Senate Bill 212 Transcript: Exhibit A-B

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s ' � ~ f � available to your files. Would members of the committee like to have copies of the references that Senator McCormick has used? Are there any questions or comments from members of the committee before I ask Senator McCormick how he - would like to proceed further - r before we get to testimony whether or not there is some amendments which you would like to offer to the bill to put it in a posture of an amended bill or you want to .. McCormick I do have an amendment to this bill. I will ask the staff, the other members of the staff. I think that before we get to some of the discussions that I have made that it might be well for other people to speak for or perhaps against the bill. What I have tried to do, Mr. Chairman, in fairness is to review the thinking of myself and others at the time that s.B, 97 was passed What -our intention was - --what my current intention is - -in introducing this, that procedures are available in Colorado law to those who wish to us', them under the Colorado law through what I believe is to be the good offices of the Water Conservation Board to speak to the general purpose of instream flows for environmental purposes. some oppose perhaps that we do it all. Others who I would think would praise it criticize that we don't do as much as "they want ", whatever that means. And so I think that what we have here is a.recognition that in 1987, enough time has passed since the original bill and the others have passed that a legislative redefinition of where we stand and where we seek to go should take place. I do think that former Senator Anderson is here and he was the prime sponsor of this; I'd like to give him a chance later after some of the others because I Qm sure his memory includes at least all that I have told., and same more, I assure you. —6—