BOARD00571

• Board Meeting Date: 4/25/1949
• Description: Table of Contents, Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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"WHEREAS, the general welfare of the United States and of
the affected States requires that each Colorado River Basin
State make use of its equitable share of the water of the
Colorado River System in order that a great natural resource
be beneficially utilized rather than wasted.
"NOVi THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Colorado River
Basin States Co~mittee consisting of the States of Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming and open to the States
of California and Nevada that H. J. Res. 3 and allied resolut:i,ons
should not be enacted by the Congress of the United States for
the following reasons:

"1. There is no justiciable controversy.

"2. Congressional consent to suit aids the proponents of
litigation by wrongfully implying that there is a justiciable
controversy.

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"3. The proposed litigation imperils the Colorado River
Basin development essential to national welfare and national
defense.

"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the statement is approved as
expressing the views of this Committee and that the Chairman of
the Committee is directed to forvlard a copy of this Resolution.
with the statement to any and all Congressional Committees which
may give consideration to H. J. Res. 3 and allied resolutions."

Discussion of the matter ensued.

It was then moved by Mr. Dille that the opposition of
Colorado to the proposed California resolution, as presented to
the proposed California resolution, as presented to the Board
by the Director, Mr. Breitenstein and ~r. Tipton, and the
resolutio~ of the Colorado River Basin States Committee, be
approved and that the Director of the Colorado Water Conserva-
tion Board be ,authorized to take such further action on such
matter as he deems necessary to carry out and effectuate
Colorado's position.

The motion was seconded by 1~. Smith. On vote being taken,
the motion was declared unanimously adopted.

The Board took up discussion of the proposed Narrows Reservoir, a project
on the South Platte River, near Fort Morgan, Colorado, a part of the Missouri
Basin plan. The Director said the project's purpose was flood control, and
conservation and reregulation of water imported from the Colorado River Basin.
The N~rrows reservoir was incl~ded in the President's flood control program, but
its proposed location, capacity and operations are questioned by engineers of the
State. Hater Board and affected local interests. A further survey and investiga-
tion are deemed by the State and local interests as being necessary.