Board Meeting 03/15/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 3/15/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums March 15, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Mr. McDonald also reported that Congressman Hank Brown has
for some time expressed interest in introducing legislation which
would include certain reaches of the Cache la Poudre River in the
Wild and Scenic Rivers designation. Efforts in this respect have
been under way over the last two months, but to date attempts to
reach agreements with all local interests have been unsuccessful.
2. South Platte Channelization Project
Deputy Director David Walker reported that the Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, had opened bids on Stage 1 of the
project during the first week of March. Stage 1 consists of the
downstream reach of the channel project extending from Hampden
Avenue upstream to Oxford Avenue. Mr. Walker reported also that
land acquisition activities for lands and property required for
the project are proceeding ; and based on transactions to date,
the total cost of land and improvements should fall within the
funds
budgeted.
3. Closed Basin Repayment Contract
Mr. McDonald reported that drafts of the contract had been
prepared and the substantive provisions had been presented to the
Board at previous meetings . In reviewing the draft contract, the
Attorney General recommended that existing contracts for lands
and rights-of-way which had been executed in the past must be
modified to facilitate land transfers . Proposals to resolve .
these issues have been made to the Division of Wildlife and the
State Land Board and agreements have been reached on how to
accomplish these actions. Drafts of contracts are being prepared
and we expect that by the May meeting he can report that these
issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
4. State Legislation
Mr. McDonald reported on the following legislative bills
being considered by the General Assembly:
a. House Bill concerning liability of reservoir owners in
the event of dam failure. The Bill has moved through the House
and has been referred to the Senate Ag Committee with a couple of
minor amendments. Approved by the Senate Committee and should be
scheduled for second reading in the Senate.
b. H. B. 1383, Water Development Fund
This bill introduced by Representative Younglund would ear-
mark a state property tax, 1/8 of one percent state sales tax and
a portion of the state lottery proceeds for water projects fund-
ing. The bill was heard by the House Ag Committee, reported
favorably by this committee and referred to the House Appropria-
tions Committee. No further action has been taken. •
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