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<br />changes in 97 such as you suggest by removal of definitions or <br />changing the word "divert" to "appropriate" and adding "acquisition". <br />would you still have grave doubts as to its constitutionality? <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: Yes. I don't think there is any way you can amend it to <br />get around section 6 of the constitution. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Geissinqer: You believe then that they are so closely related <br />that you have to consider them together? <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: Yes. <br /> <br />Mr. Stapleton: I think in further explanation of this motion. that <br />doesn't mean that there won't be amendments that ~~. Sparks will <br />testify in favor of and so forth, but if we waited for all the lawyers <br />to get in agreement with the amendments we would have a continuous <br />meeting all during the legislative session. All right. if there are <br />no further questions. all in favor of the motion will signify by <br />saying "aye" - opposed. "no." The resolution is unanimously carried <br />and Larry will carry out those instructions. <br /> <br />The next item on the agenda is the proposed statement of the state of <br />Colorado in connection with the report of the National Water commission. <br />Now for some of you who may not have been ~t the meeting in January, <br />the board had asked that our presentation be postponed from the Phoenix <br />meeting to the Washington meeting and thil,t the Governor' be encouraged <br />to make the presentation at the Washington' meeting. We are"informed <br />by Mr. Sparks that the Governor will be in washington to 'present that <br />statement. With that background. where do we stand on the statement <br />itself and the procedures with this hearing? <br /> <br />Mr. Sparks: Following the last bc~rd meeting. I met with the Governor <br />and expressed to him the desires' of the board and th'e Colorado Water <br />Congress that the Governor himself make the statement before the <br />National Water Commission. I gave him a summary of the commission <br />report that we went over at the last meeting. I told him that it <br />contained points of agreement as far as the board and the Water Con- <br />gress were concerned.' He looked it. over and 'stated he coii.id concur <br />with the main provisions of the summary. A statement was th~ri' <br />drafted incorporating most of the points that we~e in that memorandu~. <br />. ,- r <br />.'. "'\. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I went over early this morriingand met briefly with'the ,Governor - <br />I ..,. , . ,. <br />first ,to be sure that he didn't break his leg on purpose 'so 'that he , <br />wolildn't have to go to, Washington. and seccndly; to find' out if he ' <br /> <br />''-16- <br />