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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />time, I think Idaho is going to withdraw or modify its position <br />considerably over what was in that brief. I don't know exactly how <br />you withdraw from a petition before the Supreme Court. There must <br />be some way of doing it. <br /> <br />I contacted the water people in a number of these other states by <br />telephone and I found in almost every instance that these briefs were <br />filed by the Attorney General of the states as a result of some of <br />our friends from the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth, and so on, <br />going to them, selling them a bill of goods. They didn't even have, <br />as Larry called.'it, the common courtesy to call some of us in the <br />affected states and find out what the effect of the Rainbow Bridge <br />lawsuit was. They bought the bill of goods of the environmentalists. <br />They went on the briefs that had been prepared for them. Just like <br />Larry, I resent it very much. We have a real feud going in Texas <br />over it. The water people in Te~as went to the Attorney General s <br />office and they denied doing anything about it. We shouldn't have <br />let this thing happen. I don't know how we could have prevented it, <br />but it has happened. I don't know what the effect of it is going to <br />be. I am worried just like Ray Moses was this morning. I think we <br />have at least a fifty percent chance of the Supreme Court not granting <br />certiorari in this case, but with sixteen states coming into the case <br />now asking the Supreme Court to hear it, I am just a little bit <br />worried about what this effect may have. <br /> <br />I highly approve of the tenure of the resolution from the Southwest <br />Board. I think it is in the right spirit. I would like to see this <br />board endorse it. <br /> <br />Mr. Cornelius: Mr. Chairman. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Yes, sir. <br /> <br />Mr. Cornelius: I move that we endorse the resolution presented by <br />the Southwest Board. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams: I will second it. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: It has been regularly moved and seconded. Any further <br />discussion? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying <br />"aye" - opposed, "no." This motion is carried. (See Appendix B). <br />You have one other resolution. <br /> <br />Mr. Kroeqer: IvaI, we <br />aware of what Governor <br />that he has taken this <br /> <br />took this action on the 5th <br />Rampton of Utah was doing. <br />action. I am interested in <br /> <br />we were <br />very pleased <br />problems and <br /> <br />before <br />We are <br />Te~as <br /> <br />-35- <br />