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The U.S. Department of Agriculture publi~hed a ~ep.Hale report in FYB, li~ting Upper 1\.1is~ouri River study recommendatiom concerning agencies within the Depanment. The Commission sought funds in FY81 for a level B study of the lower Missouri subba~in which includes the ;\1issouri River drainage ham I\amas Cit\', Mi~~ouri to the mouth above SI. louis. It appeared that the Water 'Resources Council would fund the study in FY82 until the Administration do.cided not to request funds for ne.... level B studie~. Review of Comprehensive Planning Process Commission members conduct",d an in-house revie.... of the compre- hemin' planning process in FY81. .\1embers recognized the needs Jnd benefits 01 comprehemive planning on ol regionallevef. but were concerned with the poor impJ('mentalion of recommendations result- ing from the Commission's planning proces,>. Commi,>sion members Jgreed that some studies were needed to analyze complex. long-range wafer problems, but the re~ult~ of level B studies were not satisfactory. Other less-expensive ,>tudies oi ~horler duration that could be begun quid..l~' were also needed to examine more specific watpr problems and is~ue~, member~ though!. ,-\ moljor item Commission members considered including in the planning proce~s was.3O evaluoltion of how Commis~ion Wolter manage- ment plJns were being implemented. At the same time, the Water Re~ources Council WolS reexamining level B studie~ olnd thf' "Principles and Standards for Water and Related land Resource Plolnning_" The Commi~~ion planned to consider this new information in developing a revised comprehensive planning pro(e~s. The me~solge of "The Global 2000 Rt.'port to the Pre~ident." publi~hed in late FY80. ~purred the Commi~sion in FY81 to consider expanding it~ role as a lorum lor discussing long-range water resource issues .md how this concept could be incorporated into the Commis~ion's pl.mning process. De~pite considering improvements in the comprehensive planning process in FY8', the Commission did not ins(itute any changes in the proce~) prior to termination of the Commission on September 30. 1981. Priorities (t'( omnlPnd !Ilng-r.lllge ,cht'du/(', 01 prioritIes tor rhe cnIJ('CI;oTl ;md .In.Jh ,I' 01 hJ,ic d,ll.l ,tn.-f for inn',rjp.nion. plalll1jnf!, ,JIld con- 'trurtion 01 proll'CI' .. P.L. 89-80. "pninn 2lJ'lb\. The Commission annually develops priorities from among the tecom- mended federally funded waler and related land resource projects and programs contained in the regional plan. Priorities are adopted edch year for the ensuing two ~ears. In F'l81. Commjs~ion priorities adopted for FY62 were sent to the U.S. \\'ater Resources Council for transmittal to the President and Congress, and those for FY83 ....ere sent to federal agencie~ in advance of their programming and bud~eting process tor that year. .