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000572 ~3~;~ July 1966. The statements were organized into engineering, economic, political, legal, ethical and "protection of state and local interests" categories. Work on this effort continues both by the staff and the; two working committees. The staff's review and evaluation of plans and activities of the states and the federal government in water resources. planning re- sulted in preparation of a preliminary tabulation of "Current Water Resources Investigations", which was distributed to Council mem- bers at the Los Angeles meeting, December 9, 1966. The preparation and maintenance of this tabulation required meetings with state and federal officials, involving considerable travel expense. Work on this staff effort also continues. The staff also prepared and distributed at the Los Angeles meeting, an up-to-date "State Agency Directory", identifying state agencies engaged in various aspects of water resources development, and showing the principal areas of interest and responsibility for each. The staff assembled a minimal amount of information to serve as synopses of suggestions for western water resources development requiring or affecting interbasin diversions. In view of action taken by the Council at its Seattle meeting July 15, 1966, and limited staff capabilities on this subject, progress on this staff effort was not great. At each Council meeting the staff reported on the status of major federal legislation relating to western water resources. A part- time source of information in Washington, D. C., was retained to assure' closer contact with the federal scene of legal and political activities in water developments of interest to the West. Staff effort on state and federal legislation consisted mostly in keep- ing informed on activities in Congress and State Legislatures, and furnishing such information to state representatives on request. - 11-