BOARD01799

• Board Meeting Date: 9/8/1961
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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Congress will adjourn shortly and between now
and adjournment some decision has to be,made
as to whether or not funds should be appro-'
priated this year for the all-federal system
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or not. I trust that the objective behind ~is
Board meeting is not to discredit the action 'I
of the Upper Colorado River Commission because,
remember, this is one state and the Upper Colo-
rado River Commission represents more than one
state.

I have come to this meeting today thinking
that the objective of this Board is not to at-
tempt to discredit the decision of the Uppe~
Colorado River Commission. I hope that the;
Board is trying to objectively arrive at a ,
solution and an understanding of this probl~m.
I don't know if the Board would contemplate:
changing its resolution. I do welcome very.
much the suggestion made by ~~. Sparks that ,he
and the Board would like to have time to co~-
sider the proposals and assurances that our '
companies have given to the Upper Colorado ~iver
Commission and I do feel that this should be
done. But you must realize, though, that it
complicates the situation for us to expect the
companies in Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and
Utah to negotiate with this Board as to the~r
wheeling arrangements in their states. The:
proper agency, local agency, for our companies
to be dealing with in this matter on a regional
basis is through the Upper Colorado River c<?m-
mission. I want to assure you, though, that
our company so far as this matter relates tq
the State of Colorado will continue to work,
closely with this Board as we have in the past
and if Mr. Sparks and his staff want to objec-
tively and sincerely examine whether or not'
there are substantial advantages, which we Qe-
lieve there are, to the project, from the as sur- I
ances which have been given to the Upper Colo-
rado Commission, we would only be too glad and
welcome the opportunity of reviewing that matter
in an objective atmosphere with Mr. Sparks ~nd
his staff.