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The Colorado River Wildlife Council <br />In 1956 an interstate committee was formed to coordinate the protection and management <br />of the fish and wildlife resources of the Colorado River. This committee was formalized on <br />March 31, 1964, as the Colorado River Wildlife Council. <br />The Council consists of representatives of fish and game departments and wildlife <br />agencies of the seven states located on the Colorado River drainage - Arizona, California, <br />Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. <br />Participating but nonvoting members of the Council may include representatives from the <br />following federal agencies: the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife <br />Service, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Coast Guard, Army Corps of <br />Engineers and such other agencies as may be determined by the Council. The purposes and <br />goals of the Council are: <br />(a) To foster, encourage, and promote the sound management and use of all fish and <br />wildlife resources in the Colorado River drainage. <br />(b) To study proposed or current Federal projects affecting the Colorado River drainage <br />and to provide assistance or advice to any agency if and when the Council deems it <br />necessary for the beneficial management of the fish and wildlife resources. <br />(c) To advise on the planning and coordination of any interstate or intrastate activity <br />affecting the fish and wildlife resources of the Colorado River drainage. <br />(d) To suggest, consider, and encourage coordination of laws and regulations deemed <br />necessary for the protection, welfare, and proper use of the fish and wildlife resources in the <br />Colorado River drainage and to recommend such laws and regulations for adoption by the <br />appropriate authorities. <br />2