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Provide a basin - wide framework for coordination, cooperation and citizen involvement in promoting and improving the appropriate use of the waters of the North Platte Basin and the state . Facilit ate the North Platte Basin Roundtable area’s participation in statewide water issues by selecting two individuals to represent the Roundtable on the Interbasin Compact Committee. Facilitate the productive development of a basin - wide water needs assessment to evaluate the consumptive and non - consumptive water needs of the North Platte Basin Roundtable area. Seek the involvement of all interested parties and stakeholders in the Roundtable Process, and actively solicit their input during the development of a b asin - wide water needs assessment. Facilitate the identification, compilation, and evaluation of necessary data and information to support the basin - wide water needs assessment. Propose methods or projects, both structural and non - structural, for meeting an y future needs as well as utilizing any unappropriated waters. Encourage the use of the Roundtable Process to help remedy intra - basin conflicts between stakeholders. Provide a meaningful source of education and public outreach concerning the operations of the North Platte Basin Roundtable and the activities of the Interbasin Compact Committee. Promote the conservation, development, and use of water in the North Platte Basin . Promote the socio - economic welfare of the North Platte Basin. Promote the conservat ion of the natural environment . ARTICLE III DEFINITIONS Bylaws 3.1 – The bylaws governing the North Platt e Basin Roundtable. Chairperson 3.2 – The presiding officer of the North Platte Roundtable. The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act 3.3 – An Act passed d uring the 2005 Legislative Session “Concerning the Negotiation of Interbasin Compacts Regarding the Equitable Division of the State’s Waters.” The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act is also known as House Bill 05 - 1177. Interbasin Compact Committee ( IBCC) 3.4 – A twenty - seven - member (27) st committee, created pursuant to the Colorado Water for the 21 Century Act, for the purpose of facilitating the process of interbasin compact negotiations. Local Public Body 3.5 – Any board, committee, commission, authorit y, or other advisory, policy - making, rule - making, or formally constituted 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