BOARD00343

• Board Meeting Date: 10/27/1959
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. STAPLETON:

MR. SPARKS:

MR. STAPLETON:
MR. SCO'IT;

MR. SPARKS:

MR. SCOTT:

MR. SPARKS:
MR. STAPLETON:

MR. SARGENT:

Secretary's allocation for this state
alone, but we have been asking for him to
make tentative power allocations for all
states, so we will be glad to have you go
on that."

"Mr. Sparks, are we now on the track of
our liaison with the Bureau of Reclamation
on this project so that we will not be left
out of subsequent considerations?"

"Yes, we"are, Mr. Stapleton. As far as
I know the Bureau will ask us to participate
in all these various planning discussions.
I might add that by our previous resolution
we designated the Upper Colorado River Com-
mission as the liaison agency for this state
and for the other three upper division states
to coordinate 'these power studies and, like-
wise, this proposed resolution should probably
be submitted to that body first. It will
probably meet either in November or December."

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"Mr. Scott."

"Larry, you spoke earlier on the funds
for the transmission line construction. Am
I clear in my understanding that the budget
of the Secretary of the Interior would con-
tain a request for funds for the initiation
of construction of the Bureau lines from
Glen Canyon to Springville and from Spring-
ville to Flaming Gorge? Could that be trans-
ferred to some other section of line?"

"Yes. \Vhat we call preconstruction funds
in any event, to purchase your right-of.ways
and get final plans drawn up."

~qill these funds be supported by the
Board?"

"Yes."

"Members of the Board - excuse me, Mr.
Sargent." _

"I would like to suggest in regard to
the recommendation made by the Water In.
vestigation Committee, I would think the
thing this Water Board ought to do today
would be to pass the resolution authorizing
,the official representatives of the state,
which are Governor Johnson and the Upper
Colorado River Commission, to bring this

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