BOARD00887

• Board Meeting Date: 7/8/1966
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Deputy Director, and attorneys, it could never
have been brought to pass. Actually this
project is finally and at last looks as though
it is going to go over. I think that all I can
say for the project is that we thank the public
officials for all the work they have done - real
good effective work."

MR. SPARKS:

"There has been much bitter controversy
concerning the Trinidad Project. I have never
seen such difficulty in trying to spend $21
million in Colorado:"

NR. MILENSKI:

"What position is Kansas taking on it?"

MR. SPARKS:

"Kansas has jumped into the picture lately
and we are having some difficulty with the
State of Kansas on the project. However, 1tle
scheduled a special meeting of the Arkansas
River compact Administration in June to try and
iron out the problem with Kansas. Another meet-
ing has been called for the 2nd of August. We
are hopeful that at that meeting the state of
Kansas will give its full approval to the
project.

Glenn, you went to the meeting in Kansas
recently at which the Bureau of Reclamation
made every effort to explain the project to
the officials of Kansas. It appears at this
time that they have no real objections to the
project. Their interest is whether or not the
project compli2s with the terms of the Arkansas
River Compact. They wanted additional time to
study the operating principles. We hope that
within the month tl1at the matter will be re-
solved with I~nsas.

Actually, the congressional delegation of
Kansas has flagged the project in the House
Appropriations Committee. \'1hat I mean is that
they are objecting to the appropriation in the
Congress pending some official action by the
state.

Are there any other comments or questions