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<br />001749 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ATTORNEY G~NERAL WOODARD'S ORAL TESTIMONY <br />BEFORE THE <br />SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS <br />AND THE <br />WATER AND POWER SUBCOMMITTEE <br />ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE <br />UNITED STATES SENATE <br />CONCERNING <br />S. 1415 <br />THE COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1987 <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. <br />DECEMBER 3, 1987 <br /> <br />MR, CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES, IT IS A <br />PLEASURE FOR ME TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY TO EXPRESS GOVERNOR <br />ROY ROMER'S AND MY UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR S. 1415. THIS <br />LEGISLATION WILL IMPLEMENT THE COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS <br />FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS EXECUTED ON DECEMBER 10, <br />1986, BY THE TWO TRIBES, THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE, AND 10 <br />WATER USER ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO. <br /> <br />APPEARING WITH ME TODAY ARE MR. J. WILLIAM McDoNALD, <br />DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, AND MR. IVAL <br />GOSLIN, A CONSULTANT TO THE COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER <br />DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. THESE TWO GENTLEMEN HAVE BEEN AMONG THE <br />PRINCIPAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO DURING THE <br />SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE <br />LEGISLATION WHICH IS BEFORE YOU, <br /> <br />5405E <br /> <br />M ' <br />