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<br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Kroeger then recessed the meeting at 11:55 a.m. for <br /> <br />lunch. <br /> <br />During the luncheon recess, there was an informal <br /> <br />showing of the film produced by the U.S. Water and Power <br /> <br />Resources Service documenting the spilling of Lake Powell <br /> <br />during the summer of 1980. Following the showing of the <br /> <br />film, Mr. Kroeger reconvened the meeting at 1:10 p.m. to <br /> <br />continue with the consideration of Agenda Item No.3. <br /> <br />Mr. McDonald commenced the afternoon session by <br /> <br />reviewing S. 777, which had been introduced into the 97th <br />~ <br />Congress by Senators Tower and BsnitiR (see Appendix R). <br /> <br />Mr. McDonald explained that the major features of S.777 were <br /> <br />to restrict the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers under <br /> <br />Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to those water~ <br /> <br />historically defined as being "navigable" waters. He noted <br /> <br />that the bill allowed the governor of any state, with the <br /> <br />concurrence of that state's legislature to have the <br /> <br />jurisdiction of Section 404 extend beyond navigable waters <br /> <br />upon request to the Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />Following Mr. McDonald's introductory remarks, Mr. <br /> <br />Fetcher apprised the Board of the status of S.B. 16 before <br /> <br />the Colorado General Asembly, a bill which would provide for <br /> <br />the State's assumption of the Section 404 Permit program. <br /> <br />Mr. Fetcher noted teAt S.B. 16, as presently drafted, would <br /> <br />more than likely not be satisfactory to the Corps of <br /> <br />Engineers and thus would not, even if enacted into law, <br /> <br />result in the State's being able to assume the program. In <br /> <br />/ 7 <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />