Board Meeting 02/16/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 2/16/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums February 16, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Mr. McDonald discussed H.B. 1383, introduced by
Representative Younglund. This bill concerns the creation of
a state Water Resources Development Fund. Proposed amendments
to the bill which would clarify the purposes of the fund were
drafted at Mr. Younglund's request by Mr. McDonald in consultation
with Mr. Richard D. MacRavey (Colorado Water Congress) and Ival
V. Goslin (Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority) .
The Colorado Water Congress' legislative affairs committee has
endorsed the bill with the amendments (Appendix C attached) .
No action was taken by the Board. Subsequent action, if
any, on the bill will be reported to the Board at future Board
meetings.
c. Repayment of construction fund
Mr. McDonald briefly explained Tables 2 and 3, which
were attached to his February 14, 1984, memo to the Board (and an
August 26, 1983 , letter to Representative Strahle) , extracted
from the Board' s annual report to the General Assembly. The tables
detail the current and projected status Of the construction-::fund.
In his remarks, Mr. McDonald stressed that, if the $22.5
million transfer from the construction fund to the fiscal emergency
fund is not repaid in FY 84-85, construction on some projects
already authorized cannot proceed and those recommended for con-
struction cannot be started.
Following Board discussion, Mr. Jackson moved, seconded
by Mr. Lochhead, that Mr. McDonald send copies of the fund status
tables to sponsoring entities of authorized projects and of proj-
ects recommended this year, pointing out in his transmittal letter
the precarious financial condition of the construction fund and
seeking support from these entities for repayment of the monies
transferred, as well as support for continuous support for, and
appropriations to, the construction fund by the General Assembly.
The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote (Appendix D
attached) .
Agenda Item 9 - Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs
At the Chairman' s request, Mr. McDonald discussed this item.
He referred to the materials mailed to the Board and specifically
to the Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner' s letter of February 3 ,
1984. Mr. McDonald noted that the BR appears to have at least
met the states part way by not imposing the 7.5 maf available
space requirement on the states but nonetheless has included it
as part of the operations plan. He indicated that considerable
time be allotted at the March meeting for reservoir operations ,
as he feels the Commissioner wants to maximize reservoir operation
for power generation and flood control. He then asked Mr. Gene
Jencsok qstaf:f mein.b r:) to: cbrninent further (Appendix E attached) .
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