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IJO~~86 . . EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA Mav 4. 2004 ADMINISTRATION Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Budgetfor the Colorado River Board of California On April 29, 2004, the Senate Subcommittee No.2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, aDd Judiciary approved the Board's budget for fiscal year 2004-2005. For FY 2004-05 the Board will not receive any State funds; the budget of $1,170,000 is totally funded by reimbursements from the agencies. To date, the Assembly has not heard the Board's budget. It is anticipated that the Board's budget for FY 2004-05 will appear on the consent calendar of Assembly Resources Subcommittee No.3 on May 12,2004. Included in the Board folder is a copy of the Board's proposed FY 2004-05 Budget for the Board members information. At the June Board meeting, the standard agreement between the Board and the Six Agency Committee, which approves the funding arrangement between the Board and the Six Agency Committee, will be discussed and action taken. AGENCY MANAGERS MEETING The Agency Managers have not met since the last Board meeting. PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS Colorado River Water ReDort As of April 28, 2004, storage in the major Upper Basin reservoirs decreased by 174,900 acre-feet and storage in the Lower Basin reservoirs increased by 376,700 acre-feet during April. Total System active storage as of April 28th was 30.814 million acre-feet (mat) or 52 percent of capacity, which is 4.112 maf less than one year ago. April releases from Hoover, Davis, and Parker Dams averaged 17,630, 17,350 and 12,630 cubic feet per second (cfs), respectively. Planned releases from those three dams for the month of May 2004 are 17,900, 16,900, and 12,300 cfs, respectively. The May