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]I s The Colorado River Wildlife Council I In 1956 an interstate committee was formed to coordinate the protection and management I of the fish and wildlife resources of the Colorado River. This committee was formalized on March 31, 1964, as the Colorado River Wildlife Council. The Council consists of representatives of fish and game departments and wildlife agencies of the seven states located on the Colorado River drainage -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Participating but nonvoting members of the Council may include representatives from the following federal agencies: the Bureau of Land Management, ForestService, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and such other agencies as may be determined by thecouncit.The purposes and I goals of the Council are: (a) To foster, encourage, and promote the sound managemet t and use of all fish and wildlife resources in the Colorado River drainage. (b) To study proposed or current Federal projects affecting the Colorado River drainage and to provide assistance or advice to any agency if and when the Council deems it necessary for the beneficial management of the fish and wildlife resources. (c) To advise on the planning and coordination of any inters or intrastate activity affecting the fish and wildlife resources of the Colorado River drainage. (d) To suggest, consider, and encourage coordination of laws and regulations deemed necessary for the protection, welfare, and proper use of the fish andwAldlife resources in the Colorado River drainage and to recommend such laws and regulabons for adoption by the appropriate authorities. 1 - i i i I 2 A