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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Lower Division State Repreaentatives <br />October 7, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />legal and policy issues under the Law of the River should not be addreSsed by technical <br />representatives, They are sufficiently important that they should be discussed by the Governors' <br />Representatives. <br /> <br />We believe the time has come to begin a fmmal dialogue between the St8tes on these issues. Ar, <br />necessary. the Dep~ent of the.Interior and others should be involved. but we believe these arc <br />manifestly state-to-state matters; and should remain so. We seek to avoid having such iilsues <br />detennined by the federal government or by acrimonious and expensive litigation. <br /> <br />Therefore. we would like to schedule a meeting with you to determine whether it is feasible to <br />, ' ' <br />establish a, f'ramework for state-to-state discussions on these issues of mutual concern. These <br />issues are of such importance that we owe it to our respective States and to future generations to <br />attempt ,to resOlve them. ' <br /> <br />We look forward to your response, and to continuing the open communication and cooperation <br />we have enjoyed over the last several years. <br />