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<br /> <br />~v" ' <br /> <br />compact betweeu the States of'Colq~ado ~nd Kansas, ,for the purpose, <br />and in accordauce with the above 9uoted letter cf the Governor of <br />the State of Colorado. <br /> <br />Without further discussion the motion unanimously carried <br />and was declared adopted. <br /> <br />The Director presented a letter received by the Governor of the State <br />,"Colore.do from Lester C. Hunt, Governor of the State of Wyoming, respecting <br />'e initie.tion of compact negotiatione between the States of Colorado, New <br />lIdco, Utah and Wyoming, respecting the _tel'S of the Uppe~ Basin of the Colo- <br />ado"River. ' <br /> <br />There ensued general diecussion of the request made by the Governor of <br />yarning by the members of the' Board and by representatl. ves of various sections <br />,fthil St!l'te attending theilieeting~ "J,tidi~.A:1:'W. 'l'loRendrl.e strcngly urged the <br />'itiation ofoompact negotiations 'amOng'~h&'feur'8~ates of the Upper Colorado <br />iver Basin. It was',..Jircught out that ,the :request 'of Governor-Runt was made <br />, del' the provisions of Artiole' VI 'of" th~"Cii!orado River COmpilct, and that if <br />.~ aontrcversy existed, the 'other states 'af ,the .B~sin would be obligated, upon <br />the request of one of the GOvernors of the' Bann, to ftppoint compaot connniasion- <br />'ers and join in suoh negotiatione. It was questioned by some membere of the <br />',13oard ..hether a present oontroversy existed between two or'morii states of the <br />Upper Bilsin and thus mal<:ing obI'igatory oompaot'negotiatioD.8'lIiider Article VI of <br />,the Colorado River Compact, upon the requeitof'G6vernor'Runt. - <br /> <br />It was moved by Judge O'Rourk, and seoonded by Silmon Smith <br />that 1;h.e Chairman appoint a,'oommitt"e'of tnree members from the Board <br />to formulate a reply to Governor Runt' e letter. and that this oom- <br />mittee report baok to the Board before i1;s adjourmnent', 'for 'final <br />aotion a8 to polioy on the matter and the nature of the 'reply' to <br />Governor Hunt. <br /> <br />Aft'll' making the motion, it Was suggnted by Judge O'Rourke <br />that if the Direot6r 1s not appointed on the oommittee. that the <br />oommitteeshould oonfer with him and also with Attorney GeneriJ." <br />Hinkley. <br /> <br />The' motion WaS unanimously passed and 'deolared adopted. <br /> <br />The <i"onsideration of the letter sul:liiitted by GovernorHurit oontinued <br />", until the ,hour of reoess. Before recessing for nOfIl,'.1twas agreed that the <br />, proposed o_ents, suggestions and oriticism!! ~o the' tente.tive report of'the <br />Bureau of Reolamation, dated November. 1944. heretofore submitted to the Cola- <br />" rado lIater Conservation Board, should be cl<rafuUy read in meeting from beginning <br />to end, and each stat~men:t therein oontained lie st\l41ecl. in order that the fiDal <br />statement for s~bmission to the Bureau of Reclamation may be tully understood <br />and approved' ,by -the' Board. <br /> <br />~11 <br /> <br />I <br />1 <br />" <br />I ~ <br />,I <br />, <br /> <br />The meeting recessed at 12:15 to reoonvene at 2:00 p.m. <br /> <br />,~ <br />j~ <br />ill <br />I <br />I <br />~! <br />I <br />c. <br />:~ <br />