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they will be bett er off under a consensus based negotiation process rather than a legislative <br />process. <br /> <br />Process Not Moving Forward <br />Eric raised the point that credibility is on the line if this structure is set up and then does not go <br />anywhere. Setting up the structure w e have proposed will take effort and investment of political <br />capital. If the structure is set up and then it does not go anywhere someone could end up with <br />“egg on their face.” <br /> <br />Constitutional Amendment <br />Eric noted that the agreements reached through the C ompact Negotiations might not necessarily <br />require or benefit from a constitutional amendment. A constitutional amendment might very <br />well be the most appropriate end product. However, as with other aspects of the framework we <br />have outline it might not be wise to presume a constitutional amendment will be the result. The <br />final ratification may be different based upon the agreements reached. <br /> <br />Additional Comments <br />Eric made the following additional observations: <br />? <br /> <br />The legislation will need to define authorities , powers, and obligations of the Steering <br />Committee <br />? <br /> <br />When specifying the interests/agencies to be represented on the Steering Committee, the <br />legislature and water courts should be removed, and industry should be added. Also the <br />Steering Committee should no t include any Federal Government representation. The Feds <br />will have to be involved, but should not be members of a consensus based Steering <br />Committee. <br />? <br /> <br />When talking of within basin collaboration the mentioning of watershed management <br />indicates water qualit y issues. That may or may not be the intent, but that is the perception <br />the term raises. <br />? <br /> <br />It may be interesting to see how project proponents react to this framework. Some project <br />proponents might not want such an open and public process. <br />? <br /> <br />Eric had some tr ouble understanding the basic structure from the material we sent him. Once <br />we talked about it, he understood it better. Hopefully this have been taken care of with the <br />re - writing of the Institutional Framework document. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br />