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a � <br />s <br />Tom Easley. Tom would you join us at the table and <br />identify yourself for the record and who you <br />represent please. <br />Easley Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, <br />I'm Tom Easley, I'm here on behalf of two <br />organizations, the Western Colorado Congress and the <br />Colorado Audibon Society. 'These organizations have <br />followed Colorado.'s instream flow program with great <br />interest. Those organizations agree that the program <br />will save — for the state and local economy for <br />protecting the instream flow uses. The Western <br />Colorado Congress especially has been :involved in the <br />ongoing negotiations We have several <br />concerns about Senate Bill 212, the first one being <br />and most important to us is that the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board be the only entity holding <br />instream flow rights on behalf of people, that <br />it _ must be difficulty _ Second we <br />understand and appreciate Senate McCormick's <br />ex clusivity that the Water Conservation Board �. <br />appropriating instream flow rights. We do feel <br />however that as far as acquiring rights as opposed to <br />appropriating them, we believe that private entities <br />and political - . should be! permitted to acquire, <br />to hold for inm use, We have several <br />questions that the bill seems to raise Second <br />the process of the water court. We were wondering <br />if is prevented in the water court that <br />recourse appropriate <br />Another one that has j ust com to my attention in the <br />last few days and I honestly haven't had a chance to <br />bone up on is the question of ranchers who hold <br />essentially instream flows for stockwatering <br />Purposes. That information that not necessarily <br />there are a number of things that are inconclusive, <br />–22– <br />