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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks; Again, we are talking about specific projects. <br />consider the requests in June of each year and then request <br />from the legislature. <br /> <br />We will <br />funding <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Any discussion? All right then, is there a motion <br />that we adopt such a policy? <br /> <br />Mr. Vandemoer: I so move. <br /> <br />Mr. Ford: I'll second it. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: It has been regularly moved and seconded that the <br />policy which is set forth on page 3 of Mr. Sparks' memorandum of <br />December 5 be adopted. All those in favor signify by saying "aye" - <br />opposed, "no." The motion carries. (See Appendix A) . <br /> <br />Next is your report, Larry. <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: I just have a few items to cover. One is on the salin- <br />ity problem. To sum that up, the proposed EPA regulation that was <br />sent to the board has not yet been published in the Federal Register. <br />That is a tentative proposal only. Under the law, the EPA must <br />publish any regulation in the Federal Register and then all interested <br />parties have ninety days to reply to the proposed regulation. So <br />there is nothing officially before the state of Colorado at this time. <br />We anticipate, however, that this proposed regulation will be pub~ <br />lished in the Federal Register in the near future. At that time then <br />we have to formulate a state position on it and make our reply. Then <br />the EPA is supposed to consider all the comments received and either <br />go ahead with the regulation or revise it. <br /> <br />We have tried to cooperate fully with the President's representative <br />on the Mexican Treaty problem. We have tried to cooperate with all <br />the other states in arriving at some equitable arrangement concerning <br />the salinity problems. The fact remains that we have nine authorized <br />projects in the state of Colorado, two of which date back to 1964, <br />that have not yet been constructed. It has been about seven years <br />now since construction was started on any reclamation projects in <br />Colorado, despite the fact that we have one of the biggest backlogs <br />of unconstructed projects of any sta'te. The question comes now as <br />to how far we can afford to cooperate. It is getting to the point <br />where we may have nothing to lose by opposing salinity regulations <br />and everything else. We are not getting anything done anyway. <br /> <br />We have our backs to the wall. I don't know how long we can continue <br />to cooperate and get nothing done in Colorado. We are not helpless <br /> <br />-29- <br />