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<br /> <br />Mr, Leon Bernstein, Deputy Director, Division of Colorado River <br />Resources, State of Nevada. May I suggest that may be premature at <br />this time, he is still officially designated as the PSIAC representative <br />from the State of Nevada except that the Governor has not taken the <br />measures to appoint someone to replace him. Officially he still is <br />the designated member, <br /> <br />Colonel Vandenberg, I see. <br />action off to the next meeting. <br /> <br />Under those circumstance we'll pass that <br />He is still working in Nevada? <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Mr, Bernstein, Yes, he is. He is the General Manager of the Las <br />Vegas Valley Water District. <br /> <br />Colonel Vandenberg. I will withdraw that premature suggestion. <br />I think it's something for the Committee to consider. Among other <br />things, Don has always made the reservations and the schedule for <br />the December meeting. We ~ave to make sure that important action <br />is covered whether ,he ,continues to do it or whether someone else <br />takes it on. : . <br /> <br />9. <br /> <br /> <br />E, Steiner, State Water En ineer and <br />a WaterCoIiun1Ssion, 'What Is Arizona <br />!iems?" <br /> <br />Mr, Steiner's presentation is inclosed. See PART C - ATTACHMENTS. <br /> <br />Colonel Vandenberg. Wes, on behalf of the Committee I would like <br />to thank you for a very interesting and useful report. I would say <br />that one thing you have not done is to generate a number of contestants <br />for your job. <br /> <br />Mr. Gooch. Wes, I would like you to speak a little about the <br />retirement of the agricultural acreages. How is that accomplished? <br />Is this through status and law, or is it voluntary, or just what <br />vehicle do you use to bring this about? <br /> <br />Mr. Steiner. Well, what has happened to date Buz, has been on the <br />initiative of mainly the mining and power companies and more recently <br />the cities to purchase and without power of condemnation or least with <br />exercising it. I think the mines and power companies ~on't have the <br />authority of condemnation in Arizona. The city does, .hut the city <br />to date, the City of Tucson, .to date has not exercised that power. <br />So its been strictly a voluntary basis. A great deal ,and I think <br />there is considerable misunderstanding of this even within parts of <br />Arizona. We are having negotiations going on with a number of our <br />Indian Tribes now and they are concerned that their developmept may <br />be in jeporady because of continued growth in the state, in other areas <br />in the state, and there seems to be a lack of understanding that a ' <br />~ery great deal of the growth that's taking place now is taking place <br />at the expense of agriculture, An example of that, the Salt River <br /> <br />{ <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, toO, <br /> <br />B-lO <br />