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I MR. SPARKS: The environmental organization-s :are applauding all the President's actions and will strongly support the new water policy, whatever that may be, on .the- theory .that it is bound to' reflect thei:c views more than the views of the average citizen. MR. STAPLETON: How about conservancy districts and others? Have they been coordinating with you? - MR. SPARKS: Most of them have had .little or no-opportunity:to review the option p-apers ~ The: only reason we got them was because we: do subscribe to the Federal Register. It costs money, and we receive every issue of the Federal Register. By and' large, there_ are not many agencies or people 'in the State- of Colorado or anywhere else that do subscribe to the Federal Register.- I think most .of them are :planning on -at least submitt1ng some wr1tten st_atements. It is my understanding that some have requested time to give oral statements. : ~ know that agencies' here in the: immediate 'area;.the Denver Water Board and 'others; have requested time to make oral statements. . . .- The congressional delegation is in somewhat of a state of confusion about this entire procedure; :They are expected to be 'at :these hearings-, which came,as a surprise to them. We, noticed that the first time we knew this was whenwe:got a letter from the Missou~i River Basin Commission to the effect that priority would be given to governors, congressmen and senators at the hearing. I think that is the first notice that the senators and congressmen had that:these public hearings were also for:their benefit. - _ . .... - - Various congressmen have protes.ted quite bitterly to the President about the entire procedure. They got the same brush-off or no answer that the governors got~ I-doubt:that there will be any congressmen and/o:c senators here tomorrow, since they are -in a very critical stage in Congress right now~ They are :trying to: get rea'dy to adjourn this- Friday. There are many critical issues that they are trying to dispose of this week. Some of them have- indicated that -they would have a representative here to make a statement. But they, :like everyone else, have had very little opportunity to review that federal publication. : . , I MR~ JACKSON: I, as one member, find myself not very happy with the fact that Larry will not speak tomorrow. - I personally woUld like to see 'us recommend to the Governor that ,perhaps there is more that c6uld:be:said. Specifically, I would like to offer the following resolution for the Board's consideration, first of all, as to Issue. Area Number 3 in the Federal Register, pa~e 36792, and as it would affect Issues 1, 2, and 4: "The Colorado Water Conservation Board disapproves of any federal recommendations- through the National Water Policy which would pre~empt existing state water law or which by federal edict expropriates existing state water rights. "Secondly, that specifically applies to the many, many options. It is impossible to formulate a reply ona coherent basis within the time . frame granted, and that a delay of at least six months should be granted in implementation: of the_National Water Policy." -9;"