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OD2,~~O ." . Agreements are schedule to be finalized by June 30, 2003, and facilities operating in 2007, A copy of MWD's news release and Request for Proposal has been included in the handout material. Salton Sea Restoration Program Messrs, Michael Walker and Torn Kirk will be providing the Board with a presentation describing the current status of efforts associated with restoring the Salton Sea ecosystem, Basin Statesffen Tribes Discussion Meeting of Basin States Representatives Representatives of the Colorado River Basin states are continuing to discuss their participation in the Minute 306 process, Several conference calls have been held discussing letters to be sent to Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Gale Norton, and Secretary of State, Colin Powell, supporting their cooperative efforts to protect the interests oflhe United States concerning the Colorado River. The letter further indicates the Basin states support of the approach described in Assistant Secretary Bennett Raley's remarks presented at the Colorado River Project Symposiwn held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on January] 4, 2002, A copy of the letters that are being sent are included in the handout material. These letters also advise Secretary Norton and Secretary Powell that a Technical Committee is being formed by the Basin states representatives to assist the Basin states in obtaining a better understanding of the Colorado River Delta, its needs, and opportunities for addressing the Delta's needs from within the 1944 Mexican Water Treaty delivery obligations to Mexico, The first meeting of the Technical Committee is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 281h Proposed Agreement between Nevada and Arizonafor Offstream Storage On Iuly 3, 2001, the Arizona Water Banking Authority (A WBA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, signed a historic agreement (Agreement for Interstate Water Banking) to create a program of interstate banking of Colorado River water. Pursuant to this agreement, the A WBA will acquire and store mainstream Colorado River water in Arizona and thereby creale long-term Storage Credits to be held in the SNW A's Interstate Account. In order to implement this agreement, the Parties to the Agreementfor Interstate Water Banking and Reclamation have developed a draft agreement entitled Storage and Interstate Release Agreement which spells out how the A WBA will establish the SNW A Interstate Account; develop Intentionally Created Unused Apportionment as defined in 43 CFR 414; and develop other administralive functions required to implement the agreement. Comments on the draft agreement are due by March 25, 2002, In conjunction with the Storage and Interstate Release Agreement, Reclamation has issued for public comment, a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) related to the proposed action, Conunents are also due on the DEA by March 25, 2002, 5