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WARD H. FISCHER (1929-1996) FISCHER, BROWN & GUNN, P.c. WILLIAM H. BROWN ATTORNEYS AT LAW MAILING ADDRESS POST OFFICE BOX a FORT COLLINS, CO 80522. MARGARET A. (MEG) BROWN MARGARET A. ALTHOFF EIGHTH FLOOFl . FIRST TOWER 215 WESf OAK STREET FORT COlLLlNS. COLORADO 80521 RECEIVED JAN 1 1 1999 TELEPHONE 970/407-9000 WILLIAM C. GUNN WILLIAM R. FISCHER FAX 970/407-1055 January 4, 1999 Colorado Water Conservation Board Colorado Water Conservation Board 721 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver Colorado 80203 Ladies and Gentlemen: We are the attorneys for the Julesburg Irrigation District (the "District"). In our opinion the District is authorized to enter into the Loan Contract with the State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Conservation Board (hereinafter the "State") for the rehabilitation of the Harmony Ditch No.1 diversion structure, and to borrow from the State the sum of$51O,469.00 for that purpose. We are further of the opinion: 1. That the contract will be duly executed by officers of the District who are duly elected or appointed and are authorized to execute the contract and to bind the District. We are basing this opinion on the Certificate of the Secretary, attached, certifying the acting President and Secretary of the district, and on the attached resolution designating those persons as the ones to execute the contract. 2. That the resolution of the District authorizing the execution and delivery of the contract was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the District. We base this opinion on the minutes of the meeting, copy attached hereto, of the Board of Directors of the District, held on December 30, 1998, thilt record that the Resolution was properly placed before the Board, considered and approved. 3. That there are no provisions in the Colorado Constitution or any other state or local law that prevent this contract from binding the District.