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~ 7 I At this point Director Stone called attention to the 8Il ount authorized each year by the Board for payment to the National Reclamation Association for its services in Washington on behalf of Colorado water development. It was explained that Colorado's quota of the budget of the National Reclamatio~ Association for the present year had been increased from $2,uOO to' $2,775. He said that in his judgment it would not be necessary for the Board to increase the amount. of its usual payment toward this budget, as, in his judgment, it would be possible to obtain the increased amount from various irrigation and conservancy districts over the State. It was moved by Director Stone and seconded by Mr. Dille that the Board authorize the payment of $800.00 to the National Reolamation Association for its services in behalf of the State, such amount to apply on Colorado's share of the budget of that Association for the present year. The motion was unanimousiy carried and declared adopted. Thereupon it was moved by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. Smith that the COIT~ittee heretofore appointed to appraise obligations placed upon Colorado and. see that the necessary engineering investigations and surveya are m~de in connection therewith, under the Supreme Court decision in the North Platte River case,. be continued with power to act. The motion was unanimously carried and declared passed. The Director then explained certain budgetary problema in connection with the Board' II work. He stat<ld that the compact negotiations pending on the Arkansas River had entailed the expenditures of considerable sums of money which were not provided for under the item cf "Professional Services" in the appropriation oill made by the Colorado Legislature. He emphasized that in order to carry out this compact work and, if the other work of the Board was not to be adversely affected, it would be necessary eitber to transfer funds from the "Blanket Fund" to the. "Professional Fund" or to make arrange- ments, with the approval of the Governor, the State Budget and Efficiency Commissioner and the Attorney General's office for the payment of the salaries of compact commissioners and their expenses out of the "Blanket Fund". I It wasmovea by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. Smith that the Director be authorized and directed to consult with tho Governor, the Budget and Efficiency Commissioner and the Attorney General's office for the purpose of making an adjustment of the Board'& budget in order that the salaries and expenses of the commissioMers, may be paid' out of the Blanket Fund or that an amount be transferred from that fund to the Professional Services item of the Appropriat~on~Bill. ~. ." ;<.;.- .z ~ . . .. _ -- Thereupon the Director submitted for consideration of~~he Board'~he: placing of Royce J. Tipton, Consulting Engineer for th~~Colorado Water.' , Conservation Board, on an annual retainer rather than ~~a per-diem basis. of payment for his services. Heretofore he had been p~dby. the Board: . $30.00 a day for the work actually performed on behalf ~t~the Board. It; was explained that the present arrangements had proven Uh~isfactory to Mr. Tipton as well ss to the Board. It was further expl~ed that. shortly - . . --- --.'~I'"