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<br />5400 <br /> <br />use outside the state, which has been held to <br />be an unconstitutional statute but it is still <br />on the books. I think maybe this also is <br />part of the basis for New Mexico's concern. <br />I have never been able to really see the <br />justification for the mental anguish, or the 1 <br />mental gymnastics that everybody has gone <br />through to solve this problem but maybe they <br />feel the same way about some of the problems <br />we raise. As long as we can resolve it with- <br />out injury, and I think this does, I think we <br />are obligated to try to reach an accommoda- <br />tion with them." <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />"Mr. Kroeger, do you have any comments?" <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: "Mr. Chairman, one of the attorneys that <br />I listened to in this room asked me just a <br />minute ago if I had seen this thing and if <br />I was aware how short it was and how simple <br />it was and he assured me that something must <br />be wrong. But as you have indicated, we <br />have had verbal gymnastics on this thing for <br />two years and this is the final outcome. Sam <br />Maynes held a meeting with the people of the <br />La Plata irrigation area last Monday and some <br />125 of the irrigators were there and we think <br />this thing is satisfactory from our interests. <br />Therefore, I'll move that the Board accept <br />the amendment to H. R. 4671 as constituted <br />herein. " <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: "Is there a second to that motion?" <br /> <br />MR. R.B. WILLIAMS: "I'll second." <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />"Now, what does 'vitiate' mean?" <br /> <br />MR. MOSES: <br /> <br />"That's a word that I didn't pick out." <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: <br /> <br />"Tha t 's the verb that he says he didn't <br />put in there ~" <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />"I recognize it as a verb but other than <br />that I'm not quite clear as to what it means." <br />