REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE AMENDED.

HCR 197 is a procedural resolution requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to form a working group. The group would clarify the Commission on Water Resource Management's purpose and evaluate whether its leadership structure and membership should change. The working group must specifically address 10 items, including whether the Commission should have an explicit public trust purpose, retain independent counsel, replace certain leadership roles, and determine eligibility for the Commission chair. This resolution does not change laws but seeks to improve governance of water resource management oversight. It directly affects state water management policy through administrative review, not through new legislation.