BOARD00100

• Board Meeting Date: 5/11/1960
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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will get together and dis~uss it. But I
think an appearance by Colorado is probably
indicated in either event. Either if Colo-
rado approves of the proposed findings or if
it disapproves. If it approves, Colorado
should do everything it can to see that the
findings are not modified by the court and
certainly. if it disapproves, it should do
all it can to get its position before the
court before final judgment is rendered.

MR. NELSON:

The actual answer as to whether or. not an
appearahce should be made will have to wait
a review of the report and taking a look at
it, that's going to take some time."

"I'd like to ask this question. What
effect does this thirty days have on how
soon Colorado should take a position? Do
we have to take a position within that time?"

"If I were the court, I would like it
much better if anybody who wanted to become
a party indicated so during the normal period
of time rather than delaying the matter.
This thing has dragged out a long time. I
also think if Colorado felt it needed addi-
tional time to make a decision, or the Upper
Basin states did, I think probably the court
would grant it."

MR. MOSES:

MR. NELSON:

"The point I was wondering i8, would
this Board have to have a meeting to hear a
r~port back or what would be the status of
that? That's what r was thinking of in
terms of thirty days."

"I don't know as the final decision is
the Board's or the Attorney General's."

MR. MOSES:

MR. NELSON:

MR. BARNARD, JR.: "I think that's why we phrased it the way
we did because if we do have to go ahead I
think the Attorney General should make the
decision and it would, of course, be done in
concert with the Director and with the attor-
ney for the Board."

"Does 1~. Goslin have anything on this
point to say?"

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1m. GOSLIN:

"No, I didn't have anything to add to
what ~~. Moses had to say, 1~. Chairman."