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<br />Inlerim til+dus Rcpottt <br />r-rhru:vy 26. 2tNN1 <br />P:1pr 4 <br />nehulous. ltthe CWCB is going to he given hrowd uuthority to rcc;ontmend <br />denial of the right ta appropriatc water (a constitution.il ri?lit), thc legislative <br />authority should he specitic, not )oosely worded. <br />iii. Anotherruncem 1 have is that thc lcgislation will iiiip:ict :q)plicaii(.)ns :ilit..tdy <br />in the court process. Duiing the CWCk3 discussicm, thr Auorney Generul', <br />Uf'fice expressed se.rious mscrvations ahout this priivisiun andaske:cl l'm morti <br />tiiuc to study it. 1 would prefer the legislation afl'ect unly :???pli?:,?tiims filed <br />aticr enactmenl. t see this .is a yuestion of' f,iirnrss an<I 1 d<in'1 likr thc <br />prccc.Jcnt that leg,islation can be use(i ro affcct an appr<ipri;uiom af'tcr it has <br />heen filed with the court. . <br />iv. Finally, thc lcgi.glation prohibii; changing conditiouul righls ti) hoal c:hulc <br />rights. Thi> may he good publir policy, hut thc Rivc.r i)istrict isa lairgc h()IJer <br />nf conditional rights and theirfure should discuss the imPlirfttions af thiti <br />Provisiort. <br />In sw»mary, 1 helieve that legislation hetter defining thc liiiiitiitions cm re.rre,ttiona) <br />in-channel diversions is :+ppmpriate. IaIso believe that we nccd to hr. vrry corc:liil <br />in how we dci this and comsider Ihe implie.?tims and precr.dcnts tio I'orth in this <br />proposed hi11. Thc: Board needs ro di5cits5 ihis pailirulor hill. Sen:ilur nrnnis hati <br />uprced ta sponsor thc Icgislation. Assuttiing ii gets I;Ue bill stalus, il itt:1y incnIr. <br />yuir.kly. <br />uFKn.lp <br />numV. 6nxni•