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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-.~. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR, TOOLE: <br /> <br />MR. MOSESI <br /> <br />Ma. STMLBTONI <br /> <br />MR, MOSJ3S I <br /> <br />O.J...J...,) <br /> <br />"I'm Jack Toole with tbe San Luis valley. <br />aeaIters. Is there anything in any of <br />these projects which would cause us to lose <br />the right to drill or use the water from the <br />Closed Basin? We certainly know we have <br />given away our water under the compact in <br />the 30's when we were all broke and depressed. <br />We are depressed right now and I hope we <br />aren't going to give away any more of our <br />water under this plan." <br /> <br />"I can answer that question. We cer- <br />tainly have not given up any rights, Both <br />the legislation and the Compaot are clear <br />concerning the use of any water whioh mi9hi: <br />be salvaged from the Closed Basin." <br /> <br />"I want to say right here while Harry <br />Locke is here and can hear me, we aren't <br />going to stand by and see our water given <br />away like we have under the Compact." <br /> <br />"May I add one thing to that, Mr. <br />Chairman? " <br /> <br />"Mr. Moses_II <br /> <br />"Let me read the language in the pJ!'eseDt <br />draft of the proposed legislation. Thts <br />kind of language was in the resol~ion <br />adopted by the local districts; <br /> <br />'SEC. 3. (a) As the waters to be sal- <br />vaged by means of this project are waters <br />which arise in the "closed basin" as defil\ed <br />in Article I(d) of the Rio Grande Compact <br />(53 stat. 785), the rights of the united <br />States or States of New Mexico or Texas <br />shall be subordinate to the needs withiQ <br />the basin of origin, and no right to demand <br />continuation of exportation of ground water <br />from the Closed Basin to the Rio Grande <br />shall accrue to the United States or ta the <br />States of New Mexico or Texas to the detri- <br />ment of water users in Colorado.' <br />