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z INTRODUCTION By enacting The Colorado Weed Management Act, the Colorado General Assembly, defines and declares that all lands of the state of Colorado, whether in private or public ownership, are protected by and subject to the jurisdiction of a local government, empowered to manage undesirable plants as designated by the state of Colorado and the local governing body. The Montezuma County Weed Control Program (Hereinafter known as the "County") was organized according to C. R. S. 35-5.5, et. Seq, the "Colorado Weed Management Act", as set forth on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein, which took effect on July 1, 1990. The Weed Management Area covers all of Montezuma County, except the incorporated municipalities within the County. If at sometime in the future, a municipality desires to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Montezuma County for weed control, the Montezuma County Comprehensive Weed Management Plan shall apply to that municipality. The County Weed Advisory Commission is a 7 member commission composed of qualified resident landowners appointed by the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners, and shall include anon-voting representative from each of the Federal, State, and County land management agencies in the County. (U. S. Forest Service, Dolores and Mancos districts, U. S. Bureau of Land Management, the U. S. Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park and the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ute Mountain Agency, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, U. S. Soil Conservation Service, and the Colorado State Department of Transportation, State Division of Wildlife, State Land Board, State Parks, Mancos and Dolores Water Districts, Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company, and Soil Conservation Districts.) The County is prepared to exercise within its boundaries public power as authorized by the law, as amended and supplemented. Control of undesirable weeds is the responsibility of all landowners (Federal, State, County, Municipal and Private). The advisory commission will work with these landowners to help diem with the control of the noxious weeds outlined in this management plan. The advisory commission works with and through the Director of the County Weed Control Program. The Director is a weed management professional hired by and reporting directly to the Board of County Commissioners. He is responsible for directing the weed control efforts on the county roads, and other areas as appropriate. He is also responsible for public education about weeds, and insuring the County's compliance with the various local, state and federal regulations.