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<br />001498 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />\ <br /> <br />· Provides the framework for Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program policy, g01;lls, <br />direction, and priorities; <br />· Develops recommendations to the Secretary ofthe Interior for modifying'operating criteria and other <br />resource management actions, policies, or procedures; <br />· Facilitates coordination and input from interested parties; <br />· Reviews and forwards the annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and hislher designee on <br />current and projected year operations; <br />· . Reviews and forwards annual budget proposals; and <br />· Ensures coordination of operating criteria changes in the Annual Operating Plan for Colorado River <br />Reservoirs and other ongoing activities. <br /> <br />Note that "dam operations" refers to the operation of the power plant and other release structures, <br />such as bypass structures, spillways, and, potentially, a temperature control device, among <br />others. Their uses conform to applicable law. The Adaptive Management Work Group develops <br />recommendations for all of the dam's structures to further the purposes of the Grand Canyon <br />Protection Act, the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement, and Record of Decision. <br />This is done within the limits of the Record of Decision and through experimentation. <br /> <br />Representatives from the following tribes, organizations, or interest groups are presently <br />included in the Adaptive Management Work Group: <br /> <br />· Arizona Department of Water Resources <br />· Arizona Game and Fish Department <br />· Bureau of Reclamation <br />. Bureau of Indian Affairs <br />· Colorado River Board of California <br />. Colorado River Commission of Nevada <br />· Colorado River Energy Distributors Association <br />. Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />· Grand Canyon River Guides <br />. Grand Canyon Trust <br />. Hopi Tribe <br />. Hualapai Tribe <br />. National Park Service <br />. Navajo Nation <br />· New Mexico State Engineer's Office <br />. Pueblo of Zuni <br />· Southern Paiute Consortium <br />. Southwest Rivers <br />. Trout Unlimited <br />· U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems <br />· Utah Division of Water Resources <br />· Western Area Power Administration <br />· Wyoming State Engineer's Office <br /> <br />5 <br />