U.S. Department of the Interior 

and 

U. S. Department of Agriculture 

and 

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 

Advisory Council 

Charter 

1. Committee's Official Designation. The official designation of this Federal advisory 

committee is the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council). 

2. Authority. The Council was established by Section 204(a) ofthe Colorado River Basin 

Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. § 1594), Public Law 93-320, Title II, as amended by Public 

Laws 98-569, 104-20, 104-27, 106-459, and 110-246, and is regulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

3. Objectives and Scope of Activities. The Council provides advice and recommendations to 

the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior (Interior) and Agriculture (Agriculture), 

and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as stated in paragraph 

4. 

4. Description ofDuties. The Council shall be advisory only and shall: 

a. Act as liaison between both the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and the 

Administrator of the EPA and the States in accomplishing the purposes of Title II; 

b. Receive reports from the Secretary of the Interior on the progress ofthe salinity 

control program and review and comment on said reports; 

c. Recommend to the Secretary ofthe Interior and the Administrator of the EPA 

appropriate studies of further projects, techniques, or methods for accomplishing the 

purposes of Title II; and 

d. Provide to the Secretary ofthe Interior advice and consultation regarding 

implementation ofthe Basin States Program to carry out salinity control activities. 

At the conclusion of each meeting or shortly thereafter, provide a detailed recommendation 

report, including meeting minutes, to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 
5. Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports. The Council will report to the 

Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and the Administrator of EPA through the DFO. 

6. Support. Support for the Council will be provided by the Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Reclamation. 

7. Estimated Annual Operating Cost and Staff Years. The annual operating costs 

associated with supporting the Council's functions are estimated to be $75,000, including all 

direct and indirect expenses and .20 Federal staff years support. 

8. Designated Federal Officer. The DFO is the Colorado River Salinity Control Program 

Manager with Reclamation, and a full-time Federal employee appointed in accordance with 

Agency procedures. The DFO will approve or call all Council and subcommittee meetings, 

prepare and approve all meeting agendas, attend all Council and subcommittee meetings, 

adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest, and 

chair meetings when directed to do so by the Secretary. 

9. Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings. The Council will meet approximately 

twice a year, and at such other times as designated by the DFO. 

10. Duration. Continuing. 

11. Termination. The Council is subject to biennial review and will be inactive 2 years from 

the date this Charter is filed, unless prior to that date, it is renewed in accordance with 

Section 14 of the F ACA. The Council will not meet or take any action without a valid 

current charter. 

12. Membership and Designation. Membership of the Council is specified in Title II as being 

comprised ofno more than three representatives from each ofthe seven Basin States 

(Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California). The 

representatives will serve at the discretion ofthe Governors of the state that appointed them. 

Non-Federal members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while away 

from their homes or regular places of business, non-Federal members and subcommittee 

members engaged in Council or subcommittee business approved by the DFO may be 

allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in Government service under 5 U.S.C. § 5703. 

13. Ethics Responsibilities of Members. No Council or subcommittee member will participate 

in any Council or subcommittee deliberations or votes relating to a specific party matter 

before Interior or its bureaus and offices including a lease, license, permit, contract, grant, 

claim, agreement, or litigation in which the member or the entity the member represents has 

a direct financial interest. 

14. Subcommittees. Subject to the DFO's approval, subcommittees can be formed for the 

purposes of compiling information or conducting research. However, subcommittees must 
act only under the direction ofthe DFO and must report their recommendations to the full 

Council for consideration. Subcommittees must not provide advice or work products 

directly to the Agency. Subcommittees will meet as necessary to accomplish their 

assignments, subject to the approval of the DFO. 

15. Recordkeeping. The records of the Council, and formally and informally established 

subcommittees of the Council, shall be handled in accordance with General Records 

Schedule 6.2, and other approved Agency records disposition schedule. These records shall 

be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552. 
 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

and 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

and 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 

Advisory Council 

Charter 

Counterpart Signatory Page 

MAY 2 6 2022 

Secretary of the Interior Date Signed 

August 29, 2022

Date Filed 

Party 1 of 3 
Secretary of Agriculture 

Party 2 of3 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 

Advisory Council 

Charter 

Counterpart Signatory Page 

August 29, 2022 

Date Signed 

Date Filed 

August 29, 2022
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 

Advisory Council 

Charter 

Counterpart Signatory Page 

Date Signed 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Date Filed 

Party 3 of3 

August 29, 2022