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a. Developing modifications to CEMs based on new knowledge. <br />b. Any member of the ad hoc committee or advisory committees may add to or <br />modify the list of hypotheses expressing his or her scientific view. <br />c. Reevaluate the remaining and new hypotheses to determine the priority <br />hypotheses that will be recommended to the Governance Committee to be carried <br />forward in the revised AMP. <br />d. Reevaluate management objectives, management actions, indicators to address <br />hypotheses related to management, and identify modifications that will be <br />recommended to the Governance Committee. <br />e. Reevaluate the monitoring and research identified in the IMRP portion of the <br />AMP to determine if the proposed new or modified priority hypotheses are <br />addressed by the existing protocols. <br />f. Reevaluate the sequencing of implementing tests of priority hypotheses. <br />g. Develop recommended modifications of the list of protocols to insure that all <br />priority hypotheses (including proposed changes) are addressed and eliminate <br />unnecessary protocols and reallocate budgets. <br />4. Incorporate workshop products into the revised draft AMP and circulate to the <br />Governance Committee at least two weeks in advance of an annual workshop to be held <br />with the Governance Committee and advisory committees. <br />5. Based on the outcome of the workshop with the Governance Committee, the ED's office <br />will revise and finalize the AMP far approval by the Governance Committee. Such <br />approval would include budgets necessary to implement the AMP for the following 12 <br />month period. <br />6. The ED will modify the Program AOP to reflect changes in the AMP <br />7. The Governance Committee will review the proposed AMP and AOP and will direct the <br />ED to implement the plans as approved for the upcoming field season. This approval will <br />occur at the first regularly scheduled Governance Committee Meeting following the <br />completion of the AMP and AOP. <br />II. POLICIES AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS <br />Adaptive management in the Program will be conducted within the limitations and constraints <br />presented by policy, budget, federal and state laws and regulations, including state water law and <br />interstate compacts and decrees, and the necessary elements of a scientific program. <br />II.A. Policy Considerations <br />In investigating any approach to maintaining and improving habitat for the target species, <br />proposed actions must be feasible within the limitations of the resources available to the Program <br />in the First Increment. This includes the quantity of water provided by the Environmental <br />Account and other sources of Program water, 10,000 acres of habitat from those available under <br />the willing seller/buyer concept, and budgets established for habitat restoration and monitoring, <br />research and adaptive management activities. Thus, any decisions regarding tests of <br />management activities must be conducted within the Program resources. In addition to these <br />fundamental constraints on the Program, the following additional constraints have been <br />identified from the Program Document, Program Attachments, and Governance Committee <br />direction. <br />September 1, 2006 Adaptive Management Plan 11