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<br />20 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Arizona but he didn't represent the state ~eallY, he was a <br />member of the Fish and Game COmmiSSiOn--on~ rrom California <br />. I <br />and one from Nevada got together and some Bureau people, and <br />, <br />I <br />they recommended a program that would have iused considerable <br />, <br />I <br />water and taken considerable land. Now mosit of this land is <br />I <br />land that is Government land along the riveir that is under <br />I <br />this withdrawal. I <br />, <br />I <br />When that subcommittee report c8ll\e to the Governor <br />for comment he sent it down to me and I wasil pretty caustic, I <br />guess, on it because I couldn't see permitjing this ~and to <br />raise food ror ducks and geese when agriculjture might be <br />I <br />needing it. The Governor turned it down. I <br />So then they moved in with the FeUeral Fish and Game <br />boys, and ir you ever got up against that bbnch, some of them <br />are awful tough. They have proposed a prog~am which ultimatel <br />I <br />will use probably 150,000 acre-feet of water a year. The <br />i <br />first unit is restoration of this duck and ~eese deal, and <br />then they propose to go on and do a lot mor~. I figured it <br />out and their proposals to take care of the~e geese would cost <br />about $20 a goose; and I believe I could ra~se geese cheaper <br />I <br />than $20 a goose. That is the way this thifg rigures out. <br />We went into this meeting they ha~ in Boulder and <br />, <br />we said, "Are you going to charge this water to Arizona?" and <br />Mr. Coffey said, "Well, I presume 50." We tSked, "Haven't we <br />got anything to say about it?" And he said, "Nothing in the <br />, I . <br />world. If the United states Government wants to contract with' <br />, <br />, <br />. I <br />the Federal Fish and Game people, they oould contract for all <br />