| The Mitigation Commission is required by the CUP Completion Act (the federal law that
created the Commission) to be composed of five Utah residents. The
President of the United States appoints all members from nominations
from separate sources: one from the U.S. Senate; one from the U.S. House
of Representatives; one from the Central Utah Water Conservancy
District (the entity primarily responsible for constructing the Central Utah Project, for which mitigation
must be completed); and two from the Governor of Utah – one from the
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and one recommended by Utah
environmental organizations. Except for the District representative, all
members are to have training or experience in wildlife or environmental
conservation matters. The Commission is responsible for appointing a
Director, who in turn is responsible for hiring staff.
The current Commission and staff consist of the
following:
Commissioners
Jody Williams, Chair (Senate)
Don A. Christiansen (Central Utah Water Conservancy
District)
Dallin W. Jensen (House)
Brad Barber (Utah Environmental Organizations)
Jim Karpowitz (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources)
Staff
Michael C. Weland, Executive Director
Mark Holden, Project Manager
Richard Mingo, Planning Coordinator
John Rice, Project Coordinator
Maureen Wilson, Project Coordinator
Diane Simmons, Public Information Officer
Channa Vyfvinkel, Fiscal Officer
Carmel Hall, Accounting Technician
Kim White, Administrative Clerk
Sharon Bissell, Clerk
Paula Trater, Biological Technician
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