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<br />COLORADO. THE AMENDED VERSION WILL ALSO PROBABLY MAKE SOME PROVISION <br />FOR STATE ELIGIBILITY OF 208 FUNDING. THIS IS ALMOST A NECESSITY IF <br />THE STATES ARE TO DEVELOP THEIR NON-POINT SOURCESAND OTHER 208 <br />REQUIREMENTS IN NON-DESIGNATED AREAS. <br /> <br />IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A STRONGER STATE ROLE IN THE 208 PLANNING <br />PROCESS, THE E.P.A. CONDITIONED THEIR GRANT AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL AGE <br />AGENCIES SO THAT A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FU~IDS WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE <br />STATE. THI S I S TO BE A CONTRACTUAL ARRAI!lGEMENT WHEREBY THE STATE <br />PROVIDES LIAISON, TECHNICAL ADVICE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE L <br />LOCAL PLANN I NG AGENCY, AT THI S TIME, NO COrmmCTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED <br />BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES IN COLORADO. <br /> <br />BEFORE CONTRACTS BETWEEN LOCAL PLANNING AGENCIES AND THE STATE <br />CAN BE NEGOTIATED THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE TO DESIGNATE A STATE AGENCY <br />OR A COMBINATION OF STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 208 PLANNING <br />PROGRAM IN COLORADO, SINCE THE NON-POINT SOURCE PHASE OF THE 208 <br />PLANNING PROCESS REQUIRES INPUT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FROM STATE <br />AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOME OF THE LOCAL <br />COG's ARE RELUCTANT TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH ONLY THE DEPARTMENT <br />OF HEALTH. THEY ARE REQUESTING THE CONTRACT BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE <br />GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WHICH CAN HAVE THE EFFECT OF BINDING ALL STATE <br />AGENCIES TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. THIS ISSUE HAS. NOT BEEN <br />RESOLVED ~II TH THE COG's AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFF I CE. <br /> <br />SINCE IT NOW APPEARS THERE WILL BE STATE FUNDING IN THE 208 <br />PROGRAM, EITHER DIRECTLY THROUGH AMENDMENTS TO P.L, 92-500, OR <br />INDI8HE~~ THROUGH CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH LOCAL DESIGNATED <br /> <br />2S'78 - 5 - <br />