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<br />o <br />-J <br />co <br />o <br /> <br />1996 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />The Council's budget recommendations represent the minimum fundim! required for the program <br />to be successful in maintaining salinity within the federally-mandated and state-adopted numeric <br />criteria. The funding levels are consistent with and support the conclusions regarding the <br />funding required to accomplish the plan of implementation recently adopted by the Forum in its <br />1996 Review. Unlike many other federal programs, the salinity program provides a significant <br />amount of non-federal cost sharing, The states provide 25-30 percent cost share from the Upper <br />Basin Fund and Lower Basin Development Fund. In addition to the states' cost share, the local <br />participating farmers cost share in the USDA on-farm program, The non-federal participants <br />(the states, land owners, irrigation districts, etc,) stand ready in FY 98 to, contribute their share <br />of the program costs as an up-front payment. The Council urges the federal agencies to <br />vigorously pursue adequate funding so as to allow timely, continual implementation of the <br />salinity program in a vigorous and cost-effective manner. The agencies' funding requests should <br />be in accordance with Executive Order 12088, which directs the head of each executive agency <br />to take all necessary actions for the prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution <br />with respect to federal facilities and activities under the control of the agency. <br /> <br />Table 1 contains the Council's recommendations for the federal cost share for FY 98 and FY <br />99. These funds are for the construction activities necessary to meet the program objectives. <br />The Council will forward these recommendations to the Congress and will seek their support for <br />maintaining adequate funding for the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. The <br />Council wishes to emphasize that any shortfall in these funding levels will have to be offset by <br />increased funding in subsequent years. In addition, delays in the funding of the salinity control <br />program will result in much larger total federal expenditures to achieve and maintain the water <br />quality objectives for the Colorado River. <br /> <br />Again, it should be noted that the funding recommendations contained in Table 1 are for project <br />implementation only. The Council urges the agencies to provide adequate funding to support <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />. ~.,' <br />