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<br />0015j3 <br /> <br />and diversions can be utilized'in the Colorado River Basin. The Law of the River and this <br />additional legislation control and influence the Adaptive Management Program. <br /> <br />Additional laws, Acts of Congress, executive orders, policies; tribal resolutions, etc., that control <br />or influence the Adaptive Management Program include the National Park Service Organic Act, <br />enabling legislation for Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation <br />Area, and Executive Orders that established reservation boundaries for the Navajo Nation and <br />the Hualapai Tribe. In addition, Section 204 of Title IT of Public Law 106-377 controls the level <br />of funding of Adaptive Management Program activities from Colorado River Storage Project <br />power revenues. The Federal Advisory Committee Act controls operation of the Adaptive' <br />Management Work Group and the Technical Work Group. <br /> <br />Environmental laws and regulations are important to the Adaptive Management Program. These <br />include, but are not limited to, the Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act <br />of 1966, and National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Adaptive Management Program <br />compliance with these statutes, regulations, policies, directives, etc., is described in a later <br />section. <br /> <br />Guidance Document for the Adaptive ManagementProgram <br /> <br />Since the Adaptive Management Program became fully operational in 1997, questions and <br />uncertainties have arisen over the relationships of program elements, compliance priorities, and <br />other legal matters. Answers were sought from a Department of the Interior Solicitor. The <br />questions posed and answers received from the Department of the Interior's Solicitor (Loveless <br />2000) are called the "Guidance Document for the Adaptive Management Program." This <br />document is provided as Appendix B. <br /> <br />Summary of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program <br /> <br />The Adaptive Management Program was developed and designed to provide an organization and <br />process for a collaborative, science-based integration of monitoring and research information to <br />make formal recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. These recommendations must <br />recognize the environmental commitments of the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact <br />Statement and Record of Decision, and comply with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The <br />Adaptive Management Program must also remain in compliance with the Law of the River and <br />relevant environmental statutes, regulations, and policies. With all these demands, the Adaptive <br />Management Work Group devised a vision and mission statement and principles to guide its <br />activities and decision making. <br /> <br />10 <br />