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<br />; <br /> <br />N <br />CJ1 <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. ~ <br /> <br />authorized for Reclamation to construct. The Basin states <br /> <br />have also been working with the Department of Agriculture in <br />the preparation of rules and regulations so that the newly <br />authorized Department of Agriculture Program can be <br />implemented. In addition the Basin states have been working <br />with the Congress to secure the appropriation of funds <br />necessary to allow the Department of the Interior and the <br /> <br />Department of Agriculture programs to move ahead as needed to <br />control the salinity of the Colorado River. <br /> <br />Executive Director and Forum Office <br /> <br />The Forum is served by an Executive Director and a <br /> <br />secretrary, with offices located at 106 West 500 South, Suite <br /> <br />101, Bountiful, utah. The office and the costs associated <br />with the activities of the staff are funded by the Basin <br />states. The Forum's staff helps to coordinate the salinity <br /> <br />control efforts of the Basin states. The office acts as a <br /> <br />focal point for communication between the Basin states and <br /> <br />provides for direct communication from the Forum to the <br /> <br />federal agencies involved and to the Congress. <br /> <br />There were some special work assignments given to the <br /> <br />staff in this year that should be noted. <br /> <br />The Executive <br /> <br />Director had been working for many months with the Congress, <br /> <br />the Administration, and special interest groups to secure the <br /> <br />passage of the Forum's sponsored legislation. <br /> <br />-43- <br />