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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />bargain sale. I don't know why they didn't make that $4,000,000, but <br />anyway, $3,995,000 is the sum the President requested to continue <br />construction on the Narrows Project. We already have construction <br />funds available for this fiscal year. Mr. Friehauf is here, the <br />manager of. the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, and <br />John Rayburn, the manager of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy <br />District, representing the two districts involved in this project. I <br />don't know whether they wish to make any statements or not. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: Just to get the matter in orderly progression, can I <br />hear a motion that the recommendation be approved? <br /> <br />MR. VANDEMOER: I so move. <br /> <br />MR. FORD: I second it. <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: It's been moved and seconded. All right, is there any <br />discussion by members of the board? <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: Larry, what is the,effect of recent statements made by <br />various ~tate agencies? There were some letters of opposition. Has <br />this changed anything? <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: I think not. I think that the comments that were sub- , <br />mitted by two state agencies were ill-advised. They simply failed to <br />consult w~th anyb9dy before they issued those statements. There was <br />some breakdown, however, in the entire review process. People who <br />submitted late comments were given to understand by the processing <br />agency that.comments could be submitted at a later date. Neither the <br />Governor, Mr. Sherman or I knew about the delay. The Governor is <br />taking steps to correct the state review process so that the state <br />agecies at least sit down and talk to each other before comments are <br />submitted tn the future on various projects. The comments submitted. <br />in our opinion were not valid and should not in any way reflect un- <br />favorably against the project. <br /> <br />MR. SHERMAN: Let me just respond to that briefly. Certain comments <br />were received out of time. Larry and his staff and the Department of <br />Natural Resources rely on a clearing house process where we assumed <br />certain comments would be tendered in timely fashion, which was not the <br />case. Nevertheless, there have been certain critical comments of this <br />project that are now currently under review. Larry's initial analyses <br />are that these comments do not have a great deal of substance or <br />foundation. Nevertheless, we are reviewing those comments with the <br />Bureau of Reclamation, with other state agencies, and other depart- <br />ments. We will give a supplemental report to the Governor which <br />addresses each and every comment that has been raised by the state <br />agencies. Hopefully, we will be able to do this within the next few <br />weeks. I also want to state for the record that the Division of Water <br />Resources did have some critical comment on this project. They sub- <br />mitted their comments in a timely fashion. The clearing house gave , <br />the Division of Water Resources an extension of time. The problem was <br /> <br />-5- <br />