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<br />Cqlorado has to,Texas and N~w-Mexico under. the Rib.Grande Compact. <br /> <br />The next priority then is for the. Federal Wildlife Re~uge. The <br />remaining priority is for any water'in excess of those needs~ That <br />water can be.sold to users in Colorado under a repayment'contract <br />. based upon the ability to pay. <br /> <br />So the State Land, Board has indica~ed that: if 5,000 acre-feet of water <br />would be made: available under that priority, ~t such time, might <br />become available, which would be at least 15 years, if they could sub- <br />scribe,to.5,000,feet, of water and pay for it, like any other person <br />for irrigation: purposes, 'they would consiqer that sufficient compensa- <br />tion for deeding to, the federal government the several thousand acres <br />which are required for project purposes. <br /> <br />We are now exploring that ,possibility. But one way or another, we <br />will solve ,the, problem with, the State Land: Board. <br /> <br />A.Dlrther: item on the Closed Basin is that the legislation,provides <br />that an operating committee be established to work with the Bureau of <br />Reclamation in developing the project. The legislation provides that <br />one. member of that operating committee shall be appointed, by this board. <br />At the time we discussed the:legislation--and'that discussion went over <br />a period of several years--the board indicated that it'intended.to <br />appoint as the.board representative on that committee the board repre- <br />sentative from the: San Luis Valley.. Since it now is time to get the <br />operating committee going, I would suggest, Mr..Chairman, that we <br />officially designate Mr: Floyd Getz as the board representative on the <br />Closed Basin Operating Committee. . <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: Okay. What. are the desires of the boardJ' <br /> <br />MR. VANDEMOER: I would so move. <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: Second. <br /> <br />MR. KROEGER: It has been moved by Mr. Vandemoer and seconded by Mr. <br />Fetcher that. Floyd Getz be appointed as the. board representative on <br />the Closed Basin Project Operating 'Committee. <br /> <br />All in. favor? _ (Ayes..), Those qpposed? (No response.) <br /> <br />Was that fast enough for you, Floyd? <br /> <br />MR. GETZ: I think so. I'm not sure I'm going to thank you for it. <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: ,Mr. Chairman and'membe,rs of the board, on the legislation <br /> <br />-28- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />