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<br />.:l/.Ltl <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MRS. KEATING: <br /> <br />MR. STAI?LETON: <br /> <br />REI? WADE: <br /> <br />"Any further questions of Mr. Elliott by <br />members of the Board? I don't believe there <br />are any other state agencies that wanted to <br />speak on this subje~t. Is there ,a representa- <br />tive of the Corps of Engineers here who would <br />like to be heard? Is Mr. Woodson still in the <br />room, from Albuquerque?" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"I think not. Mr. Stapleton." <br /> <br />"Well then. in accordance with our proce- <br />dure we have now heard from all the state and <br />federal agencies. It is now about quarter of <br />three. If we evolved an hour and a half dis- <br />cussion by both sides, 45 minutes each, we <br />would be into about 4:15 which, I think, would <br />please the Board pretty well. So with that in <br />mind, I will ask the proponents to speak and <br />try and limit their discussion to 45 minutes. <br />I will call on Representative Oakley Wade to <br />present the discussion for the proponents. <br />Representative wade." <br /> <br />"Mr. Chairman, members of the Board, I think <br />Mr. Sparks has already outlined for you the <br />issue before you quite well. It is not an <br />issue directly of whether or not we establish <br />a permanent pool but whether or not you author- <br />ize, or request, Congress to authorize the <br />invasion of the flood control pool in the John <br />Martin Dam for space enough to house, as it <br />were, water for fisheries. To house it during <br />the period of time that there might be storage <br />in what is now the conservation pool for irri~ <br />gators, whenever it is filled. <br /> <br />We appear before you today to ask you to <br />give us that kind of support. To recommend <br />to Congress that it enact legislation to assign <br />that space for this purpose within the John <br />Martin Reservoir. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I think it is well to note that we have <br />already discussed something of the size of the <br />pool. I think it is well to note that the <br />size of the pool requested represents a minimal <br />