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<br />c. <br />..... <br />w <br />C; <br /> <br />](JO! AlJI'lSORrCOEW"/l. REPORT <br /> <br />Table 2 <br />FEDERAL fUl'iDl:-iG RECO~I~IEl'iDATIO:'\S <br /> <br /> Fiscal Years <br /> 2003 200~ <br />DEPARTME1W OF THE I:-;TERIOR <br />R",,,,, , ,17 <1;00 000 "7 ;00000 <br />Burc:au of Land ManaQement~ 55.200 000 S5,200 000 <br />llEPARDIE!';T OF AGRICULTURE' S 12,000,000 S 12,000,000 <br />TOTAL FEDERAL FU!';DS :>;EEDED FOR S34,700,000 S34.700,ooo <br />PROJECf 1J\1PLEl\tEi'.'T ATIO:S <br />!",otes. <br />I The COllflclI antiCl~a.u:. that Reclamation ...il1 Also budget sul1iclcnl fUllds fOT n:qwn:d operalloD.."d rn&llllcn&llCC ofconllruCt<:d <br /> UD1U and for plan ormlllabon <br />, The Council anUt1paU:t thai BU.t ..;11.150 budget sufficient tlmd. for inHlllnr)' and Rtllung. pl.o.nllmg. rn&lnlcnnCC, <br /> momtonllg. (,'&Iuabon, and support. <br />, The Councd aIltiC1palu that USDA ....ill.ho budgel.umellal funds for .wnulll5!TI;Il011, \l:cbo.calu",.l4lIcc. cdncalloD, <br /> monilOnll~.lUldc,-a1u.anon_ <br /> <br />CO:>;CLUSIOl'i <br /> <br />The Council understands and accepts theresponsibilit)' for providing recommendations 10 the federal <br />agencies on salinity control activlties. With the noted exceptions. the Council IS generally pleased <br />with the agency effoItS put fonh in 200 I and looks fOI"\\'ard to further success in the coming year. <br />There are two notable exceptions Insufficient funding provided to the Department of Agriculture <br />and the Department of the Interior is a serious impediment to effective program implementation. <br />The Council expresses disappoinunent in the USDA's management decisions. if in fact it has <br />occurred. where by discretion given to the Secretary funds were divened away from the Salinity <br />Control Program. The Council requests that written responses to this year's repon be provided by <br />.:\1ay 1.2002 so that the Council and the federal agencies can cooperatively and expeditiously <br />continue to carry out this imponant Basinwide water quality impro....ement program. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />CULORADO RJI'ER BA..WX SAU.\1Tr CO.\TROL ADl1S0R}" COUXCIL <br />