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I I MR. STAPLETON: MR. HAMBURG: 'l.F/~ opportunity to get a national law, a United States law, that emphasizes the participation of the states in the formation of a national water policy and that whatever language needs to be put in here to accomplish this objective should be done. Now I am not critical of the work of the Colorado Water Investigation Commission. I think it has tended to emphasize the fears and negative aspects of the things and it has not considered too much in detail the positive part. Apparently everyone has agreed that has spoken so far that we need a national water policy. That this is long overdue and that something should be done about it. We question whether this particular act accomplishes that objective. I would hope that in the action taken by the Board, that some language could be added to whatever we finally consider and adopt here that we are in favor of a national water policy: that we are in favor of an active, day-to-day partici- pation by the states in the formation and im- plementation of that policy and that this bill represents an opportunity to accomplish that general Objective." "Any other comments from members of the Board? Mr. Hamburg, can you comment for the Investigation Commission on the comments that Mr. Kuiper made as to paragraphs land 3?" "Yes, sir. I just might say a few things. It must be realized that these were only recom- mendations. As to the comment on paragraph 1 where priority of uses are set up, I think Governor Johnson has already answered that. I think the Commission was looking at it from the reclamation states viewpoint, and not necessarily saying that this should be for the whole nation but that these priorities that the states have established themselves should be recognized. I don't think there's any serious disagreement there. AS to paragraph 3, Related Land Use, if you look through the bill it talks about this