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ARTICLE VIII ROUNDTABLE POWERS Section 1. Inter - basin Compacts and Agreements . Upon the approval of the Interbasin Compact Charter by the General Assembly , the Roundtable shall have the power to negotiate inter - basin compacts or agreements with other Roundtables established under The Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act. A compact or agreement negotiated on the behalf of the Roundtable shall only become valid upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the Roundtable. Where appropriate and in a mutually agreed upon manner, negotiated compacts or agreements will have authorities and procedures addressing the extent to which the agree ments are legally binding and enforceable. Section 2. Interbasin Compact Committee . (A) The Roundtable shall select two individuals to represent the Roundtable on the IBCC. The Representatives do not have to be members of the Roundtable, but at leas t one shall reside within the borders of the Roundtable and at least one of whom shall own adjudicated water rights, including owners of shares in a ditch or reservoir company or their agents. The selection of the representatives shall be made by majority vote of the voting roundtable members present at the meeting during which the IBCC representatives are selected . (B) The Representatives shall represent the views and interests of the basin on the IBCC. The Representatives shall have the power to: Neg otiate, approve, and amend IBCC by - laws; Negotiate, approve, and amend the IBCC Charter; and Participate in the development of the IBCC’s public education and outreach process. To perform such other duties and responsibilities as set forth for IBCC repres entatives in the IBCC Charter and Bylaws. Section 3. Basin - Wide Water Needs Assessment . (A) The Roundtable shall develop a basin - wide water needs assessment to fulfill the st provisions of the Colorado Water for the 21 Century Act (37 - 75 - 004 2(c) , C.R .S.) . This assessment shall look at the consumptive and non - consumptive needs of the Roundtable areas, analyze available unappropriated waters within the Roundtable area, and propose projects or methods (both structural and nonstructural) for meeting any identified needs and utilizing unappropriated waters where appropriate. (B) The basin wide water needs assessment will use data and information from SWSI and other appropriate sources as the foundation for the assessment. Where data, information, and research gaps are identified the roundtable will work with roundtable