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31 2. Reservoir Projects in San Luis Valley. including Wgaon Wheel Gap Reservoir on Rio Grande River, $11.000.000; and on tlIe Conej os River. either the Granite Reservoir, $3.655.000, 0;: both the Mogote end Platon. Reservo~rs, combined cost $1,355.000. as selected ,by proponents. 3. Reservail" Projects in Eastern Colorado. including Apishapa. Long's Canyon. and Wray, aggregate oost $1,607,000; and including Caddoa Reservoir, looal d~e costs $5.000.000, of whioh. if proposed bill passes. 1001101 interests will pay 30% ar $1.500.000. 4. Investigation Projeots. inoluding Underground Waters and the effeot on existing uses of surface waters in the Rio Grande. Arkansas, Republican, and South Platte Basins in Colorado, where aoute problems are resulting from pumping operations. ~ds required $275.000; and inoluding an investigation and report of the proposed Gunnison- Arkansas Transmountain Diversion. with a.1l features necessary far the proteot!. on of p resent and prospeotive uses of water in the Gunnison Basin, funds required $225.000. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that oopies of this resolution be forwarded to each member of Colorado I s Congressional delegati on; that a meeting be arranged. at the earliest possible date. with Mr. Geo. M. Bull. State PWA. Engineerj ..and that representatives and:prDpanEinj;.s.qf.cthe said.recOlllltlended projects be advised of said meeting and be inviteq.to ,attend." On motion of Mr. Dille, seoonded by Judge O'ROl11"ke. the foregoing resolution was duly adopted mid by the Chairman deolared passed. There then followed a discussion of the survey on the proposed Gunnison_Arkansas Diversion. Mr. Stone explained what had been done on this matter'. After suoh disoussion. it was moved by Mr. Dille end seoonded by:Mr. Aspinall that the Board give Mr. Stone a vote 'of cQnfidenoe and approval of his aotions and polioies in respect to the questian of the survey of the proposed Gunnison-Arkansas Transmountain Diversion and support him in the polioy that he has adopted. After <l.isoussion, such motion was unanimously passed and apprOTed. It was moved by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. Dille that the engineering department of the Board be authorized to prooeed with suoh engineering studies for the l1Iebrallka.;;oWyoming oase as may be oonsidered necessary by the Attorney General and by this Board for proteo-lian of' Colorado's interests. After disoussian. said motion was duly. passed and adopted.