BOARD01757

• Board Meeting Date: 5/25/1951
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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"6. If there is litigation, the outcome is uncertain. Colorado
rights to the use of Colorado River water will be place~ in jeopardy.

"7. If there is litigation, it may carry on for a period of
years and may cost the State of Colorado and its water users large
sums of money."

There followed discussion of the subject by members of the Board until
12:15 p.m. when the noon recess vms taken.

Afternoon Session.
May 25, 1951 .

The Board 'reconvened at 1:45 and resumed consideration of the matters
discussed in the morp.ing session.

Following such discussion, George A. Pughe offered and moved the
adoption of the following resolutionl

WHEREAS 'the Colorado Water Conservation Board has, on numerous
occasions, opposed, and taken such measures as seemed advisable to
prevent, interstate litigation before the Supreme Court of the United
States pver the waters of the Colorado River; and

Vi'HEREAS recent events make it desirable to reconsider the question;

NaN THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the polorado Water Conservation
Board that the former action and position of this Board on the matter
of interstate litigation over the waters of the Colorado River be and
it is hereby revoked.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of'the Board, who is
also Colorado's member of the Upper Colorado River Commission, and
the Attorney for the Board, who is a member of the Legal Committee
of the Commission, are hereby authorized and instructed to use
their best judgment in representing the State of Colorado on the
subject of such litigation at meetings of the Upper ColoradO River
Commission and of its Legal Committee.

The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was
seconded by A. E. Headlee. On vote being taken, the motion was
unanimously carried and the resolution declared adopted.

Further discussion ensued with respect to procedure and appropriate
action on the entire subject which should be taken by Colorado. The Director
of the Board and its Attorney suggested that it would be well to consult the
members of the Colorado delegation in the Congress at an appropriate time since
they have been in the past, and are now, in touch ,vith matters relating to the
subject anft will be called upon to take a position in the Congress on bills and
resolutions relating to the matter.

Thereupon, it was sugg~sted and agreed by the Board' as follows:

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