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<br />? <br /> <br />AS MUCH AS WE TRY, WE DO NOT CONTROL THESE SUPERIOR POWERS. THEY <br />HAVE THE UPPER HAND--AND PULL THESE LITTLE SURPRISES ON OCCASION <br /> <br />JUST TO LET US KNOW WHO'S BOSS. WE DO A PRETTY DECENT JOB OF <br /> <br />USING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND. AND I <br /> <br />THINK IT IS THAT OBJECTIVE THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER TODAY. <br /> <br />YOUR ORGANIZATION--THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE-- <br /> <br />IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY dF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. OFFICIALLY, <br />.' <br /> <br />I NOTE, WE HAVE ONE REPRESENTAT~VE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE <br />INTERIOR. YET, INTERIOR, AS YOU KNOW, IS REALLY A COLLECTION OF <br />MAJOR BUREAUS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE DIRECT IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES-- <br />THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, THE <br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, THE NATIONAL <br />PARK SERVICE, THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. <br /> <br />THE OFFICE OF WATER POLICY <br /> <br />LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY OFFICE AND HOW IT FITS INTO <br /> <br />THE SCHEME OF THINGS BACK IN WASHINGTON. THE OFFICE OF WATER <br />POLICY, ORGANIZED IN LATE 1981, IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST OFFICES IN <br />THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WITH A TOTAL STAFF OF ABOUT 25 <br />PEOPLE. WE DON'T MANAGE ANY PUBLIC LANDS; WE DON'T ENGAGE IN <br />LEASING ACTIVITIES; NOR DO WE DESIGN, CONSTRUCT,AND OPERATE DAMS <br />OR WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS. <br /> <br />C-7 <br />