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<br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />light of that fact, Mr. Fetcher urged the Board to consider <br /> <br /> <br />expressing its support for S. 777. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Montgomery noted that the jurisdiction of the Corps <br /> <br /> <br />is not really the underlying problem concerning the <br /> <br /> <br />administration of the Section 404 Permit program. Rather, he <br /> <br /> <br />noted that the real problem is that the Corps of Engineers, <br /> <br /> <br />in the administration of the program, goes beyond <br /> <br /> <br />considertion of the water quality impacts which would result <br /> <br /> <br />from the discharge of dredged or fill material to take in <br /> <br /> <br />account a wide range of environmental impacts relating to the <br /> <br /> <br />reductions in flows which a water development project would <br /> <br /> <br />cause. Mr. Montgomery indicated that it was his opinion that <br /> <br /> <br />administrative action would largely solve the problem should <br /> <br /> <br />the Reagan Administration choose to so act, and that an <br /> <br /> <br />amendment of the Act as such was not absolutely necessary, <br /> <br /> <br />although S. 777 certainly would be desirable. <br /> <br /> <br />At the conclusion of Mr. Montgomery's remarks, Mr. <br /> <br /> <br />MacFarlane moved, seconded by Mr. Robbins, that the Board go <br /> <br /> <br />on record as supporting in concept S. 777, 97th Congress. <br /> <br /> <br />There being no further discussion, the motion was passed on a <br /> <br /> <br />unanimous voice vote. <br /> <br /> <br />There being no further business to come before the Board <br /> <br /> <br />pursuant to Agenda Item 3, Mr. Kroeger asked Mr. McDonald to <br /> <br /> <br />proceed with Agenda Item 4 concerning the review of <br /> <br /> <br />legislation pending before the Colorado General Assembly. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. McDonald began by reviewing the status of S.B. 414, the <br /> <br />I~ <br />