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<=> -- ~ w 1. 2. 3. 4. r Anachment A COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL CHARTER The Council shall be known as the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Ad...isory Council. The Council will advise the Secretaries of the Depanments of the Interior (Interior) and Agriculture (Agrjculture) and the Administrator oftbe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on alrrnatters relating to efficient and timely planning and execution of salinity control measures and procedures specified in the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (Public Law 93-320, Title 11, as amended by Public Law 98-569). The Council shall remain active through the planning and construction of the features authorized under Title II which are projected to the year 2015. The Council shall report to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and the Administrator of EPA. 5. 6. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) shall coordinate the support activities for the Council. The Commissioner of Reclamation, or his representative, shall act as the Designated Federal Official for the Council. The Council shall serve in an advisory capacity only and shall: 7. a. Receivereports from the Secretary of the Interior on the progress of the salinity control program and reVlew and comment on said reports. Provide advice through review and comment on progress, plans, research, and related salinity control activities conducted under Title II. Serve a liaison function between the Basin States, Interior, Agriculture, and EPA. Recommend to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and the Administrator of EP A the study of new projects, techniques, and methods that may facilitate salinity control in the basin. b. c. d. 8. The estimated annual operating expenses are expected to be less than $5,000 per yeart.inc1uding the travel and per diem of some Council members and Interior employees while attenaing meetrngs and other scheduled activities of the COWlcil, and for expenses incurred in the recording and reproduction of the minutes, reports, notices, etc. There are no FIE allocated as staff support. There will be no Federal financial sup~rt for Council members who are employees of State or local governments. Travel costs and per diem will, however, be paid to private citizens with such payments to be governed by the Federal travel regulations. Membership on the Council is specified in the authorizing statute as being comprised of no more than three ~resentatives from each of the seven Basin States (Wyommg, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California). The representatives will serve at the discretion of the Governors of the States involved, \vith the membership balanced in tenns of points of view represented and functions to be performed. 9. 10. The Council is expected to meet, to reviev.' program activities and conduct related business, no less than once a year, with other meetings called as deemed necessary by the Councilor the Designated Federal Official. The duties and functions of the Council will extend beyond the termination period of the charter because of the timeframe for the planning and consnuction of the Title II features, as required by section 14 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.Se. Appended. 11.