BOARD02298

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/1938
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

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After Mr. Debler completed his statement. Governor Ammons
introduced Attorney General Ray E. Lee of 1f}Ioming.who discussed the
problems of the Four Upper States of' the Colorado River Basin.
General Lee was followed by Deputy Attorney General Grover A. Giles
of Utah. He made special referenoe,t'to the olaims of California for
modif'ioatis of the Boulder Canyon rojeot Aot.

Thereupon. it was suggested that Royoe J. Tipton. Consulting
Engineer of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. who was one of the
engineers retained by the Faot-findiDg Committee of the Upper Basin
States. be called upon to expldn the rate prOblem as 11811 as plan of
oanprerenBive development. Mr. Tipton. with the aid of maps. pointed
out the possibility of development within the basin. commenting on
the different areas.in Colorado where such developments should be lIBde,

Mr. Tipton disoussed tilis matter at considerable length and his
stat_nt appears in the stenographie report of the meeting, .

MEETING ADJOURNED UNTIL 1:30 IN TEE AFTERNOON

THURSDAY AFTERNOON .- MAY 19. 1938

The meeting was called to order at 1=30 P. ll. by Chris
Wallrichas Vice-Chairman of the Board..

Mr. Stone was oalled upon to fUrther disouss the protest of
the Upper Colorado River Basin States agail1llt the modifioations of the
Boulder Canyon Projeot Act. He outlined the nature of the proposed
modifioations and the objeotions offered by the Upper Basin States.
A disoussion followed,

. Thereupon. Mr. Dille moved the approval of the protest. This
motion was seconded by Mr. Aspmall. After disoussion. the motion was
unanimously passed.

Mr. Stone then explained that the Fact-finding Committee of the
Upper Basin States determined that it would be neoessary to expend
approximately $6.000.00 in developing the plan of oonprehansiTe develop-
ment of the Colorado River Basin end lIOr1d.ng out a plen of comprehensive
developJOOnt, lII'laning an expenditure of approximatel.y $1,500 by eaoh ef
the Four States. .

Thereupon, Mr. Foster moved that this Board authorize the
expenditure'of $1500.00 on behalf of the State of Colorado. This
motion was seoonded by Mr. Bailll7. Arter disoussion the motion was
unanimously passed and the expendit1!re of $1,500, being Colorado'S
share of the $6,000 neoessary tor- the work of the Fact-findmg- Commi tt.ee
of the Upper Basin States, ns dulr authorbed~