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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was able to obtain a copy of the MOA inserted
below this message. I confess I'm unclear as to what this will really
result in.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Stokely</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=dkeppen@cvcwireless.net href="mailto:dkeppen@cvcwireless.net">Dan
Keppen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=dkeppen@cvcwireless.net
href="mailto:dkeppen@cvcwireless.net">Dan Keppen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=kwua@cvcwireless.net
href="mailto:kwua@cvcwireless.net">KWUA</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:40 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> KWUA Media Advisory: Landmark Klamath Agreement
Signed</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Earlier today, a historic watershed
agreement was signed by the governors of Oregon and key cabinet secretaries of
the Bush Administration. A copy of the U.S. Interior Department press release
follows. Attached, is a copy of the reaction of the Klamath Water
Users Association to this development. </FONT><FONT
face=Arial>A</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> copy of the Memorandum of
Agreement is available
at
</FONT><A href="http://www.doi.gov"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>www.doi.gov</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Office of the Secretary<BR>Contact: Dan
DuBray</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For Immediate Release: October 13,
2004<BR>202-208-6416</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Interior Secretary Gale Norton
Announces<BR>Klamath Watershed Coordination Agreement</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Duluth, Minn. - Secretary of the Interior Gale
Norton announced a landmark agreement between four cabinet-level federal
agencies, the President's Council on Environmental Quality, and the States of
Oregon and California, committing to future cooperation and collaboration in
Klamath River watershed activities, and pledging to make those activities a
priority in their respective agencies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"The people of the Klamath Basin cherish the land
and its natural beauty and desire to hand their way of life down to future
generations," Norton said. "Together, we have an opportunity to work toward a
vision that includes clear waters, abundant fisheries, increased waterfowl, a
vibrant agricultural community, and an end to the legal fighting among the
various interests, which continues to poison the relationships among its
people."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norton made the announcement this afternoon in a
telephone conference call with reporters. Participating with Secretary
Norton was California Secretary of Resources Mike Chrisman - representing
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger -- and David Van't Hof, natural resource
advisor to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Secretary Norton stressed that the agreement will
focus on and prioritize mutual efforts in the entire Klamath watershed.
The agreement will enhance coordination and communication among the signatories,
tribal and local governments, and other interests as they work to resolve water
quantity, water quality, and fish and wildlife resource problems in the entire
basin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Specifically, this will include coordinating work
to recover threatened and endangered fish, enhance anadromous fish runs, improve
wildlife habitat and water quality, and provide water for irrigation and other
beneficial uses," Norton explained. "The agreement confirms that each party will
set its own budget priorities, but encourages joint awareness of one another's
plans and collaborative action based on common goals."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although all the parties to the agreement have long
been active in the watershed, efforts have not been coordinated to specifically
establish work priorities or concentrate resources to resolve the Basin's
complex problems. Last year, the National Academy of Science's National
Research Council released a study underscoring that Klamath Basin issues should
be addressed in an integrated and comprehensive way for a lasting
resolution.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The respective federal and state agencies and
offices will manage their own activities and resources, including the
expenditure of their own funds, in pursuing the objectives of this coordination
agreement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The agreement supports the creation of the
Conservation Implementation Program (CIP), a stakeholder-driven, watershed-wide,
ecosystem restoration program. The CIP is a long-term approach that will
identify the Basin's critical needs, set priorities and measures of success for
addressing those issues, and monitor progress in resolving them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Representatives of the States of Oregon and
California, the Klamath River Basin Working Group, and the Environmental
Protection Agency have been meeting to address the need for better
coordination. The signatories to the agreement include Gale A. Norton,
Secretary,Department of Interior; Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of
Agriculture; Donald L. Evans, Secretary, Department of Commerce; Michael O.
Leavitt, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Oregon Governor Ted
Kulongoski, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>President Bush established the Klamath River Basin
Working Group on March 1, 2002, to advise him of the immediate and long-term
actions necessary to enhance water quality and quantity, and to address the
other complex economic and natural resource issues in the Klamath River Basin.
