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Governance: <br /> The primary group implementing and making decisions regarding the SG Plan will be <br /> comprised of six Interest Groups, each with three representatives: <br /> • West Slope Water Conservancy/Conservation Districts and Landowners/Water <br /> Users <br /> • Local Government <br /> • Trans-Mountain Diverters <br /> • Conservation/Environmental/Fishing <br /> • Recreational Floatboating <br /> • State Interests (e.g., CWCB, CP&W, and State or Division Engineer) <br /> (Ex-officio non-voting members: BLM and USFS) <br /> Elevation/Referral/Termination process. <br /> Any stakeholder can elevate issues to the full SG to address unresolved concerns related to <br /> implementation of the Plan or the status of the ORVs. The SG Plan provides governing <br /> mechanisms to address a Significant Risk of Impairment to an ORV, a missed Milestone or <br /> Material Change in Circumstances. If cooperative attempts fail and concerns remain about <br /> the ORVs, the Plan can be terminated on a vote of five out of six Interest Groups. <br /> Water Projects Poison Pill: <br /> If the outcome of negotiations or final permitting related to Denver Water's Moffat Project <br /> and the Windy Gap Firming Project precludes continued support of the Plan by any <br /> stakeholder,that stakeholder shall provide written notification of such position to the SG <br /> and the SG will withdraw the Plan from consideration by BLM and USFS as a locally <br /> supported Wild and Scenic management alternative. Such withdrawal will leave the BLM <br /> and USFS to determine the appropriate Wild and Scenic determinations and protective <br /> measures, if any, for Segments 4, 5, 6 and 7, without taking into account the SG Plan <br /> alternative. <br /> Funding: <br /> Administrative and operating costs associated with the SG Plan will be provided by annual <br /> funding from each Interest Group (comprised of at least three stakeholders) which is <br /> initially set at $10,000. <br /> In addition to the annual revenue from Interest Group dues, the SG Plan contemplates an <br /> endowment fund of at least $1.5M to be used for protecting and enhancing the ORVs. The <br /> SG anticipates seeking funding from a variety of grant programs and federal, state and local <br /> sources. <br /> Page 3 <br />