BOARD00270

• Board Meeting Date: 8/15/1960
• Description: Table of Contents, Agenda and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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from the Secretary of the Interior. Of
course, as Pete has indicated, there is noth-
ing inflexible about that, that's merely a
directive that has come from the present
Secretary of the Interior and that's subject
to change at any time."

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MR. BARNARD, JR.: "I might just ask the question - obviously
the maximum mill levy available is determined
by state law - is there any attempt to do
equity between the various states that are
participating in the basin's funds? They
don't all have the same maximum, do they?"

MR. SPARKS:

"It's pretty generally the same. Most
other states of the upper basin have generally
copied our conServancy law, but it will vary,
of course."

IIlR. PETERSON:
MR. SPARKS:
MR. PETERSON:
MR. MOSES:

"Isn't \'!yoming only one mill maximum?"

"I'm not sure."

"I believe it is."

"Ours was one mill maximum under the old
districts."

MR. SPARKS:

"Anything organized prior to 1955 was one
mill maximum levy~ After 1955 you have that
sliding scale between districts below
$10,000,000 and those above."

HR. PETERSON:

"I could surely be in error on this, but
it is my understanding that the new conser~
vancy district law in l!yoming is only one
mill maximum."

MR. SPARKS:

'~lell, of course, it is impossible to
equalize on the basis of mill levy because
the methods of assessment vary so greatly.
Some states may, for instance, assess property
on its actual value which, as we all know, is
not the case in this state."

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MR. STAPLETON:

"Any more comments on this particular
question? Mr. Bunger, did you have some com-
ments now?"

NR. BUNGER:

"No, not on this but I would like to ask
the Director a question in connection with