BOARD00060 ‎(3)‎

• Board Meeting Date: 1/24/2007
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River 7-State Agreement Approval
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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3. Colorado

a. Section 24-1-109, Colorado Revised Statutes (2005) provides that
"Interstate compacts authorized by law shall be administered under the
direction of the office of the governor." This includes the Colorado River
Compact and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. Section 37-60-
109 provides that "the governor from time to time, with approval of the
board, shall appoint a commissioner, who shall represent the state of
Colorado upon joint commissions to be composed of commissioners
representing the state of Colorado and another state or other states for the
purpose of negotiating and entering into compacts or agreements between
said states..." By Jetter dated April 12, 2006,.the Governor appointed
Upper Colorado River Commissioner Scott Balcomb to represent the State
of Colorado.

b. Section 37-60-106, subsections (e) and (i), C.R.S. (2005), authorize the
Colorado Water Conservation Board to "cooperate with the United States
and the agencies thereof, and with other states for the purpose of bringing
about the greater utilization of the water of the state of Colorado and the
prevention of flood damages," and "to confer with and appear before the
officers, representatives, boards, bureaus, committees, commissions, or
other agencies of other states, or of the federal govemment, for the
purpose of protecting and asserting the authority, interests, and rights of
the state of Colorado and its citizens with respect to the waters of the
interstate streams in this state." Therefore, hy statute the Director ofJhe
Colorado Water Conservation Board is authorizedJo negotiate with and
enter into agreements with other state entities within the Colorado River
Basin.

4. Nevada

a. The Colorado River Commission of the State of Nevada (CRCN) is an
agency of the State of Nevada, authorized generally by N.R.S. ~~ 538.041
and 538.251. CRCN is authorized by N.R.S. ~ 538.161 (6), (7) to enter
into this Agreement. The CRCN, in furtherance of the State of Nevada's
responsibility to promote the health and welfare of its people in Colorado
River matters, makes this Agreement to supplement the supply of water in
the Colorado River which is available for use in Nevada, augment the
waters of the Colorado River, and facilitate the more flexible operation of
dams and facilities by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.
The Chainnan of the Commission, signatory hereto, serves as one of the
Governor's representatives as contemplated by Section 602(b) of the 1968
Colorado River Basin Project Act, 43 U.S.C. ~ 1552(b) and the Criteria for
Coordinated Long-Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs
Pursuant to the Colorado River Basin Project Act.

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