BOARD00055 ‎(2)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 11/13/2006
• Description: IBCC Director's Report - Interbasin Compact Committee Annual Report to the House of Representatives Com. On Agriculture, Livestock, Natural Resources, and Senate Com. On Agriculture, Energy, Natural
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

b. Members of the IDCC may elect to hold regular meetings with their constituent
group (a formal caucus), to provide copies of work session minutes to their
constituents and request comments, and to communicate informally with their
constituents.

c. Prior to any decision being made by the mcc, representatives will have
adequate time to consult with their constituents or other relevant officials to
explain deliberations and gain their input and/or approval.

d. mcc meetings will be open to the public. In order for the mcc to achieve its
mission, discussion and deliberation at work sessions must be focused and
manageable. Participation by non-members of the mcc will be at the
discretion of the Director of Compact Negotiations. mcc will include a
period for public comment at each of its meetings.

VII. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ROUNDTABLES

1. Basin Roundtables choosing to enter into agreements with other Basin
Roundtables are responsible for the form and structure of those agreements.
Where appropriate and in a mutually agreed upon manner, agreements will have
authorities and procedures addressing the extent to which the agreements are
legally binding and enforceable.

VIII. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROCESSES

1. The mcc will coordinate as appropriate with existing planning, pennitting, and
public participation processes related to the conservation and development of water
within Colorado. No provision of this Charter is intended to supersede, impair, or
otherwise modify the authority, jurisdiction, planning or permitting powers of
counties or other local government entities.

IX. RATIFICATION OF NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS

1. Every Basin Roundtable whose waters are affected by a proposed compact or
other agreement negotiated under the framework of the mcc and Basin
Roundtables, must provide its affirmative support for such proposed compact or
other agreement before such compact or other agreement can be approved or
ratified by the mce.

2. The mcc will review from a statewide perspective all compacts or other
agreements reached by Basin Roundtables or other concerned parties, which are
referred to it for assessment and ratification. If questions or concerns arise during
the mec's review and approval process, the Committee will communicate its
questions or concerns to involved Roundtables or parties through appropriate
Basin representatives to the mce. The mce may choose to defer further

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