the status of the drought across the State and <br />ongoing drought mitigation programs. <br /> <br />Managers of the regional drought coordination projects meet in <br />Denver to di scuss overa 1,' orogram objecti ves and to forma 1 i ze <br />contractual arrangements with the State. <br /> <br />Aug. 12 Regions agree to perform municipal water system surveys as part of <br />the formal MOA/contractual agreement process with the State. <br /> <br />Aug. 8-13 Colorado Extension Service sponsors a series of "Coping with <br />Drought" workshops on the Western Slope. Agricultural experts cover <br />topics such as range management, nutrition, economics, and <br />climatology for the benefit of area livestock producers. <br /> <br />Aug. 15 The second regular session of the Drought Council is held in Denver. <br />The Executive Committee approves a $30,000 grant from council funds <br />for an economic modeling project under the direction of the <br />Un i vers ity of Co lorado. The project wi 11 study economi c impacts <br />under various drought scenarios. <br /> <br />Aug. 17 <br /> <br />Aug. 30 <br /> <br />Sept. 13 <br /> <br />Sept. 30 <br /> <br />Governor larrm and State Drought Coordi nator George lamb meet with <br />Denver-based federal agency heads to review the agencies' drought <br />relief activities. <br /> <br />The first meeting of a regional drought technical advisory corrmittee <br />is held in limon. <br /> <br />The Drought Council holds its third regular session in Denver. The <br />council formulates a pol icy assumption of drought severity and <br />duration. In other action, the council ~ecides to urge the <br />Congressional Delegation to support legislation aimed at easing the <br />high cost of buying back livestock after forced sale. <br /> <br />Appropriations and authority for the various federal emergency <br />drought relief programs expire. <br /> <br />9 <br />