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<br />So it says: <br /> <br />"It is the policy of the State of Colorado to bring about judicial and' <br />administrative interpretation of the law that all water flowing in the <br />streams of Colorado. however and whatever. derived is part of the waterl <br />of the people of the State of Colorado and subject to the Constitution <br />and la\~s of the State of Colorado: and <br /> <br />Be It Resolved to the full extent of its authority the Board directs . <br />that its professional and technical staffs will appear and represent <br />this Board on behalf of "the people of the State of Colorado in every <br />case in which any major challenge to the validity of the above stated <br />policy shall occur. and to this end. the Board's director shall take <br />steps Which he shall deem best calculated to accomplish the above <br />defined policy." <br /> <br />Just because I like my own words. I would like somebody to at least <br />move that it be adopted. <br /> <br />Mr. Berthelson: I move we adopt it. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Is there a second? <br /> <br />Mr. Ford: I second it. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: All right. is there any discussion? Hearing that. I <br />will call it to a vote. All those in favor of adopting the resolution <br />will signify by saying "aye" - opposed "no." It is so passed. Now <br />with those two resolutions. you can do about anything you want. Larry. <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: Anything that I can get done. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: Now. there are a few things that I would like to do. <br />First of all. I would like to recognize Bill Nelson. a former member <br />of the board. Lew Williams was here and couldn't st~y. Dick Eckles. <br />Di~~. nice to have you aboard. Dick is the former director of natural <br />resources for the State of Colorado. He was very helpful to us when <br />he was in that position. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I will go to a subject that I put on the agenda and that is the future <br />activities of the board. And I am not going to dwell on it too long <br />because we have been here for some time. When I first came on the <br />board. the Colorado Water Conservation Board was one of the most pres- <br />tigous boards in the state of Colorado and I still think we are. I <br /> <br />-55- <br />