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I I MR. STAPLETON: MR. MILLER: MR. STAPLETON: MR. MILLER: MR. SPARKS: MR. PETERSON: MR. STAPLETON: MR. PETERSON: 14::l::l again at our May meeting when we know what we can do. I don't think it needs to be a firm commitment right now." "All I am interested in is a motion authorizing the Director at this time to go back with the authority that this Board will back him up in what is needed up to $20,000 at this time to get these projects moving." "Mr. Chairman." "Mr. Miller." "My recollection is that we do have such a resolution on the board generally, author- izing the Director to set up funds for this as well as other purposes. Now I am for the San Miguel and every other project in Colorado. We did have, I would say, probably one of the best attended meetings about a year ago on the Narrowswhich is on the South Platte and my recollection is that funds could be made available to the Narrows, to the San Miguel or to any other project that can be helped. If we already have such a resolution, then I think probably this is unnecessary or if we pass a resolution then I do not think that any particular project should be given pre- ference over any other project unless we have some means of weighing the relative need at the most. I don't think we ought to short change anybody." "May I clarify what Mr. Miller has said. Our present funds are earmarked for Colorado River studies. The budget as submitted for the next fiscal year leaves that open. They are to be used anywhere in the State, because we haven't finished with this Narrows Project and it is very possible that we are going to have to contribute some money to that project this next fiscal year. We anticipated that, as a matter of fact, but under our present budget we cannot do anything but spend this money on Colorado River investigations." "Mr. Chairman." "Mr. Peterson." "To clarify the statement made by Mr. Miller, I believe there was a resolution