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APPENDIX A June 14, 1955 CHARTER FOR AN ARKANSAS-HHlTE-RED BASINS INTER-AGENCY, COMl-II1TEE . 1. INTRODUCTION - In accordance with a direc:tive from the President dated May 19, 1950, the Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee was organized for the purpose of preparing an integrated coordinated report as authorized in Public Law 516, Blst Congress, 2nd Session. This report will have been completed on 30 June 1955 and the mission of the Committee will have been completed as of that date. A new Federal Inter-Agency agree- ment on coordination of water and related land resources activities was approved by the President on May 26, 1954. In accordance with the desires of the Federal agencies and States concerned, this Charter establishes a new Arkansas-\Vhite-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee in consonance with the new Federal Inter-Agency agreement. 2. PURPOSE - It is the purpose of this agreement to provide in the Arkansas, ,lliite and Red River Basins improved facilities and procedures for the coordination of the policies, programs, and .activities of the Departments of .the .Interior; Commerce; Labor; Agriculture; Health, Education, and Welfare; and the Army; the Federal Power Commission; and the States in the field of "ater and related land resources investigation, planning, construc.- tion, operation, and maintenance; to provide means by which conflicts may be resolved; and to provide procedures for coordination of their interests with those of other Federal, local governmental, and private agencies in the water and related land resources field. 3. ESTABLISHz.IE,'NT- (a) For this purpose there is established an Arkansas-,lliite-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee to be comprised of representatives of the Departments of the Interior; Commerce; Labor; Agriculture; Health, Education, and Welfare; and the Army; the Federal Power Commission; and any of the States of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico which accept an invitation to participate. (b) The Federal members on the Committee shall be designated by the head of the Federal agency they are to represent and shall preferably be resident in the area. (c) The Governor of each of the States concerned will be invited to be a member of the Committee. (d) Committee members may designate other officials to serve as al terrHi.tes. J (e) Federal agencies will participate in the work of the Committee in accordance with their respective responsibilities and interests and with the intent of the "Inter-Agency Agreement on Coordination of Water anO- Related Land Resources Activities" as approved by the President on May 26,1954. A-I