California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee will meet on July 8, 2004. The agenda for the meeting will include consideration of subcommittee recommendations; discussion and recommendations on the 2004 Program Plans; discussion on criteria and process for the grant programs, the Finance Options Report, and the 10-year Finance Plan; a progress report on the Delta Improvements Package, surface water storage, and implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program with State and Federal agency representatives.

DATES:

The meeting will be held Thursday, July 8, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If reasonable accommodation is needed due to a disability, please contact Pauline Nevins at (916) 445-5511 or TDD (800) 735-2929 at least 1 week prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the California Bay-Delta Authority offices at 650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Bay-Delta Room, Sacramento, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heidi Rooks, California Bay-Delta Authority, at (916) 445-5511, or Diane Buzzard, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, at (916) 978-5022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Committee was established to provide recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, other participating Federal agencies, the Governor of the State of California, and the California Bay-Delta Authority on implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The Committee makes recommendations on annual priorities, integration of the eleven Program elements, and overall balancing of the four Program objectives of ecosystem restoration, water quality, levee system integrity, and water supply reliability. The Program is a consortium of State and Federal agencies with the mission to develop and implement a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological health and improve water management for beneficial uses of the San Francisco/Sacramento and San Joaquin Bay Delta.

Committee and meeting materials will be available on the California Bay-Delta Authority Web site at http://calwater.ca.gov and at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Oral comments will be accepted from members of the public at the meeting and will be limited to 3-5 minutes.