Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee Purpose, Organization and Plan for Public Hearings

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�a. 13, Mr, John Dewey extended an invitation from Governor Smith of Missouri for the Committee to hold its meeting on 0-.tober 26, 1950, in Jeffersan City. The Committee accepted the invitation and requested Yx. Dewey to express its acceptance and appreciation to Governor Smith, 14. The Committee agreed to cancel its September 1950 meeting. 15, The Committee agreed, in lieu of holding a formal meeting in December, to meet in Oklahoma. City during the comprehensive hearing to be held there on 12 December, 16, To avoid a conflict with the regional hearing at Denison, Texas, on 12 September, it was agreed that the budget discussions with representatives of the Governors of the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma would be held the morning of 11 September. 17. The Chairman requested that suggestions for the agenda for the Inter - Agency Meeting of 26 October reach the secretary not later than 10 October. 18. There was general discussion of a suggestion by Mr. Robbins that at future meetings the agenda, include presentations on activities related to land and water resources development, He cited;, as examples, the activities of the National Park Service, Fish and Wilulife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, It was further suggested that in con - nection with the presentations, the corresponding State agencies of the State acting as host for each meeting should present a collateral dis- cussion, The committee agreed to adopt this principal, with the details to be worked out by the Secretary for each meeting, 19. On motion of Mr. Fairla -b, seconded by Mr. Short, the Committee adjourned at 3045 Pm. Appendices-. A:, m Attenda�zce register B. U Report of Hydrologic Subcommittee C. w Report of Mapping Sub- committee D. - Information Pamphlet E. - Questionnaire l� u 1V I D. H. McCOSKEY Secretary, Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter - Agency Committee R