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<br />-. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />.;' <br /> <br />The AMWG has 25 members, and a list of participants is attached hereto. Mr. Chuck Lile is <br />Colorado's representative to the AMWG. The AMWG held its first meeting in September 1997 <br />and its second meeting on January 15-16,1998, and is expected to meet twice a year. <br /> <br />The TWG is comprised of technical representatives from interests represented on the AMWG <br />and is responsible for translating AMWG's goals and policies into resource management <br />objectives. I am Colorado's representative to the TWG. The TWG has been holding two-day <br />meetings once a month since September, 1997 and will probably continue with two-day meetings <br />for the next 6-12 months. After that the work load will probably diminish somewhat and <br />meetings will be less frequent. <br /> <br />The GCMRC was established by the Secretary to support the AMWG and to manage and <br />coordinate adaptive management research programs and data collection as part of these <br />programs. The GCMRC has a permanent staff of 6-10 and is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The <br />annual budget for the GCMRC, including operation of the center and the research, monitoring <br />and data collection is about $7.5 million. <br /> <br />Adaptive Management Work Group Meeting, September, 1997 <br /> <br />The first meeting of the AMWG was basically an organizational meeting. The AMWG heard <br />reports from the Secretary's designee and the Bureau of Reclamation on the role and <br />responsibilities of the AMWG in the adaptive management program for the Grand Canyon and <br />the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. The GCMRC reported on its research, monitoring and data <br />collection programs, and budget issues. The Technical Work Group was also formally <br />established at that time. <br /> <br />Adaptive Management Work Group Meeting. Januarv. 1998 <br /> <br />At the January meeting the AMWG continued with certain administrative issues and began <br />addressing technical and scientific issues. <br /> <br />The administrative issues included: <br />a) Adoption of Operating Procedures for the AMWG <br />b) Review ofFY 1997-1998 Report to Congress: Operations of Glen Canyon Dam pursuant <br />to the 1992 Grand Canyon Protection Act <br />c) Review of the "State of Natural and Cultural Resources in the Colorado River <br />Ecosystem" report <br />d) Budget issues relating to the Adaptive Management Program <br /> <br />If you would like a copy of any ofthese documents I will be glad to provide you with one. <br /> <br />The scientific and technical issues dealt with the operation of Glen Canyon Dam pursuant to the <br />recommendations contained in the Final EIS and the Record of Decision on the Operation of <br />Glen Canyon Dam. These issues included: <br />