BOARD01703

• Board Meeting Date: 5/5/1981
• Description: CWCB Meeting
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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bill which would provide amendments to the Board's instream

flow program. Mr. McDonald noted that S.B. 414 as it emerged

from the Senate represented a delicately balanced compromise

acceptable to a wide range of interests. However, when the

bill moved to the House of Representatives, it was

substantially amended, resulting in a bIll which was not at
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all acceptable to most of the parties whorinvolved in

developing the compromise version that had emerged from the

Senate. Mr. McDonald indicated that he had taken the

position that the Senate version of the bill was an

appropriate compromise and that he had urged Senator Anderson

and others to request a conference committee on the bill

rather than accept the House amendments.

With respect to S.B. 439, as passed by both the Senate

and the House (see Appendix T), Mr. McDonald explained to the

Board each of the major provisions in the bill which had been

added by way of amendment in the House of Representatives.

He also explained to the Board the various issues which had

been raised and concerns which had been expressed by assorted

legislators d~ring the ~onsideration of the bill by the House
Agriculture, Livestock, and_~Natural Resources ~ommittee and
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during debate on the floor of the House.

Considerable discussion ensued among members of the

Board concerning various provi~ions of the bill and whether
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or not the Board should take a position the~n. It was

ultimately decided by a consen~us of the appointed members of

the Board that any concerns which they might have about the

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