BOARD01448

• Board Meeting Date: 10/27/1944
• Description: Table of Contents and Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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members of the Board that consideration be given to inviting this committee
to hold hearings in Colorado. General discussion followed.

Motion was made by George Pughe and seconded by Silmon Smith
that it is the sense of the Colorado Water Conservation Board that
no useful purpose would be served at this time by inviting the ~Mc
Farland Commi ttee"to hold hearings in the State of Colorado.

The motion was unanimously passed and declared adopted.

Th3 meeting adj ourned at 5 dO p. m. to reconvene at 9100 ,a. m.,
October 28, 1944.

Saturday - October 28, 1944

The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chaiman Chris Wallrich at
91'45 a. m., October 28, 1944.

It was moved by Miss Pointer and seconded by Mr. Nelson that
the minutes of the meeting of the Board, held July 12-13, 1944, be
approved as read.

The motion was unanimously carried and declared adopted.

There ensued a discussion of the question of the payment of the Master's
fees and expenses of the North Platte Case (Nebraska v. Wyoming, Colorado, im-
pleaded defendant, United States, Intervenor). This discussion involved what
position Colorado should take before the Court in apportioning the fees, and
the arrangements which should be made by the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
through budget arrangements, appropriations and otherwise to share such fees
when they are finally fixed by, the Court.

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It was moved by Mr. Pughe and seoonded by Mr. Nelson that the
Board authorize the Attorney General, the Director, and the attorney
for the Colorado Water Conservation Board to use their best judgment
on the question of fees and expenses of the Special Master in the
North 7latte Case (Nebraska v. Wyoming, Colorado, impleaded defendant.
United States, intervenor) as conditions develop. '

The motion was unanimously oarried and declared adopted.

Mr. Nelson was then asked to make a statement regarding the aotion of
the State Planning Commission respecting the policy of the State with respeot
to reoreational and fish and wildlife facilities where water conservation
projeots are involved. Mr. Nelson reported that he had disoussed the matter
with the State Planning COllUllission and he was authorized by that Commission
to discuss it wi th the state Game and Fish Commission and prepare recommendations
to be presented to the State Planning' Commission at the ir next meeting which
will be,'held on Deoember 6, 1944. He further stated that he planned to dis-
ii:!; cuss the problem with the Executive COllUllittee of the Colorado County Com-
':'i:! missioners Association and then formulate a plan to be presented to the State
),J, Planning Conunission and thereafter to other interested State agenoies suoh as
1'1,1, the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the State Land 13oard. Thereafter,
!\llii!' he said. a joint meeting could be held on the subjeot, if it seemed advisable.

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