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Lynn — remember, it’s a work in progress ! <br /> <br />Doug — moves approval of this application <br />Ralph - s econd <br />Approved unanimously <br /> <br />Ray — will try to get on CWCB May meeting agenda <br /> <br />Legislation Update <br />Doug -- Subdistrict Bill — SB07 220 — carried by Sen ator S chwartz — helps Subdistrict ’s <br />work in better fashion — allows fees for water use vs appraised values — cities and <br />agencies can participate as well <br /> <br />Ray — helps update s ubdistrict structure — can operate more efficiently and sensibly — <br /> <br />Do u g — R io G rande W ater U sers are in full support of leg islation — talked with people all <br />around Valley — no opposition on state level — given to other C onservation D istrict ’s <br />around the state and will probably see new bills next year from them — as of today will <br />nd <br />be heard by Sen ate Ag comm. Next Thursday, March 22 <br /> <br />Ray — it allows a unit of government to now be within an S ubdistict — all sorts of entiti es <br />who want the protection of an subdistrict will now be able to contract with it — still not <br />allowed to be a member, due to the inability to bind and tax state and fed government . <br />agencies and town , but they contract with to allow the entity to be a member through <br />contract. <br /> <br />Conejos River Project - Presentation by Sam Vance <br /> <br />Apologize for lack of 10 day advance ( Full app coming in) <br /> <br />Proj ect for restoring river to insure diversions for two of oldest ditch companies on <br />Conejos <br />- asking for $68,000 — need by fal l so can start this year — benefits fish habitat too — <br />designed and engineered by NRCS — <br /> <br />Doug - suggested SLV WFAC for environmental review — Mike G will get that to them <br /> <br />CWCB Process for reviewing funding requests <br />Mike G — provided hard copies of response from Ri ck Brown to the financial requests <br />being considered by CWCB — as we go forward, may have to do additional background <br />work — will be interesting to hear Travis report back — Travis, Mel and Cindy Medina are <br />there at meeting — raises question if our RT has the abil i ty to allocate the Basin funds or <br />will CWCB? <br /> <br /> Page 5 of 8 RGB RT Minutes <br /> <br /> March 13, 2007 <br />