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• Kenny said one action item is that the LAC needs a GC liaison to facilitate and coardinate communication between the two bodies. John Heaston and Mark Butler are two GC members that are on the LAC. Mike Purcell asked if anyone was willing to take on the position. He said Butler would work admirably unless there are other volunteers. Butler said he was willing to do it if the group would like, though it might make sense to have someone from Nebraska. Ann Bleed asked if the GC could talk about the liaison position and get back to the Committee. Brian Barels asked if the GC could request that the ED fill the liaison role. Don Kraus said it was not clear in advance that this was an agenda item so the group needed more time to consider it. Purcell noted the Final Program Document ("white book") says there is to be a GC liaison for all standing advisory committees. Barels asked to table the issue until the next GC meeting so the group could address liaisons for all committees. Purcell said the issue was tabled and the GC would officially designate liaisons for all standing advisory committee at the next GC meeting. Kenny said the LAC would hold a meeting in November in Kearney to discuss the duties and procedures outlined in the Land Plan. Czaplewski said there are provisions in the LAC charter to provide stipends for non-agency representatives on the Committee. He said the Finance Committee (FC) needs to establish a policy for payment of per diem and expenses, so he asked the GC to direct the FC to start on that process. Purcell asked if anyone recalled how it was done previously. Dale Strickland said the policy during the Cooperative Agreement was to reimburse non-agency participants. LAC members would submit informal requests for reimbursements, and the Program still has money in the budget to handle that through the ED office. Purcell said that the FC will take up Mark's suggestion and discuss this at the next FC meeting. • General Program Updates Legislation Ted Kowalski said there was good news on the House side as the full committee mark-up is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. He expects that to pass out of committee with no problems or delays. On the Senate side, things are slower. The new Senator from Wyoming is feeling his way on his position on this legislation and any support the State of Wyoming or Wyoming water users could offer to pass the legislation without amendment would be helpful. Purcell asked if Sen. Barrasso is causing the postponement. Kowalski responded that he is on the committee, that he has some concerns, and that he has talked about it with Sen. Nelson's staff. Norm DeMott said Sen. Barrasso is still receptive to an amendment related to about 60 people from around Saratoga that are opposed to the Program. Purcell requested a report back from Kowalski about Sen. Barrasso's concerns because he has not heard of any and he wants to know if any potential Wyoming concerns are delaying mark-up of the bill. Kowalski agreed to will follow up. Later during the GC meeting, Kowalski reported that he learned the Senate will mark up the legislation later in October. ?J Program Insurance Don Kraus discussed the conference call the sub-group had about the insurance issue. The group met with the individual that provided the Program with an insurance quote so they could understand where he was coming from. After he signed off the call the rest of the group had a discussion about where we were going. Kowalski put out a good first draft of an insurance RFP. This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meering minutes may be different if conections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 2 of 10