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<br />lllOll <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR. PETERSON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />MR. PETERSON: <br /> <br />"Does the Fish and Game Department have the <br />power of condemnation?" <br /> <br />"It does not." <br /> <br />"\Vhat assurance do we have, if we all go to <br />this trouble, that the Fish and Game Department <br />will purchase the water rights? Is there money <br />set aside for this in their budget? \Vhat under- <br />standing do we have?" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"The only understanding we have is that the <br />Fish and Game Department will attempt to secure <br />the water rights necessary for this permanent <br />pool. It may be that in their opinion the price <br />of these water rights is prohibitive. If so, <br />there will be no permanent pool. But up to the <br />present time they have not been able to exercise <br />any option to purchase water nor to get into <br />active negotiations because they have no place <br />to put the water. We have no assurance, once <br />this legislation is passed, that the permanent <br />pool will be established, but at least it's a <br />step towards accomplishing the permanent pool." <br /> <br />"Does the Fish and Game Department have this <br />matter in their budget or where will they get the <br />money so that we don't have a problem with the <br />Legi slature and filr. Dines' Commi ttee?" <br /> <br />"The Fish and Game Department is a cash agency. <br />The money which goes to that agency cannot be ex- <br />pended for any purpose other than for Fish and <br />Game purposes." <br /> <br />"Larry, inasmuch as it is so indefinite as to <br />what provisions would be made in a bill - as you <br />have just stated, the bill would be drafted back <br />in Washington and it may be entirely different <br />than what we hav~ suggested in this bill - why is <br />it necessary that we take any particular action on <br />it right now other than to have you advise our <br />Congressional delegation that we will be favor- <br />able to a bill and let them come out with a bill <br />and then let us look the bill over after they come <br />out with it." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"The bill that they will introduce will be <br />the bill that we forward to them." <br /> <br />"Will be the what?" <br />