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<br />;$....'/, <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />:",: 3'}3 <br /> <br />Mr. Tipton: In part it does., In the absence of an <br />investigation of a transmountain diversion, acre-feet should <br />be provided and then investigation should be made. Congressman <br />Taylor insisted on acre-feet per acre-feet of storage.". <br /> <br />Mr. Eailey: ."1 would like to ask a question concerning the <br />storage Denver is supposed to furnish." <br /> <br />Mr. Tipton: "If the complete storage project is constructed, <br />we would assume that the obligation at Lee Ferry would be <br />taken care of by the creation of a storage project." <br /> <br />Mr. Saunders: "The storage is dependent upon the outcome of <br />litigation. Litigation should be decided within a few weeks. <br />Until these cases are decided, we can't actually bring this <br />down to a dollar sign. Denver has provided storage for the <br />operations of its own water system. Denver should lend its <br />support to Federal financing of any storage in the State." <br /> <br />Mr. Bailey: "I don't know whether I understand it yet." <br /> <br />Mr. Saunders: "Read paragraph 18, a resolution adopted by <br />this Board at their meeting on December 11, 1953." <br /> <br />Mr. Bailey: "We will recess until 1:30." <br /> <br />Afternoon Session <br /> <br />Mr. Bailey called the meeting to order at 2:00 P.M., and <br />stated, "At the noon hour it developed one or two of the <br />Board Members did not understand the present state of the <br />Indian rights in the Colorado River. I am going to ask <br />Mr. Breitenstein to comment on it." <br /> <br />Mr. Breitenstein: "The Department of Justice filed a <br />petition in which t~eyrcohceded prior rights to Indian~. <br />After numerous conferences with the Attorney General and <br />his staff, that petition was withdrawn and about ten days <br />ago a new one was filed. They still calim in the lower <br />basin the same quantity of water. At the time of the last <br />conference with the officials of the Department of Justice <br />in Washington, I asked the specific question as to whether <br />or not the Department would accept the provisions of the <br />Upper River Compact. I was told that the ~aministration <br />would accept that and would not consider Indian rights, <br />which were contrary to that." ' <br />