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123 -- The Di;ector reported that only $25,000 for underground water investi- gations has been submitted in the biennium budget estimate by the ilqard for 1949-51, on the advice of the State Comptroller, but that the Legislature may ma!j:e upward revision of the total, if representatives cf areas of the state interested in underground waLer ~nvestigations would ~romote more funds by con- tacting their rep'resentatives. Regarding Item 11, "Board Administrative Matters", Director S1::one reported that no selection has been made yet ~or.a new Chief Engineer, although several candidates are being considered. Mr. Dille moved that the minutes as prepared for the Board me~ting of September 27-28, 1948, be approved and adopted. Upon being seconded by Mr. Pughe, the motion was put to vote and carried. Director Stone announced that 20 copies of the Director's report on the Blue-South Platte Project had been rec.eived for state distribution, but only five sets of the appendices. Distri~ution was set up as follows: Complete sets (report and appendices) to dater Board office (2); Colorado River Vlater Conservancy District (1); jointly for use of Frank Delaney and Judge Hume ~hite, policy com~ittee member (1); and Denver Water 30ard (1). Copies of the Director I s report to "11embers of the lIater Board. Director Stone recommended appointment of a Policy and Review Committee for study of the Blue-South Platte Project, similar to the Committee for the first stage of the Gunnison-Arkansas Project. He said the two Committees might save some over-lapping membership, but should not be identical in personnel. It was moved by Mr. Bannister and seconded by Mr. Dutcher that a Policy and Review Committee for the proposed Blue-South Platte project be authorized; and that such committee consist of seven members as follows: Two representing the Colorado Nater Conservation Board, two representing the proponents of the project, two representing the affected areain ,'{estern Colorado and one repre- senting the City of Colorado Springs. The members of the committee shall be designated by the Director, prOvided, that the commi~tee.ftesi~~es from the Jest Slope, East Slope and Colorado Springs shall be s~ch'personscas are re- commended by the above respective affected areas. - "'~9c_ ;-.. ",~~ The motion, upon vote taven, was unani~ous~j carried and deci~red passed. ,. , ,...-:- . "- A. N. Thompson, acting regional engineer, l..;gion $, Amarillo,' Texas, re- Darted that a contract for the Platoro Project, ~~he.~onejos-section of the . -' "-..- . Rio Grande Development, would be up for approving va!..e by' the water users on January 11, 1949. The contract involves a figure of ~~2Ge;~bo cost. He said invitation for aids would be made in February, bids received in ~arch, and the contract award made in April or May. The project involves 600,000 acre feet of water for supplementary uses and for flood control.