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(b) OVERSEE AND DIRECT THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE; AND (c) SERVE AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE INTERBASIN COMPACT COMMITTEE AND OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER BASIN COMPACT COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 37-75-105, INCLUDING THE TIMELY COMPLETION AND REFERRAL OF THE INTERBASIN COMPACT CHARTER. 37-75-104. Basin roundtables. (1) (a) TOFACILlTATECONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITHIN AND BETWEEN BASINS ON WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES, AND TO ENCOURAGE LOCALLY DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WATER SUPPLY CHALLENGES, PERMANENT BASIN ROUNDTABLES ARE HEREBY CREATED IN COLORADO'S ElGHTW A TER BASINS AND IN A DEMOGRAPHICALL Y UNIQUE SUBREGION WITHIN WATER DIVISION I AS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. (b) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE PROPER INTEGRATION AND NONDUPLlCATION OF ACTIVITIES OCCURRING PURSUANT TO THE STATEWIDE WATER SUPPLY INITIATIVE AND THIS ARTICLE. (2) EACH BASIN ROUNDTABLE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (a) (I) As SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH BASIN ROUNDTABLE SHALL ESTABLISH BYLAWS, OPERATING PROCEDURES, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES TO GOVERN THE ACTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE ROUNDTABLE. BASIN ROUNDTABLES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON THE INTERBASIN COMPACT COMMITTEE MAY OPT OUT OF THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN THIS ARTICLE AT ANY TIME. (II) As DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ROUNDTABLES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MA Y TAKE ON THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ROUNDTABLES CREATED PURSUANT TO THE STATEWIDE WATER SUPPLY INITIATIVE. (b) SELECT TWO BASIN REPRESENTATIVES TO REPRESENT THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE BASIN ON THE INTERBASIN COMPACT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-75-105. BASIN REPRESENTATIVES PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 05-1177