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that it~ould affect I:ssues 1, 2, and 4. To me, the major problem with this: report is the :.pre-emption of water law and water rights. - Every-- thing else is fairly secondary;' at least in my mind. ~ ~ ~ ~ -. - - -. I think we ought to be in there early. We should avail ourselves of the _ administrative :.procedure, whether :this is a :dog and po_ny show or not. It probably is. The one .we went to before was.- We should avail I ourselves of the administrativE! procedure. We should .be :ion there . early-with our:statement of what we think the pro~lem is and should s~y something, 'whether you agree w~th this particular motiop. ~ayb~ there is another one that is better ;- ~ -. . ...... "'" -. ~. ...... To me J -that is tne maj or issue. I :think we, 9ught to s~y so~ething _about it and say it now and say it strongly. - ' MR. VANDEMOER: Wouldn't it add strength to the Governor's statement, even.if it was on paper,: if this Board,did bave a resolutio~. As Bob says, maybe-not in his wording, but, just a resolution adopted today: by this Board rather than just: going in as we sit right nOw? ' ~ - ,. MR. SHERMAN: I have no objection. MR. VANDEMOER: If-we could get the:wording. I don't know the-wording, but just- to make a strong statement.::to go with-the Governor'.s statement, from this Board. ~. - MR. SHERMAN: I think that would be fine~ MR; STAPLETON:- Mr. Fetcher? -- ~ , - - MR FETCHER: Bob, although I seconded your motion, I have also some of the same feeling that Fred has -- that there are other very serious areas which we haven't really had the time to study. : For instance, there is a- statement. in there which, in effect, as I understand it, means that there would be, no subsidies to agriculture for-irrigation water. And, of course, this could be very serious as far as getting projects on line. that would be primar~l~ irrigation. ,So perhap~ you would am~nd the motion: to include all four sections, because: I thi_nk. they .do affect us. ~ MR. JACKSON: serious::. No argument. 'There are other areas thit are equally - - - - In the same report, I think you will see-where they indicate that if sopial policy dictates, they may favor agriculture as opposed to some- thing else. Lord only knows what they are= doing: ' . MR. BENTON: Larry, this eve]Jtual written document wqich wi:ll be -forwarded to the Commission, _or whatever-:- will it be s_igned by the Governor or by you, or who will it essentially be representing? MR. SPARKS:-~ I don'_t know how the Governor is go_ing to :phrase that. What I recommended to him was that we say that the detailed policy statement'from the State of-Colorado_would be prepared by the Depart- ment of Natural Resources and forwarded as the state's position. There I -12-