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3 <br /> <br />v. The Forum may refund to the Regional Members any unspent funds <br />not anticipated to be allocated to budget items in the foreseeable future, or, if this <br />ILA is terminated in accordance with Section IV.D. Refunds must be approved by the <br />Forum and will be distributed to the Regional Members in proportion to the dues <br />allocation described in Section II.B.iv. Fee Members are not entitled to any such <br />refund. Any Regional Member that leaves or exits this ILA before any Forum decision <br />to approve a refund, irrevocably waives its right to any refund regardless of its prior <br />contribution. <br /> <br />C. Contracting Process. If the Forum wishes to contract for services, the Forum <br />Administrator shall be the contracting agent and shall follow all its applicable contracting <br />and procurement laws and rules and serve as the contract signatory. <br />III. Operations <br /> A. Forum. The governing structure shall be a Forum and Steering Committee. <br />The Forum shall consist of a Representative from each of the Members, each of whom shall <br />have one vote and will operate according to its Water Supply Forum Bylaws, which shall be <br />agreed upon and amended as needed by the Forum. <br />B. Committees. <br />i. Steering Committee. The Steering Committee develops the annual work <br />plan and budget to be approved by the Forum, determines the annual dues, and <br />responds to other requests identified by the Chair. The Steering Committee is <br />comprised of the representatives of the Regional Members. <br />ii. Topic-focused committees. The Forum may form topic-focused <br />committees as needed to implement the annual work plan and budget. Any Forum <br />Member may serve on or chair a topic-focused committee. Chairs will be appointed <br />by the Forum Chair. Staff of Forum members may also serve on committees as <br />needed. <br />IV. Other provisions <br />A. Ownership of work product(s). All work products generated through the <br />authorization of the annual work plan and budget, including consultant contracts, are <br />intended to be property shared by and between the Forum Members. Based on this intent, <br />the Forum, and Forum Member, hereby irrevocably grants to each of the other Forum <br />Members a non-exclusive, royalty free, unlimited license to use any work product <br />generated by or for the benefit of the Forum. <br />B. Obligations Not Joint and Several. Each Regional Member’s liability for any <br />obligation incurred pursuant to this ILA shall be limited to the proportional funding share <br />identified in the adopted annual work plan and budget. The Regional Members shall not be