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_.._'.__~ _.'-.._.....4... , 7 River Basin, and issued a report thereon in 1979. Thereafter, PSIAC requested Agriculture to prepare a plan of study and a budget for a feasibility study, but Agriculture stated that the on-going forest management planning efforts should be completed first. Accordingly,PSIAC has been working with the Forest Service to insure that vegetative management for water yield improvement is given adequate'consideration in these plans. While others of " the principal regional issues are being pursued by one or more of the regional organizations, PSIAC has been the only entity that has worked towards the resolution of this issue. Upper Colorado River Commission: The Upper Colorado River Commission was established in 1949 according to the provisions of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact which was approved by the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming and subsequently ratified by Congress. l I. I' j , i Members include a commissioner from each 'of the above states, except Arizona, and a chairman commissioner for the United States. Other standing and I 1 ! 1 I j I , j I j 1 1 , j I ! I I J , j j special committees exist and are composed of commissioners and other represent- atives chosen in each state to act as advisors to the Commission. The governor appoints the representatives from each state, while the President appoints the chairman commissioner. The headquarters are in Salt Lake City and the Commission has a full time staff consisting of three professionals and one clerk-typist. One hundred percent of the budget is paid by state dues, which are assessed on the basis of the percentage of consumptive use apportioned by the compact to each state. The salaries and p~rsonal expenses of each commissioner are paid by the government which he represents. All other expenses incurred by the Commission are paid out of the budget of the Commission. C-8