BOARD00944

• Board Meeting Date: 3/26/2001
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River Basin Issues - Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Program - Funding Report and Policy Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Agenda Item 25g -GCAMP
March 26-27, 2001 Board Meeting
Page 4 of4

WHEREAS, the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) was
established pursuant to the 1992 Act in November 1995 to provide the mOnitoring and
reselU'ch required by the 1992 Act; and

WHEREAS, the Deputy Secretary for Water and Science, the Director of the USGS, and
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, in consultation with the AMWG
oversee operations of GCMRC; and

WHEREAS, the GCMRC is funded by CRSP A power revenues; and

WHEREAS, the GCMRC budget was managed by Reclamation until this past year when
operations were fonnally transferred to the USGS; and

WHEREAS, the amount ofCRSPA powerrevenues that can be used to support the AMP
and GCMRC were capped in the 2001 USBR appropriations bill; and

WHEREAS, the AMP and GCMRC budgets are seeking appropriations in addition to
CRSP A power revenues for the conduct of activities in FY 2002 some of which may fall .
outside the scope of the preferred alternative identified in the ROD; and

WHEREAS, AMWG participants are being requested to participate in lobbying activities
to seoure these additional appropriations from Congress, similar to what the basin states
have done for several years to obtain funds for recovery programs in the upper basin; and

WHEREAS, staff is of the opinion that this activity is not appropriate at this time since
CRSP A power revenues appear adequate to support what is required by the preferred
altemative in the ROD; and

WHEREAS, staffis not convinced tbat the AMP is more important than the collection of
basic water resource data the USGS is charged to do.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it is the policy of the Colorado Water
Conservation Board with respect to the appropriation of funds in addition to the CRSP A
power revenues for the AMP and GCMRC that:

I. Only those activities that are within the scope of the "Operation of Glen Canyon Dam
ROD" be funded with CRSP A power revenues.
2. Appropriations or funds for activities outside the scope of the ROD may be sought by
the AMP so long as those activities support th~jl of implementing the ROD
as quickly as possible. .
3. The appropriations for the AMP or GCMRC do no air the USGS ability to carry
ou~yes~lt in cuts to the basic water resource data collection program for the state.
4. ..-Staff obtams fonnal Board approval of budgets and support for any additional
appropriations for the AMP or GCMRC above and beyond the CRSP A power
revenues currently provided.

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