MoA for Implementation and Operative of PRRIP

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cxpertise needed For the issues thcn bcing addressed. tlowever, in ordcr to create some icvcl of continuity, within 30 days following the execution of this MoA, the C'olorado Wdtcr Conservation Board, the Division of 1Vildlife, and SPWRAP will cach designate a primary and an altemate Opcrating Committee contact person, and these individuals will coordinatc meetini"s of the Operating Committee. The Operating Committcc rnay choosc ta crcatc subcommittees to rocus on certain subject areas if it determines that doing so is advisabte. ii It is anticipated that on most issues the Operating Committce wili be able to re.ach a consensus, and such determinations wili be ratificd by UNR and SPWKA}'. In the event the Opcrating Committee is tinable to reach a conscnsus, appropriate members of the Operating Committee witl present the compctiiig svlutions or detcrnlinations to the Dircctor of the I:)NR and tllc. SI'V4'RAP board. DNR and SPVVRAP will then abrcc oil a resalution of the issue. 'Chrough this procedure, ultimately, all decisions nrill Ue made by CO11SC17SUS. b. Water Obiigatians Associated With The Colorado Prpgram. The proposed program to re-time or re-regulate tlows in the lawcr South Ylattc River is an important element of the PRRIP within Colorado. The Parties wiil a3ree upon a plan far meeting Calorada's re-regulation obligations (thc "Water Projects Plan" fornierly known as the "Tamar,ack Plan") based on recommendations of the Uperatiilg Committec. The Parties acknowlcdge that the Water Projects Plan may evolvc ovcr the course of the First lncrement, ncvertheless, the Parties will scck to have an initial Water Projects Plan in ptacc by January 1, 2008. The Opc;raiing Committec will also develop an appropriate mcans of documeneing the Partics agreement on the initial Water Projccts Plan, including amcndments thcrcto. Furthcr agreements betwcen UVR or sub-agcncics within DNR, SYWRAI' and perhaps third parties may be entcrcd to implernent the Water Projects Plan. One such anticipated further agcement invotves the Colorado DivisiUn of Wildlifc ("CUOW") penaining to the use of thc 'famarack Raiich State Wilcilife Area and the Pany Express State Wildlife Arca, along with certain wells and related recharge facilitics located thereon. SPWRAP and DNR acknowtedge that use of these facilities for PRRIP purposcs cannot viofate the reyuircmcnts of the Pittman-Robcrtson Wildlife Kestoration Act by intcrfcring with the primary use and managcment of the propcrtics for the wildlifc purposcs by the CDOW. 1 ii An amiual operatiiig plan describing aU of Colorado's re-regulatiem activities and demonstrating compliance with Colorado's PRRIP obligations must be ''1'hesr SWAs ti-ere acquired, in part, widi fiinds provided through the Pittmau-Robcrtson Wildlifc Restoratiun Act and pursuant to C.R.S. 33-I-117, the Statc of Colorado assented to managr the SWAs in aecurdancr with said Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the U.S. t)cpartmcnt uf lutcrior ("USt)UC'). SPWRAP-DNR MuA I I-14-UG