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<br />should not permit is for those revenues to be diverted for some other <br />purpose. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br />not worried <br /> <br />I'm sure every state will <br />,about it diverting funds.' <br /> <br />resist that tooth and nail. I'm <br />I don't thirik it can be done. <br /> <br />, , <br />MR. SHERMAN: I woul,d like t,o ,add. though, yOU underscore the importance 1 <br />of keeping that fund whole. I think if we are going to be successful <br />in defeating the cost-sharing proposal or significantly modifying it, <br />it is ~ire~tly dependent upon shOWing that there is, in fact, full <br />reimbursement t~ the Federal Treasury of these participating projects. <br />I'm not convinced that the state of New Mexico fully realizes at this <br />time the importance of that position. <br /> <br />One of the points I failed to mention that has gained the attention of <br />the state of New Mexico on cost-shari~g wa~ that in the bill that will <br />be introduced by the Carter Administration, dam safety repairs in th~ <br />future on existing dams will be 100 percent reimbursable. You will see <br />a very sharp change in the current operation whereby the federal govern- <br />ment has treated dam safety provi~ions as being essentially an important <br />federal obligation because of h~alth and safety factors. If this pro- <br />vision of the Act were to go' through, there would be unusual expenses <br />incurred by users attached to probably each and every project around <br />the country when a dam safety problem arises. <br /> <br />MR. GOSLIN: ,I might add that 'I agree with Larry. As I said earlier, <br />I am not too' worried .about them fi'nding a 'Nay of diverting the fund', <br />except for one little thing, and that is that we have got to watch any <br />bills that COme up in the Congress this year~ any energy bills or rate <br />bills or creation of revolving funds for DOE, that some amendment <br />doesn't slip into that bill when we are no~ looking. That is where we <br />are going to have to' really watch. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: We have to watch e,verything as long as Mr,. Carter is, there, <br />and that is at least two more years and, hopefully, not any long'er. <br />MR. SHERMAN :, That is said by ,a good Democrat. <br />MR. THOMSON: Let the record show that. (Laughter. ) <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: Mr. Robert Fischer. <br />(At this point, Mr. ,Kroeger presided for Mr. Stapleton who had to leave.) <br />MR. FISCHER: I want to take just a couple of minutes of your time. <br />First, I would like to thank the Board for its patience in the minimum <br />streamflow matter. We will work diligently with the Game and Fish <br />Department and the Board staff to resolve that matter by the deadlines <br />that are set forth. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />The other ,item that I would like to mention for a minute is this: <br />about a year ago at this board meeting--and I think we met in this same <br />room and discussed the weather mOdification program and there were <br />efforts then, with the backing of this board, to obtain appropriations <br />from the Legislature fOr a program of weather modifi~ation during this <br />winter. Unfortunately, that was not successful, and there was no money <br />appropriated for that purpose. ' <br /> <br />-32- <br />