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0a331: 1 I J THE MISSOURI BASIN STATES ASSOCIATION BACKGROUND/ORGANIZA TION " On September 30, 1981, the Missouri River Basin Commission was terminated by Presidential Executive Order. The Commission had been the principal agency for coordinating water management activities in the Missouri River basin since its creation in 1972. The Commission was formed at the request of the governors of the ten Missouri River basin states under the provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-80), and included both state and federal members. Prior to the Commission's demise, the then governors of the ten Missouri River basin states agreed to continue regional cooperation in water resource management activities and to complete two unfinished Commission studies. The Missouri Basin States Association, a nonprofit organization, was therefore created to pursue four major objectives: (1) completion of the Missouri River Basin Hydrology Study begun by the Commission; (2) completion of the Middle and Lower Missouri River Flood Plain Management Study begun by the Commission; (3) continuation of coordination and information exchange between public and private water management interests in the basin; and (4) development and implementation of processes for identifying, analyzing, and making recommendations on interstate water resources problems and issues in the basin. The MBSA is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors -- two from each basin state. The Board of Directors elects officers, creates standing and special committees, develops Association work programs and budgets, and hires staff. Initial , financial support for the Association came from state and federal funds remaining after termination of the Commission. Future financial support will come almost entirely from the Missouri River basin states. The MBSA holds quarterly meetings at various locations in the basin and all meetings are open to the public. 3