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OD2717 C. Discussion of Required Local-State-Federal Cooperation and Coordination - Keyes, NAIWMC In December of 1975, the Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislatures had a planning session on weather modification. To get such a large scale demonstration project going, we need their help. Larry Morandi is here substituting for Jerry Norris of the Council of State Governments. 1. Council of State Governments - Larry Morandi, Western Office, Council of State Governments The Council of State Governments (CSG), especially the Hestern Regional Office in San Francisco, is very interested in weather modification. They feel a need to find out what is the "state of the art." CSG plans to wait a year and work with Professor Davis on the regulation of state weather modifi- cation activities. We will try another meeting at the end of' the year to try to get people together. Council of State Governments deals with the executive branch and, legisla- tors primarily. One question that needs to be addressed is what role the Federal Government will play. It should perhaps issue guidelines and require- ments for weather modifiers. Licenses should be uniform acrosS the country since weather does not stop at state borders. Regional qualifications are necessary because of the different regulations in the states now. Permit regulations vary also by state. He need an institutional forum for hearings. For exampl~ on environmental reports. The question of who owns the water has to be answered in order for the formal cooperation of the states to occur. CSG is very much interested in these questions, especially in the West. We can serve as a conduit to get the information out. 2. Legislative Agreements for Colorado River Basin - Ray Jay Davis, University of Arizona A brief history of public attitude on the legitimacy of the Legislature. After the Revolutionary War the most legitimate branch of government was the Legislature, because the Executive Branch and the Courts supported the British view. Since then, the Legislature in the United States has gone through cycles. Most of the time, this led to legitimation in the eyes of the population, for example, after the Civil War, Congress was running the whole show. There was a brief resurgence during Watergate, but in recent months the legitimacy of Congress has suffered from the Hayes business, etc. 18