BOARD00725

• Board Meeting Date: 1/18/1973
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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numerous claims for water rights in the State of Colorado in both the
federal and state courts, seclcing to establish federal claims to much
of the water originating in Colorado, for the appointment of a federal
water master, and for other relief; and

Whereas, the federal government is claiming an unspecified and unknown
amount of water for such purposes; and

Hhereas, the granting of claims sought by the United Sta.tes could
seriously jeopardize the existing system of water rights within the
State of Colorado, could create a dual system of administration and
decrees, could require water users needlessly to re-adjudicate rights
already acquired and decreed under state law, could adversely affect
Colorado's rights under the Colorado River Compact and the Upper Colo-
rado River Basin Compact, and will cast an almost impossible burden
upon the citizens of this state in attempting to protect their indi-
vidual water rights;

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Colorado Water Conservation Board
in regular session assembled at Denver, Colorado, this 18th day of
January, 1973, that .the Board does hereby recommend to ::he Governor
of the State of Colorado, :0 the A:torney General of the State of
Colorado, and to the membzrs of :he Colorado General Assembly that all
steps necessary and proper, including appropriate funding, be taken
and authorized to require the United States to quantify its claims
and to adjudicate them and thereafter administer them in accordance
with state law; and

Be It Further Resolved that the Secrecary of this Board is hereby
direc-ted to furnish a true and correct certified copy of this resolu-
tion to the Governor and Attorney General of the State of Colorado,
and CO each of the members of the Colorado General Assembly."

Is .there any discussion on .the resolution? All .those in favor of .the
resolution signify by saying "aye" - opposed "no." It is ordered to
have passed. (See Appendix C).

Now I did something that I told everybody I didn't like. I brought a
resolution of my own and which I haven't shown to anybody. But every
member of the board now has it in front of him and I will read that
now. I have this resolution because I think that I would like to have
Larry have some support and authority to move quickly without the
board being in session and I think this may be required from time to
time. And besides I like to write things myself once in a while.

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