WSP12403

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 10/1/1977
• Author: AWRBIAC
• Title: Annual Report 1976 - 1977
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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ARTIClES OF ORGANIZATlOO AND PROCEDURE FOR AWRBIAC !/
ARTICLE I - ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN

Section 1. Advance Selection of Chairing Agency

a. The Chair agency (state or Federal) shall be selected annually
by a majority of rrenbers at least one year in advance of serving. The
Chair selects from his aQencv the Secretary for the AWRBIAC to serve
during his tenn of office. The operating year for AWRBIAC shall begin
October 1 and end September 30.

Section 2. Establishment of the Administrative Committee

a. 1m Administrative Committee, consisting of five rrenbers, 'shall
be established in accordance with provisions below: the Secretary of
AWRBIAC, who shall be Chairman, and two Federal and two state representatives.
The Chairman shall have a vote only in case of tie.

b. The next incoming chairing agency shall autanatically becare one
of the rrenbers and shall serve for two years, the second year as Chairman.
Other members shall be selected from the remaining agencies by majority
vote of the rrenl>ers in separate Federal and state caucuses at the close of
the operating year to replace the members whose tenn expires.

c. In the event of a vacancy, a new causus shall be conducted to
fill unexpired terms.

d. AWRBIAC representatives or alternates may sit with the Administrative
Conrnittee in work sessions, and the Administrative Carmittee may invite
others, when necessary; however, only Administrative Carmittee rrenbers shall
vote in carmittee proceedings.

e. Each a~ency, Federal and state, shall designate one person by
name to be ava~lable to serve at work sessions of the Administrative
Conrnittee, when requested.

f. The duties of the Administrative Carmittee shall include:

(l) Fornulation of rreeting agenda.

(2) Selection of rreeting sites.

(3) SUIIIlIarization, when necessary, of program material, reports,
or papers.

(4) Supervision of rreeting infonnation and public participation
and other aspects of public relations.

(5) Preparation of specifications for annual progress report.

(6) Such other duties as shall be prescribed by AWRBIAC.

1/ Revised as of December 5, 1958; August l, 1962; October 22, 1970;
October 21, 1976. _ 30