d. Initiate and promote an interstate (Montana, Idaho, 

 and Washington) basin program to encourage basin- 

 wide coordination of water resource management 

 issues of regional importance. 



e. Maintain coordination and cooperation of divergent 

 regulatory authorities and other interested parties 

 with responsibilities for resource protection and 

 management . 



f. Continue to seek new approaches to government 

 regulation that will reduce conflict and improve 

 efficiency. 



g. Conduct special projects as recommended by the task 

 force. 



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