BOARD01106

• Board Meeting Date: 2/3/1962
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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To renegotiate anything you have to
have agreement between people. And
irrespective of whether we think the compact
was right or wrong when it was initially
agreed upon, it is going to take the con-
currence of the states of Texas and New
Mexico. The Governor, Mr. Whitten, Mr.
Sparks and the attorney for the Water
Board have diligently been trying for many
years to renegotiate this. I might describe
it as voices crying in thB wilderness as
far as we are concerned. We have got to
the point where, as the Governor indicated
in his opening remarks we haven't gotten
very far at all, we have gotten to the
point where it is our opinion that it
would be a futile effort although we have
continued and will continue to attempt to
renegotiate but unless you can get some
cooperation, which we don't think is forth-
coming, it doesn't look like it has much
promise.

As far as the Fish and Wild Life is
concerned, Larry, would you like to explain
tha t?

MR . SPARKS:

It doesn't have to be in the project.
The question is: Do we want it in there
if we do construct the project? Is it a
worth-while project as far as the valley
is concerned? It appears to us any of
these Fish and Wild Life projects do inure
to the benefit of a local area.

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It may not be true but Congress requires
coordination in the construction of any of
these projects between all branches of the
Federal Government and State Government
and if it is possible to integrate recreational
benefits, or whatever you have, in one of
these projects, it must be done.

Now, the decision is up to Congress
as to whether or not this actually is
constructed or what aspects are to be
included. The recommendation is made by
the State of Colorado by this Board. So
whether or not the project is actually