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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, , Establishment <br />~ ,,) <br />'" <br />~ <br /> <br />~ The AWRBIAC includes the entire State of Oklahoma and those portions <br />~ <br /> <br />of the states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, <br /> <br />Kansas, and New Mexico lying within the three river basins. <br /> <br />AWRBIAC is composed of representatives of each of the eight states <br /> <br />and eight federal agencies (Agriculture, Army, Commerce, Energy, <br /> <br />Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Transportation, and the <br /> <br />Environmental Protection Agency). <br /> <br />The governor of each state appoints <br /> <br />a member to represent his state on the Committee. <br /> <br />Federal members <br /> <br />are designated by the head of the federal agency involved. <br /> <br />AWRBIAC does not have the legal authority to contract and make <br /> <br />binding agreements. <br /> <br />The Chairman of the Committee is elected annu- <br /> <br />ally by the members of the Committee. <br /> <br />The Chairman provides the <br /> <br />Secretary for the Committee and the necessary administrative support. <br /> <br />In the past the Chairman of the Committee has always been from a <br /> <br />federal agency; however, I am happy to announce that the chairmanship <br /> <br />will be turned over to the State of Oklahoma at this meeting. The <br /> <br />only source of revenues the Committee has are the registration fees <br /> <br />to cover the cost of meeting rooms and other costs associated with <br /> <br />the meeting. <br /> <br />We have an Administrative Committee consisting of five members - the <br /> <br />Secretary of AWRBIAC, who serves as Chairman, two federal and two <br /> <br />state representatives. <br /> <br />This Committee is responsible for selection <br /> <br />of meeting site, formulating of meeting agenda, and preparation of <br /> <br />minutes of meetings and annual reports. <br />