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DRAFT Colorado Water Conservation Board Action: At its November 2005 regular meeting the Board reviewed the AG's request and supporting materials provided by the CWCB staff, The Board "authorized an expenditure of up to $40,000" to fund activities associated with the three states' negotiations and to complete the pending water court proceedings involving the recharge project at the Tamarack State Wildlife Area, . Proiect Status: Steve Sims has substantially concluded his services, on behalf of the Colorado, and the iitigation account funds have been fully expended, A Finai Biological Opinion, a Final Environmentai Impact Statement and Record of Decision are expected within the next month, Ted Kowalski, of the CWCB Staff, will take now serve as the State's lead legal negotiator for the Colorado team, There have been some final duties that Mr, Sims has participated in, and the Attorney General's Office has utilized some vacancy savings to fund that work, COLORADO RIVER LITIGATION Attornev General Request: Attorney General Ken Salazar, letter dated November g, 2005, requested $250,000, to "prepare to adequately defend Colorado's allocations of the Colorado River in imminent litigation." More specifically, the letter requested funds to accumulate a comprehensive archive and library of documents related to the law of the river, create an imaging and indexing system to create a searchable database, and to pay for equipment and/or travel costs associated with this potential litigation. Colorado Water Conservation Board Action: At its November 2005 regular meeting the Board reviewed the AG's request and supporting materials provided by the CWCB staff, The Board "authorized an expenditure of up to $250,000" to fund activities associated with the "preparation for possibie litigation and the defense and protection of Colorado's allocation of water in the Colorado River," . Proiect Status: Colorado has hired a historian and has been working with an imaging consultant to assist in these activities. Negotiations that may avert litigation are ongoing, but whether the negotiations will prove successful is uncertain. .