BOARD01143

• Board Meeting Date: 12/11/1953
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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written. I don't think we are jeapordizing anything. I think .that
in the proponent here by. saying that we want to study it naw, is too
hazardous of securing nothing in that Bill for Colorado and I think
Colorado is entitled to its share. Denver is not asking. for too
much in connection with the Blue River. Let me say Tight here that
hunt .for them as we may, DEmver is not trying to shut off a single
right. l.V point is that Denver can take that amount of water from
the Blue River. wi thout harming anyone on the Western Slope. I see
no doubt but those major outlines of Mr. Hill's figures are right.
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~I want to MOVE the adoption by this Board of the findings and re-
commendations of the Colorado Conference Committee in the form in
which they have been presented here, as the policy of this Board
and the basis of the instructions of the State of Colorado to its
representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission."

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. Mr. Bailey: "Is there a second to that motion?"

I.lr. Dille: "I have a great deal of sympathy for the feelings of
the people on. the Western Slope and I still think something oan be
worked out along the line that has been developed by Mr. Roberts.
We must take some aotion. 'riler",fore, I want to SECOND the MOTION of
~ J.lr. Roberts". -/

Mr. Baile~i: "Vie are going to limit our discussion to the members
of the Board.1t

Mr. MOses: "I have lost lI\Y copy of the resolution, but I want to
ask the Commissioner if the writing of the findings and reoommen-
dations are in suoh form that he could present them before the Com-
mission without embarrassment."

Mr. Breitenstein: ItThis is a difficult question for me to anSYler
and in the answers that I give I Ylant no reflection on lI\Y personal
views and on the motion."

{; Mr. Pughe: . "I MOVE to amend Mr. Robert's MOTION, that we vote on
the findings and recommendations of the Colorado Conference Com-
mittee of December 10, 1953, section by section.n

Mr. Hunter: ItI SECOND that MOTION."

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Mr. Bailey: "Do you want to hear Mr. Breitenstein '5 discussion on
this before you vote on that?"

Mr. Breitenstein: "Let me say I willdo it reluctantly and if any
member of the Board, or Mr. 'Upton disagrees with lI\Y interpretation
of it, I hope they will speak up. Paragraph I, no comment. Para-'
graph 2: I take that that refers. to regulatory hold-over storage
without reference to amount. If that is adopted, then the represen-
tative would be instructed to vo/te in favor of the Colorado River
Storage Bill asnaw drafted. The Hill report refers to a hold-over
storage in the amount of 21,000,000 acre-feet &~d that would not
prevent the Commissioner from voting for greater storage if that
was thought desirable."

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