The group -- comprised of the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and
Commerce, and the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality -- is chaired
by Secretary Norton.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>
-- DOI --</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> [Editors Note: A copy of the
Memorandum of Agreement is available
at<BR>
<A href="http://www.doi.gov">www.doi.gov</A>]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan Keppen<BR>Executive Director<BR>Klamath Water
Users Association<BR>2455 Patterson Street, Suite #3<BR>Klamath Falls, OR
97603<BR>(541) 883-6100 - Fax (541) 883-8893</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>*******************************************************************************************<BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Klamath
River Watershed Coordination Agreement<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
Klamath River Basin has long been renowned for its strong agricultural economy,
its<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">premier
waterfowl viewing on the Pacific Flyway, its National Wildlife Refuges,
National<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Parks
and National Forests, its lakes and rivers, its fishery, wildlife and timber
resources,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">and its
hunting and fishing opportunities. Over the past decade, however, the
Klamath<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">River
Basin has been in the forefront of national attention due to contentious
resource<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">issues
related to water allocation, water quality, protection and recovery of
threatened and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">endangered fish, and maintenance of sustainable
irrigation and anadromous fish runs.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">California, Oregon and the federal government have
targeted efforts and resources to<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">address
these complex Klamath Basin issues. Establishment of the President’s
Klamath<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">River
Basin Working Group has improved coordination among federal agencies
and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">focused
additional federal resources on addressing environmental, Tribal, and
agricultural<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">concerns. Better coordination among the States and the
federal agencies is needed to<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">maximize the benefits of these efforts and available
resources. Last year, the National<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Academy
of Sciences released a study that confirmed that the Klamath Basin issues must
be<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">dealt
with in an integrated and comprehensive way for a lasting resolution of the
issues in<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">the
Basin. Representatives of the States of California and Oregon, the President’s
Klamath<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">River
Basin Working Group and the Environmental Protection Agency have been
meeting<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">to
address this need for better coordination.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Coordination will bring to bear science-based attention
to identify and address the<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">environmental, economic, agricultural, and Tribal trust
needs of the Basin and its<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">communities. We recognize that resolution of the complex
issues of the Klamath Basin will<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">take
many years, close coordination, and consistent, focused application of
available<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">programs and
resources.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Accordingly, we the undersigned agree to the
following:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. The
State and Federal Klamath Basin Coordination Group, co-chaired by
designated<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">representatives from Oregon and California state
governments, is formally established. It<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">will
consist of the appropriate designees of the two states, the U.S. Departments of
the<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, and the
Environmental Protection Agency.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. The
members of the Klamath Basin Coordination Group and their respective
agencies<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">and
staffs are to place a priority on their Klamath Basin activities and on their
coordination<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">and
communications with one another and with tribal governments, local
governments,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">private
groups and individuals, to resolve water quantity, water quality and fish and
wildlife<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">resource problems in the basin. They should work
diligently to recover the threatened and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">endangered fish species in the Klamath basin, enhance
anadromous fish runs, improve and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">protect
fish and wildlife habitat and water quality, and provide water for irrigation
and other<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">beneficial uses. They should also move expeditiously to
identify existing funding sources to<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">accomplish these
ends.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. The
State and Federal Klamath Basin Coordination Group should implement
an<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">aggressive, coordinated approach to allocate existing
resources to the extent possible toward<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">short-term opportunities that will improve conditions in
the basin. These short-term<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">actions
are important, both to demonstrate a coordinated intergovernmental approach
and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">to
reduce the likelihood of year to year crises in the
Basin.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">4. As a
vehicle to develop a long-term management approach, a common vision,
and<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">integrated planning, the state and federal agencies which
are signatories to this coordination<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">agreement should develop and implement the Klamath Basin
Conservation Implementation<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Program
concept which will meld a scientific oversight body, the broad communities
of<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Klamath
Basin interests, and resource agencies to identify the Basin’s critical water
quality,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">water
quantity, and fish and wildlife restoration problems, set priorities and
measures of<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">success
for addressing those issues through consensus, and monitor progress in
resolving<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">them.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">It is
further mutually agreed that:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">A. All
commitments made by the signatories to this coordination agreement
are<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">subject
to the availability of funds and each agency’s budget priorities, statutory
authorities<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">and
legal obligations. Nothing in this agreement, in and of itself, obligates the
signatory<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">entities to expend appropriations or to enter into any
contract, assistance agreement,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">interagency agreement, or other financial
obligations.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">B. The
respective federal and state agencies and offices will handle their
own<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">activities and utilize their own resources, including the
expenditure of their own funds, in<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">pursuing the objectives of this coordination
agreement.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">C. This
coordination agreement does not create any right or benefit, substantive
or<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">procedural, enforceable by law or equity against the
signatory entities, their officers or<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">employees, or any other person or third party, and does
not direct or apply to any person<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">outside
of the agencies covered by this agreement.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">D. This
coordination agreement may be signed in counter parts and will take
effect<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">upon
the date of the last signature of the parties below, and shall remain in effect
for five<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">years
from the date of execution. This agreement may be extended or amended
upon<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">written
request of any of the parties below and the subsequent written concurrence of
the<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">others.
Any of the parties may terminate their participation in this coordination
agreement<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line">with a 60-day
written notice to the others.</SPAN><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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