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<br />Then I think, Larry, you ought to take item number 8. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: Item number 8 is the election of a chairman and vice <br />chairman for this fiscal year, which is pretty well along already. <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a motion that we elect <br />Ben Stapleton as chairman and Fred Kroeger as vice chairman. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: I will second that. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: It has been moved-and seconded that the present officers <br />be retained, Mr. Stapleton for chairman and Mr. Kroeger for vice <br />chairman. Are there any further nominations? (NO response.) <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: -I move the nominations be closed and a unanimous ballot <br />be cast. <br /> <br />MR. FURNEAUX: Second. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: It has been moved and seconded that the nominations be <br />closed and a unanimous ballot cast for Mr. Stapleton .-:f6r .:chairman and <br />Mr. Kroeger. for vice chairman. All in favor say "Aye." (Unanimous <br />ayes.) Those opposed? (NO response.) <br /> <br />The motion is carried. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: Speaking for Fred and myself, we will carryon at least <br />to the end of this fiscal year. <br /> <br />One of the things I read about. is that Larry might be fishing more in <br />the future than he has in trhe past. We will await that final decision <br />and announcement. But all I can say, Larry, is that if you do more - <br />fishing, the Water Board will never be the same. We will await further <br />word from you at the appropriate time. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: I will inform the board members <br />the near future of my plans for retirement. <br />until the election gets over -- not that the <br />with it one way or the other. <br /> <br />by individual letter in <br />I simply have been waiting <br />election had a thing to do <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: Then will you give us your report, Larry? . <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: You will recall that a couple of months ago I sent a <br />memorandum to the Board stating that there were several pieces of legis- <br />lation that we were working on in Congress that we considered quite I <br />critical. One of those had to do with trying to terminate the litiga- <br />tion brought against the Secretary of the Interior by three environ- <br />mental organizations--Trout unlimited, the Wilderness Society, and the <br />Environmental Defense Fund. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: What about the Sierra Club? <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: They were not in this suit. <br /> <br />-32- <br />