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<br />108 <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Be It Resolved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board: <br /> <br />1. The Vernal draft of the Upper Colorado River Compact <br />is hereby approved subj act to such refinements of language as <br />may be considered appropriate by the Bolorado Commissioner; <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />2. The articles proposed for incorporation in the Upper <br />Basin Compact to define interstate right.s and obl.igationa on <br />the Little Snake, Yampa and San Juan Rivers and attached to the <br />minutes of this meeting are approved in principle subject. t.o <br />such refinements of language as may be considered appropriate <br />by thet Colorado Commissioner. <br /> <br />3. The Colorado Commissioner is authorized to take such <br />act.ion at subsequent. meet.ings of t.he Upper Colorado River <br />Compact Commission with regard to matters ot substance which <br />do not diminish the apportionment to Colorado or increase t.he <br />obligations of Colorado t.o supply Lee Ferry fiows as in t.he <br />opinion of him and his engineering and legal advisers.are <br />necessary and desirable; <br /> <br />4. The Board expl'essed full confidence int.he ability and <br />w.l.sdom or the Colorado Commissioner and his advisers to complet.e <br />the negot.iat.ions for an Upper Colorado River Compact which is <br />adequate to preserve and safeguard the interests of Colorado in <br />the Upper Colorado River System. <br /> <br />The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution was duly seconded <br />and upon vote taken, was unanimously passed and the resolution declared <br />adopted. <br /> <br />Mr. Vidal, one of the Compact commissioners for Colorado, re- <br />ported on the status of, ,and matters pertaining to, pending negotiations on <br />the Arkansas River Compact between the States of Colorado and Kansas. Gail <br />L. Ireland, one of the other Arkansas Compact Commissioners, supplemented <br />Mr. Vidal's statement and discussed a provision of the Arkansas River Com- <br />, <br />pact on which there was presently existing a point of difference among Colo- <br />rado Commissioners. General discussion prevailed on some phases of the pro- <br />posed Compact. <br /> <br />The Board adjourned at 5":00 0' clock, to reconvene at 10:00 <br />o'clock on T:i1esday morning, September 28, 1948. <br /> <br />I <br />