PUBLIC LAW 104-333—NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4147 (2) MEMBERSHIP. —The Committee shall be convened by a representative of the Bureau of Land Management and shall include representatives from— (A) the Rio Puerco Watershed Committee; (B) affected tribes and pueblos; (C) the National Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture; (D) the Bureau of Reclamation; (E) the United States Geological Survey; (F) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (G) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (H) the Army Corps of Engineers; (I) the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture; (J) the State of New Mexico, including the New Mexico Environment Department of the State Engineer; (K) affected local soil and water conservation districts; (L) the Elephant Butte Irrigation District; (M) private landowners; and (N) other interested citizens. (3) DUTIES. —The Rio Puerco Management Committee shall— (A) advise the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, on the development and implementation of the Rio Puerco Management Program described in subsection (a); and (B) serve as a forum for information about activities that may affect or further the development and implementation of the best management practices described in subsection (a) (4) TERMINATION. — The Committee shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) REPORT. —Not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Rio Puerco Management Committee, shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing— (1) a summary of activities of the management program under subsection (a); and (2) proposals for joint implementation efforts, including funding recommendations. (d) LOWER RIO GRANDE HABITAT STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with appropriate State agencies, shall conduct a study of the Rio Grande that— (A) shall cover the distance from Caballo Lake to Sunland Park, New Mexico; and (B) may cover a greater distance. (2) CONTENTS. — The study under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a survey of the current habitat conditions of the river and its riparian environment; (B) identification of the changes in vegetation and habitat over the past 400 years and the effect of the changes on the river and riparian area; and
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