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OOJ458 -5- STUDY ORGANIZATION The Secretary of Commerce is directly responsible to Congress for the study (attachment 4). Public Law 94-587 requires the Corps of Engineers to examine the alternatives of water transfers from adjacent areas. Lateral coordination will be carried out by the Corps and the Council, however, the Corps is directly responsible to Commerce for the water transfer study element. The High Plains Council has the responsibility for policy guidance, The Council itself should insure close state involvement. The structural chart provides for two advisory groups -- a State Advisory Group for Council members of each state and a Technical Advisory Group for the entire Council. The State Advisory Groups are optional with each state delegation. It is anticipated this may vary from state to state. c The Technical Advisory Group will include representatives from: (1) the Economic Development Administration; (2) the Water Resources Council; (3) the U.S. Department of Agriculture; (4) the U,S. Department of Interior; (5) the Corps of Engineers; (6) the U.S. Department of Labor; (7) the Missouri River Basin Commission; (8) the Arkansas-White-Red River Basin Interagency Committee; (9) the Ozark's Regional Commission; (10) the Environmental Protection Agency; (11) the Old West Regional Commission; (12) the U.S. Depart- ment of Housing and Urban Development; (13) the U,S. Department of Energy; and (14) representatives of states' congressional delegation, As of this writing, the Technical Advisory Group has not been formed. A general contractor will be secured to serve as the principal coordina- tor of the entire study effort, EDA, in coordination with the Council, is currently in the process of securing a contractor through lengthy government bidding procedures. The final selection of the general contractor is expected by mid-June 1978. (6)