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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service strongly believe that
collaboration with those who have a stake in
the future of the Missouri River is absolutely
critical to developing a plan that will effectively
guide mitigation, restoration, and recovery
efforts.
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These agencies are developing the plan in
collaboration with the many stakeholders
throughout the basin including 8 states, 29
American Indian Tribes, the Missouri River
Recovery Implementation Committee, multiple
federal agencies, individuals, and stakeholder
groups.
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation
Committee
A stakeholder committee established to make recommendations and provide
guidance on a study of the Missouri River and its tributaries and on the
existing Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan. The committee will
help guide the prioritization, implementation, monitoring, evaluation,
and adaptation of recovery actions. Committee membership includes
federal agencies, states, Tribes, and other stakeholders representing
a variety of interests, such as navigation, irrigation, flood control,
fish and wildlife, recreation, water quality, water supply, agriculture,
conservation districts, waterway industries, thermal and hydro power,
local government, environmental/conservation organizations, and others.
The Cooperating Agency Team
A group of Tribes, state governments, and federal
agencies that have jurisdictional authority and/or special
expertise to participate in the development of the
restoration plan and accompanying environmental
impact statement form the cooperating agency team.
American Indian Tribes
There are 29 Tribes which have been identified to date
whose lands, traditional territories, or ancestral
homelands are in the Missouri River basin. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers has offered consultation with
all 29 tribes currently identified and will provide ongoing
outreach to each Tribe throughout the Missouri River
Ecosystem Restoration Plan process as part of their
government-to-government relationship.
General Public
Stakeholders throughout the basin represent varied
individual and/or group interests. These interests
include, but are not limited to, private property owners,
water providers, agricultural producers, recreationists,
conservation districts, navigators, hydropower suppliers,
and others.
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