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D:) , , ning for the regional development of water. During 1969 members of the Committee were: Assemblyman Carley V. Porter, Chair- man, representing the Assembly; Senator Lawrence Walsh, the Senate; William H. Jen- nings, the California Water Commission; and public members William R. Seeger, Joseph Jensen, James H. Krieger, and James F. So- renson. Messrs. Holburt and Maughan served as technical advisors to the Commit- tee. At present the Committee concentrates its primary effort on the Western States Water Council and generally meets quarter- ly, prior to meetings of the Council. C) ~ ~ o , j!' , I National Water Commission The National Water Commission was created by the National Water Commission Act, P.L. 90-515 enacted in September 1968, to make a five-year study and recommenda- tions to the President and the Congress on the Nation's water needs, resources, and problems. Formation of the Commission was initially discussed in connection with the Colorado River Basin Project legislation. The Commission is composed of seven mem- bers who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President. At the end of 1969 the commission's members were: Charles F. Luce, Chairman; Samuel S. Baxter, Vice Chairman; Howell Appling, Jr.; Clyde T. El- lis; Roger C. Ernst; Ray K. Linsley; and Jo- siah Wheat. Theodore M. Schad is the Execu- tive Director. During the first year of its existence, the Commission held one national and six re- gional conferences. The purpose was to ob- tain the views of water resources officials and other leaders in various parts of the United States with respect to the mission of the Commission. The Colorado River Board was invited to participate in the regional confer- ence held in Los Angeles on October 27, 1969. The Board's comments were con- solidated with those of other State agencies into a single statement by the State of Cali- fornia. California's official representative at the conference was Director of Water Re- sources Gianelli, accompanied by the Chief 14 i,l, Engineer and other State agency representa- tives. California's comments emphasized the close relationship between the National Water Commission Act and the Colorado River Basin Project Act, the Commission's importance in formulating policies, princi- ples, criteria, standards, and guidelines appli- cable to interbasin transfers of water and the recommendation to concentrate on fewer studies than originally planned. Also during its first year, the Commission obtained information from consultants and federal officials in the field of water re- sources. Of special interest is a report by the Commission's Panel on Ecology and the En- vironment on ecological principles and in- teractions between uses and the environ- ment. Water Resources Council The Water Resources Council was created by the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-80) to provide for the optimum de- velopment of the Nation's natural resources through the coordinated planning of water and related land resources. The Council is composed of the Secretaries of Interior; Army; Agriculture; Health, Education, and Welfare; Transportation; and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission, The Council maintains a continuing study of the Nation's water supplies and water require- ments, reviews existing policies and pro- grams to meet such requirements, and makes recommendations to the President with re- spect to these policies and programs. During the year a task force of the Water Resources Council prepared a report on proposed new procedures for the evaluation of water projects. The Board staff prepared comments on the report which were coor- dinated with comments of the Department of Water Resources and presented to the Coun- cil by Director of Water Resources Gianelli at a public hearing in San Francisco on Au- gust 8, 1969. The revisions suggested by the Board staff would clarify the use of the bene- fit-cost ratio and explain the allocation of costs under the new procedures.