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State’s Waters . Also known as House Bill 05 - 1177, now codified as Sections 37 - 75 - 101, et seq ., Colorado Revised Statutes (2005). Section 2. Bylaws . The byl aws governing the Arkansas Basin Roundtable. Section 3. Basin, Arkansas Basin, Arkansas River Basin or Roundtable Area . The Arkansas River Basin within Water Division 2, as defined in Section 37 - 92 - 201(1)(b). Section 4. Candidate . A member in good stan ding of the Roundtable who voluntarily offers him/herself for election as Interbasin Compact Committee Representative. Section 5. Chairperson or Chairman . The presiding officer of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable. Section 6. Colorado Open Meetings Law . Se ctions 24 - 6 - 401 and 24 - 6 - 402, C.R.S. (2005). Section 7. Consensus . A process in which each member is given fair opportunity to be heard, where each member fairly listens to the others and where complete discussion of the issue is h eld. Consensus is under stood to mean that all Roundtable member s believe their views on a particular issue have been satisfactorily heard and agree not to block the group’s decision on the issue. Section 8. Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) . A twenty seven (27) member commit tee, created pursuant to the Act, for the purpose of facilitating the process of interbasin compact negotiations. Section 9. Local Public Body . Any board, committee, commission, authority, or other advisory, policy - making, rule - making, or formally consti tuted body of any political subdivision of the state and any public or private entity to which a political subdivision, or an official thereof, has delegated a governmental decision making function but does not include persons on the administrative staff o f the local public body. Section 10. Members . Individuals who have been appointed or selected pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 and Article IV, Section 2, to serve on the Arkansas Roundtable through the process specified in the Act. Sectio n 11. Non - Voti ng Members . Individuals selected by the member s pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Act and the b ylaws. Section 12. Owner of an Adjudicated Water Right . An individual who owns a real property interest in a direct flow water right, a share of a mutua l irrigation company or an adjudicated groundwater well. Section 13. Person . An individual, corporation, partnership, incorporated association, and the like and shall have no gender and the singular shall include the plural. ABRT Bylaws 3 Revised 8/9/06 Revised 1/10/07