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• Board Meeting Date: 1/23/2008
• Description: WSP Section - CWCB Litigation Account - Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

such statutory changes from the bill if their inclusion endangers the bill's final passage.
"1'he staff shall keep Board members informed regarding the progress of discussions
regarding the proposed statutory change. The motion was approved unanimously (8-0).
22d. Water Supply Planning & Finance Section -Proposed Statute Revisions/Legislation within the
2008 Projects Bill -Funding for Instream Flow Water Right Acquisitions
"Pape 4, 'Track 1 U 1:10:03 - O 1: ] 4:56
Action: 'this agenda item is being deferred until the January Board meeting. No action taken at
this time;.
22e. Water Supply Planning & Finance Section -Proposed Statute Revisions/Legislation within the
2008 Projcccs Bill -CWCB Water Ownership (relative to proposed Water Supply Partnership
Program Policy #18)
"tape 4, 'T'rack 1 0 ] :10:03 - 01:14:56
Action: `Phis agenda item is being deferred until the January Board meeting. No action taken at
this time.
22f~. Water Supply Planning & Finance Section - Proposed Statute Revisions/Legislation within the
2008 Projects Bill -Clarification of Water Conservation Plan Elements
Tape 4, Track 1 01:10:03 - 01:14:56
Action: "Phis agenda item is being deferred until the January Board meeting. No action taken at
this time.
23. Water Supply Protection Section -Request for Expenditure for Republican River Compact
Litigation
`}'ape 4, 'Track 1 0 ] :08:36 01:10:03
Action: A motion was made by Don Schwindt and seconded by Barbara Biggs to approve staff
recommendation that the Board
(1) Authorize the expenditure of additional moneys, not to exceed $240,000 for the costs
of litigation associated with the defense and protection of Colorado's allocation of water
in the Republican River Basin;
(2) Uirect the CWCB Director and Staff to expend these funds in a manner consistent
with the request by the Ofticc of the Attorney General; and
(3) direct the CWCB Director, CWCB staff, and Office of the Attorney General to
comply with the annual reporting requirements as specitically provided for in Section 37-
60-121(2.5)x. Eric Wilkinson and Geoff Blakeslee were not present for this motion. The
motion was approved unanimously (6-0).
24x. Severance "I'ax Operational Account Proposal -Forest Restoration and "Tamarisk
Tape 3, 'T'rack 1 02:07:20- 02:32:30
Action: A motion was made by Barbara Biggs and seconded by Geoff Blakeslee to approve
staff's revised recommendation that the Board:
(1 } Recommend that the Department of Natural Resources submit a Budget Amendment,
written by the CWCB, to the FY 2008-200) Budget Request that increases the CWCB's
allocation of revenue from the Severance Tax "trust Fund Operational Account by
$2,000,000. The $2,000,000 increase should be comprised of:
(a) $1,000,000 for the purpose of financing amulti-year forest restoration grant
program. Phis funding shall be provided in the form of a lump sum grant to the
Colorado State Forest Service, or if Service prefers, distributed by the CWCB in
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