4-29 Senate Passed

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4-29 Senate Passed

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work these things out and, you know what? If they can't work it
out in this process, it doesn't bind them. It's clear in this process
that this does not abrogate any existing agreements. It does not - it
does not interfere with anybody's ability to sell their water, and
nobody has to work within this process. And if at any time,
they're not getting anywhere in this process, they can drop out and
they can negotiate on their own. We've all- we've made it so
easy for people to get out that you can question the fact that it
doesn't force people to do things, but we think the fact that it
doesn't force them, that as long as we can keep them at the table,
we can resolve issues that otherwise are gonna end up in court and
- and we're - we're - we're trying to make this so it's not a - a
water rights lawyer protection bill.

Chair: Senator Dyer.

Senator Dyer: Thank you, Madam Chair, and - and Senator Isgar. I - I believe in
what you say to the point of where if this passes, and I suspect it
will, you know, I'll be glad to sit at the table with you and do that.
I mean this is really a way to try to get people, and it's a matter of
approach rather than solution. My only fear is that being
interbasin, that - that those groups will- will represent rather
parochially that interest from that particular group, and I just - I
would just remain skeptical that with - with the difficulty in - in
doing water in Colorado now, to add another potential for
disagreement, another potential for legal action, is probably,
depending on your point of view, probably not gonna move the
process forward. But having said that, that it would pass and that it
would open up further discussion, I would congratulate you. And,
again, I would - I would be glad to be at those tables trying to
make the case for what I think is good water policy. 1- Ijust am
not convinced that it's not gonna create more potential
disagreement.

Chair: Senator Isgar.

Senator Isgar: Thank you, Madam Chair. This'll be really my last comments, but
if it creates conflict, people don't have to be in the process. And
I'm sorry, Senator Dyer, I - I missed your first comment - your
first statement that I wanted to respond to, but -

Senator Dyer: What shall I do there if it passes in public-

Senator Isgar: You know what? It's not taking very long, and it took a lot longer
to put this thing together. But - but, Senator Dyer, you know, your
- your comment was that people on these round tables will be
parochial and they'll wanna protect their water. Of course people

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