BOARD01764

• Board Meeting Date: 2/16/1960
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. BURR:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. NELSON:
MR. STAPLETON:

MR. SPARKS:

I will now entertain a motion that the min-
utes be approved as corrected."

"As usual, I will make the necessary motion."

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"Mr. Burr has made the motion. May I have a
second?"

"I'll second."

"It has been moved and seconded that the min-
utes of the meeting of January 14, 1960, as
amende~be approved. All those in favor will
signify by saying 'aye'; opposed - the minutes
are approved.

The next matter is that of the permanent
pool at the John Martin Reservoir. Larry has
evidently redrafted the proposed legislation and
expected to have some comments by today. So will
you discuss that matter, please, Larry?"

"Unfortunately, most of the comments came in
yesterday while we were moving our office. This
draft of the legislation to authorize a permanent
pool in John Martin Reservoir was forwarded to
everyone that we thought was interested in the
matter or had previously expressed an interest.
That included the various ditch companies, ditch
associations in the Arkansas Valley, and the
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District,
and the Compact Commissioners from both Colorado
and the State of Kansas. Replies have been re-
ceived from most of those agencies.

There have been no objections expressed to
the intent of the legislation. The Southeastern
Colorado Water Conservancy District has recom-
mended some minor modifications in the language.
The State Engineer of the State of Kansas has
likewise recommended some minor modifications in
the language of the bill. I see no point in I
going over those particular modifications because '
some of them, from what tentative perusal we have
done, appear to be well taken and will be incor-
porated in the legislation. It makes no differ-
ence how many times you draft any document, there
will always be some modifications which someone
can suggest.

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