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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Forward Article VIII of the Arkansas River Compact created the Arkansas River Compact Administration as an interstate agency to administer the provisions of the Compact. The Administration is empowered to adopt, amend and revoke by- laws, rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of the Compact, prescribe procedures for the administration ofthe Compact, and perform all functions required to implement the Compact and to do all things necessary, proper or convenient toward that end, The Administration's By-laws, as readopted December 9, 1997, established an Operations Committee, See Appendix 1. Article V 3, (c) of the By-laws states: The Operations Committee shall advise the Administration concerning, and shall have direct supervision over, rules and regulations governing the storage and releases of water from John Martin Reservoir and over such other Arkansas River interstate administration and operation between the States of Colorado and Kansas as come within the purview of the Arkansas River Compact, subject at all times to the provisions of such compact and the directives of the Administration thereunder. , , , The Operations Committee shall also be responsible, under directives and orders of the Administration, for supervision over the employees of the Administration engaged in the interstate administration of the waters of the Arkansas River pursuant to the Arkansas River Compact. [emphasis added] Article II of the By-laws establishes the positions of Operations Secretary and Assistant Operations Secretary as elected officers of the Administration, in addition to descnbing the duties of each office, Paragraph 6 (b) of Article II provides that the Operations Secretary's duties shall include regulating the gates of John Martin Reservoir "in accordance with [the] Compact and any operating plans or procedures adopted thereunder," Additionally, it specifies that reports of the Operations Secretary shall be presented to the Operations Committee, Paragraph 7 of Article II provides that the Assistant Operations Secretary's duties shall include assisting the Operations Secretary, The responsibility ofthe Operations Committee for the supervision of the Operations Secretary and the Assistant Operations Secretary is not addressed in the By-laws, although it may have been the intent of the Administration that they operate under the supervision of the Operations Committee. Rule 2 of the Rules and Regulations of Arkansas River Compact Administration, effective April 15, 1950 (see Appendix 2) provides that "[the Administration hereby delegates to the Secretary of the Administration [an officer of the Administration who was delegated essentially the same duties as those described in the current By-laws for - I -