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<br />further federal participation in the water ,resource development of <br />'this' country. That is- an overriding theme ~ We can I t read these <br />options without getting the impression that the ~purposeis to make it <br />virtually:impossible to qualify for federal projects in the future. <br />Although there is some express language: in the publication which <br />indicates otherwise. ~ - <br /> <br />Copies of the publication in 'the Federal Register are available there I <br />on the table.. They are ;:a1so in' the: Board folders. At this time, ... <br />Mr~_Chairman, we' should have some discussion of what our course shoula <br />be from here.' It' obviously will not .be -possible for us to discuss all <br />the options at'this meeting. 'To adequately discuss them.all would take: <br />several days..- '- : :: ' , ., , :: - . <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I might add that we were advised on July 6 that these hearings, would be. <br />held, although we were not informed of 'the scope of the :hearing -or what <br />the, new policy was all -about.: We did not receive that information' , <br />until last- week. ~ ' ~ <br /> <br />- - ~ <br />- , <br /> <br />:: <br /> <br />The Governors ~or the ten'Missouri River Basin s'tates, th~otfgh the ~ , <br />Missouri: Rive~ Commission, dispatched a mailogram:tb the President <br />requesting that at least sixty days time be allowed for the review of <br />the:option: papers; The Governot's of 'theCC6lumbia and:Colo,rado River <br />- .Basin: states, through the :West;ern States .Wa,ter Council, ,made a similar <br />request. ~:Those two organizations represent: a substantial part of th€ : <br />United States, and virtually all of that part of the United States which <br />practices exten,sive irrigated .agriculture. To the best of my knowledge, <br />there' was not even the courtesy of a 'reply to -the many governors. ~So' <br />we are assuming that the hearing's. will__pro~eed :as scheduled- tomorrow:, ~ <br />morning'. "- - -, <br /> <br />, , <br />There i-s also -in your folders and ori':the table there a rerease froni. the <br />hearing officer who is with the Missouri Rive~ Basin Commi~sion, setting <br />forth the rules under which the:h€arihgs:w~ll-be conducted.: In general, <br />witnesses will be .limited' to not 'J:nore_ than ten niinutes of 'oral presenta- <br />tion-. It is our understanding at :this time 'that well over a :hundred : <br />people have requested the opportunity t6testify a~ the hearings <br />starting tomo:t:row. It seems that the time schedule:'is such tliat it <br />would be 'impossible to acconnnodateall~ o~ t~ose one hundred. <br /> <br />MR. DAUBERT: <br /> <br />It was 104 yesterd.ay~ : <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: The hearing officer is faced witli: a:veryformidable tas~ - <br />in trying to hear everybody: that wants _to be heard.', ~ <br /> <br />We anticipate that Governor Lamm will De the lead-off witness <br />o I clock in the morning. Those hearings are being held in, the <br />Office Building. ~ ' '~ ' . , <br /> <br />at 9:00 <br />Post <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />That is about all' the information I ~can -give 'you at this time, ,Mr. <br />Chairman'. We should have some 'discussion by. the ,Board" andwe-:: will - <br />invite the audience to -make any cormnents. - - <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON:- Can you tell -us who are~ the people on that task force? <br />I have never seen a list of them. Are they knowledgeable people or. <br /> <br />...4- <br />