BOARD01303

• Board Meeting Date: 1/14/1960
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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River bottom, without any chance of the
upper basin ever being asked to supply a
portion of it.

My main idea is that if we could work
out some change in the Rio Grande Compact .
for the benefit of Colorado in a deal with
New Mexico, we ought to do it,"

MR. STAPLETON:

"Thank you, Mr. Bunger.
Did you have a comment, Mr. Nelson?"

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MR. NELSON: "The only comment I have is that I agree
with Larry completely on the urgency of the
situation and the needs for taking a step to-
wards its solution. The only reason I raised
the point earlier was I just wasn't sure of the
availabilit~ of using legislation as that means."

MR. STAPLETON: "I'll entertain a motion at this time that
we approve the amendments to the proposed bill
in principal, giving the Committee some chance
to change the language that might be desired
before the draft is sent to New Mexico."

MR. PETERSON: "Mr. Chairman, shouldn't we, if we take
any action on this at this time, approve the
principles of the bill with the additions of
the amendments? Instead of just the amendments?"

MR. STAPLETON: "Is that your motion?"

MR. PETERSON: "I'll so move."

MR. L. WILLIAMS: "I'll second it."

MR. STAPLETON: "It has been seconded by Mr. Williams.
Is there any further discussion? All those in
favor of the motion will signify by saying
'aye'; opposed - the motion is carried."

MR BARNARD JR . "Mr. Cha4rman."
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MR. STAPLETON:
MR. BARNARD, JR.:

"Mr. Barnard, Jr."

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"For the reasons that I told you before,
and because I am not sitting here in my own
right, I would like to be recorded as ab-
staining from voting on the motion to the ex-
tent that it goes, that is, as approving in
general the amendments as indicated, because
I can't in good conscience vote "aye'."