Missouri River Recovery

Implemen tation Committ ee

What/Who is the MRRIC? A Federal Working Group of agency representatives has

The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee been appointed by the federal executives of the Missouri
(MRRIC) is a 70-member committee made up of federal, River Basin Interagency Roundtable. These agencies
state, tribal, and stakeholder representatives from throughout provide support to the MRRIC as the committee considers
the basin. MRRIC is authorized by Section 5018 of the recommendations.
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 and established The Federal Working Group includes the following agencies:
by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. The 66 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Committee makes recommendations and provides guidance 66 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
on a study of the Missouri River and its tributaries, as well as 66 Bureau of Indian Affairs
on the existing Missouri River recovery and mitigation plan. 66 Bureau of Land Management
66 Bureau of Reclamation
MRRIC helps guide the prioritization, implementation, 66 Department of Agriculture Forest Service
monitoring, evaluation, and adaptation of recovery 66 Environmental Protection Agency
actions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. 66 Federal Highway Administration
Fish and Wildlife Service, among other agencies. The 66 Maritime Administration
Committee includes broad stakeholder representation 66 National Park Service
to ensure a comprehensive approach to Missouri River 66 National Weather Service / NOAA
recovery implementation while providing for congressionally 66 U.S. Coast Guard
authorized Missouri River project purposes and to ensure 66 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
public values are incorporated into the study and the recovery 66 U.S. Geological Survey
and mitigation plans. 66 Western Area Power Administration

MRRIC stakeholders represent a wide range of interests,

ensuring that the public’s values are considered and
incorporated into the restoration plans. Federal agencies do
not participate in decisions regarding recommendations from
MRRIC, but the federal agencies support and inform the
MRRIC.

• Longest river in the United States

• 2,321 miles from Three Forks, Montana
to the mouth near St. Louis, Missouri
• The basin encompasses 529,000 square miles
and has a population of 12 million people
MRRIC Charter
On July 1, 2008, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works approved the Charter for the MRRIC. Approval of the MRRIC Charter
was the culmination of over a year of intense work by the MRRIC Planning Group. The Planning Group was comprised of representatives of
Missouri River basin Tribes, states, and a wide range of stakeholder interests that were asked by the Corps and other federal agencies to develop
a Recommended Charter for the MRRIC. The broadly representative committee was uniquely tasked to recognize the social, economic, and
cultural interests of stakeholders, mitigate the impacts on those interests, and advance the multiple uses of the Missouri River.

MRRIC Membership
Each federal agency head, tribal chair, and state governor may appoint one representative to the MRRIC. Stakeholder representatives apply for
membership by identifying their interest in one of the 16 interest categories. New stakeholder representatives are selected annually by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division Commander. More information, including a roster of current members an explanation of the
membership application process, may be found at www.MRRIC.org.

The following states, Tribes and stakeholder interests are eligible for membership on the MRRIC:

STATES TRIBES STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS

Iowa Blackfeet Tribe Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Agriculture

Kansas Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Conservation Districts
Missouri Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi of Environmental/Conservation
Rocky Boy’s Reservation Kansas Organizations
Montana
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Rosebud Sioux Tribe Fish and Wildlife
Nebraska
Crow-Tribe of Montana Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri Flood Control
North
in Kansas
Dakota Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Hydropower
Wind River Reservation Santee Sioux Nation
South Irrigation
Dakota Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the
Local Government
Lake Traverse Reservation
Wyoming Fort Belknap Indian Community
Major Tributaries
Spirit Lake Sioux Nation
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux
Navigation
Tribes Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Recreation
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Three Affiliated Tribes of
Nebraska Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Thermal Power
Nation
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Quality
Turtle Mountain Band of
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Water Supply
Chippewa Indians
Northern Arapaho Tribe Waterway Industries
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Northern Cheyenne Tribe Other Interests, such as cultural
Yankton Sioux Tribe
and historic preservation
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine
Ridge Reservation

Interior Least Tern Piping Plover Pallid Sturgeon

(Endangered) (Threatened) (Endangered)

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