[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 75]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31551]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement 
Project, Yakima, WA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Title XII, The Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-434), 
directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the State 
of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River Basin Water 
Conservation Advisory Group and a Facilitator within 12 months of 
enactment. The purpose of the Conservation Advisory Group is to provide 
technical advice and counsel to the Secretary and the State on the 
structure, implementation, and oversight of the Yakima River Basin 
Water Conservation Program.

DATES: Meetings will be held at the Upper Columbia Area Office, Bureau 
of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, beginning at 12 
noon on the following dates: January 16, 1996, February 20, 1996, March 
19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walt Fite, Program Manager, Yakima River Water Enhancement Project, PO 
Box 1749, Yakima, Washington 98907, (509) 575-5848 ext. 267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Basin Conservation Program is structured 
to provide economic incentives with cooperative Federal, State, and 
local funding to stimulate the identification and implementation of 
structural and nonstructural cost-effective water conservation measures 
in the Yakima River basin. Improvements in the efficiency of water 
delivery and use will result in improved streamflows for fish and 
wildlife and improve the reliability of water supplies for irrigation.

    Dated: December 20, 1995.
Jim Cole,
Area Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Yakima, Washington.
[FR Doc. 95-31551 Filed 12-29-95; 8:45 am]
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