WSP03889

• File Number: 8410.300.60
• Description: Basin Multistate Organizations - Missouri Basin States Association - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 1/28/1982
• Author: MBSA
• Title: Brief Description of Proposed Functions and Programs of the Missouri Basin States Association
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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regional plans are to be developed in a meaningful way. This program

would outline an approach to quantifying those Indian and Federal Reserve

water rights and then go on to encourage the Federal Administration and

the Congress to vigorously pursue quantification of those rights.

Staff(P-M): 8
Cost($lOOO): 48

Water Related Economic Development

Encouragement of water related economic development in the basin

has been proposed as an activity of the MESA. Initially the program

would define the types of water related economic development to be

pursued and then outline a program for implementation. The program

could be as little as providing information on economic activity generated

through water development, to as much as actual development of proposed

water related economic development activities and maintaining an advocacy

role to achieve the activities.

Staff(P-M): 2 to 12
Cost($lOOO):12 to 72

Analyze and Take Positions on Proposed Federal Water Resources Legislation

Each year Federal legislation is proposed which would affect the

development, conservation and management of water resources in the

Missouri River Basin. This program would make a concerted effort to

identify, analyze, track and finally take a position and actively advocate

that position on all Federal legislation which would directly affect

'Ilanagement of water resources in the basin. It would require constant

:.:nrveillance of administration and congressional action and a willingness

on the part of the states to take a position and advocate improvements

and change in any proposed legislation.

Staff(P-M): 6
Cost($1000): 36