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<br />Senate J~urna1--174th Day--June 29, 1981 <br /> <br />June 22. 1981 <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />To The Honorable <br />Colorado State Senate <br />Fifty~third General Ass~~~ly <br />First Regular Session <br />State Capitol <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />Ladies and Gent lerni!n: <br /> <br />Se~.a,~e..!.il.L~~ 'Concerning the Estab 1 i ~hmcnt of ?ri n- <br />cip1es and Limihl;ions which Govern Approprii!~ions cf <br />~ater cade by the Colorado ~ater Conservation ECi!r~ fo~ <br />the Purpose of Preserving the Hatural Environ:..~r;t tc a <br />Reasonable Degree Pursuant :0 Sect ion 37-92-102 (J), <br />Co16rado Revised Statutes 1973, n wu .r:.~cJ!-,~ed_ by' tne <br />Governor's 9ffic!_,.on-June-10,-_1.9~1. As of -t:ft.;s <br />writl"n'g7-r .ba.y~e~~itne~_a;lp!,.oved_.no:-...vetoe~ ._t~is_ .a.ct. <br />Therefore, ,in accor-dance wi th the prov i s ions of Art 1 C 1 e <br />IV, Section 11, of the Colorado State Constitution. this <br />act has become law and will be filed with the Se:~e:!~l <br />of State. <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />Although I question the s,)~olic and practical pl:rposes <br />of new legislation which sin:;lly restatd eJtls:in; ib' <br />and ac!:lli:list:-at ive practices, I have aliowec :;e~a:! <br />Bill 414 to beco.ll! law without my signature. 105 y~.., <br />know, I have been a'10n9 time SU;l;:lor~er c:~ :C:Or"ZCl:'S <br />minimJm streL~ flow ~r09r~, and it is ~y oesire ~t S!! <br />that prograncontinued. Jlrotecti.on of our s::-ea:::s ;)rc:- <br />vides econo:;lic:, recreational and environmental b'!ne(:~5 <br />to a large p,Jrtion elf our ~itate's population Clnd I'lee~ no: <br />conflict with the uuch needed deve lOl)ment of oUr" "6 ~e~ <br />resources. However, as questio~s have ~een ra';!~ a~c~t <br />the potentiil for conf1;c~:i"g i~ter~retatio~s c~ Str.a:! <br />8.i11 414~ ram nlot partic,!~!rly en:h;:Slas~i: l:::;;~ <br />signinf"!hi1 le9isl,.t~on ~!Jt will al1o~~ it to tle::::e ~,.: <br />with the following reaso~s in mind: <br /> <br />1. It is my unl~erstanding that Senate ;i 11 (:' <br />is a cO:'IIprc:lIise measure wnich ac::~esses :~,t <br />concerns of water users with re;!~G ~c ~~- <br />tential adr.:linistriltive a~uses wnnOl.:t. 1r. <br />any way. jeclpardizing the State's ibi H:y :'0 <br />acquire and protect ;nstr!~ flows. <br /> <br />z. I have rec€ived extensive legal assurances <br />that SenaU ail1 414 does not SUDo"c~nl:r <br />minimum stream flow water riSr.ts t: f~t~~! <br />changes or l~cnanges. but does ailool co::: ~;:~ <br />ultion of eJC'cnilnges or prac:iC!S ..~ <br />exister.ce clt the time such mln~Ul:'::r. fiool <br />tppropriaticms are made. <br /> <br />. 3. I hepe Senate Eil'l U4 will put this issue <br />to rest and neutrillize future possible e'f- <br />forts to r,epeal the' minimum stru:lI flool <br />program. <br /> <br />I cClIi:IIend the effort$ of the many diverse interests :h2: <br />worked constructively on this c:~rom;se legis lation and <br />hope this:r.esu1ts in a pr!'ed~nt for reducins the po1tr- <br />ization which has occ~rred in the past on so many water <br />issues. : In additioll. I wiSh to strMgly reaf{in:1 this <br />administrition's enthusiutic :.support for co:ltinuation <br />of the minimum streADI flow program. <br /> <br />~tr(ffIJ~..u~.:. ..r K-:::~~ <br />1/ <br />JU:: 2.2 i9a1 J'; 4-0 Pill <br /> <br /> <br />'" <br />