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<br />001759 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />IN CLOSING, I WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOTH THE STATE AND THE <br />TRIBES ARE ACUTELY AWARE OF THE CONCERNS WHICH HAVE BEEN <br />EXPRESSED BY SOME COLORADO RIVER BASIN STATES CONCERNING THE <br />ISSUE OF OFF-RESERVATION, OUT-OF-STATE USE OF WATER. IN OUR <br />VIEW, NEITHER THE AGREEMENT NOR THE LEGISLATION CONFER ANY <br />AUTHORITY ON THE TRIBES TO USE WATER OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF <br />COLORADO. IN FACT, THIS ISSUE REMAINS TO BE SETTLED BY FUTURE <br />LITIGATION AND IS NOT RESOLVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REMOVING <br />THE BARRIER OF THE NON-INTERCOURSE ACT, BY THE LEGISLATION OR <br />THE AGREEMENT. THE QUESTION OF WHETHER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS, <br />INTERSTATE COMPACTS OR INTERNATIONAL TREATIES CONTROL, <br />CONDITION, PROHIBIT, OR PERMIT THE LEASING OF THE TRIBES' WATER <br />FOR USE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IS, IN OUR VIEW, <br />UNPREJUDICED BY THE AGREEMENT OR THE LEGISLATION. <br /> <br />WHILE WE THUS BELIEVE THAT.NEUTRALITY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED <br />WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE, WE NEVERTHELESS ARE PRESENTLY <br />SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO EXPRESS IT. THIS MAY PROMPT, <br />IF WE CAN REACH AN ACCOMMODATION WITH OTHER STATES, FURTHER <br />PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENTS TO S. 1415. IF SUCH IS THE CASE, WE <br />WILL ENDEAVOR TO BRING THEM TO YOUR ATTENTION AS QUICKLY AS <br />POSSIBLE. <br /> <br />AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, I APPRECIATE THE <br />OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU. I WOULD BE PLEASED TO <br />RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS WHICH YOU MIGHT HAVE. <br /> <br />-11- <br /> <br />. I <br /> <br />"'- ,.. <br />