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. 448. I "I think we should put this matter in the 'State E!1gineer's office." ' Senator Shults: "I believe that would be a v~ry simple arxl easy thing !:-o do." Mr. Beaty: Mr. Dutcher: "I think it would be Vlell for the Board to go .on record regarding the taking the underground water law from the Board's jurisdiction and placing it with the State Engineer. I so move." Mr. Dille: "I seoo rxl the motion." The motion was passed. Mr. Crawford: "I move that the budget be approved as presented. II Mr. Dille: ''1 second the motion." \Vhen put to vote, the motion was passed. Mr. Chr,isty: I 8. The Reclamation Program. "May I supplement what Royce Tipton said. I think the last Congress put us back several years and we need friends. The National Reclamation Association Board of Directors will start meeting November 5 and 6. The Convention will be held November 8, 9 PJ1d 10. It has been the policy of the N.R.A. not to talk about individual projects but I don't think it'will be possible this time to keep the FrJing~~-Arkansas and Colorado from. coming up. About all that has been done during the past year has been met with opposition. We need friends in all 17 states, not only in the . Upfer Basin States. I think we can do things if we work prOferly. John Erickson iSGoncthe N.R.A. Repayment Committee and I feel that he will represent the people of Colorado well. It seems to me the 17 western states should get behind a repayment program. By.~he time the bills go into Congress, we should. know" thai; we can do. We had better be alert to what co~es out of the Repayment Committee. I,'don't want a rePayment program brought up that' will wreck Colorad(). I think we have the symPithy of the northern:California group - they were not nearly so antagonistic as the southern Cnliforniagr,;oup. We also'need to swing Texas because thei-Kave 22 votes and I ask you to count the number of'votes in the Upfer Basin States."