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<br />At its 1964 anrlu.al mee'c,\.ng i',. :i'iey<.o"c, I':yorr,ing on
<br />No\'ember 15 to 19 the vler;tern Corjferenu.. 0.t t -:'..l Council of: Stalee
<br />Governments. by resolution. urgec that L..e Gc', "rnor~ of the
<br />Western states establish a task fn:,e 'cr.!,)o2E: ,)f .. .::J)'escntatives
<br />of each of the Western Stutes to c ensi, ( : thf :orwoU_cn of a
<br />regional \"ater commission and to l',ak.e l..E '0\w\\cnua't.l.on to that
<br />conference and the Western Governors' C:rfcren~e concernillg the
<br />rules, struct.ure, and authority of such ,,~ or'Flniza'c ion. 'mat
<br />resolution went on to resolve t.ha.'C ~.as[;arJ') of chat roseJ.ut.ion
<br />should in no 'Way defer or delay tlw J.iu m,ing. au'c"ori;>.atj..on.
<br />or construction of any project.
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<br />A ,oJestern Interstate 10Jater c:onrel'cnc'? viaS held in l.as
<br />Vegas, Nevad<1 on September 16 and 17. 19&4 for: the WtL~'pose of
<br />bringing together for discussion all the \valc c le~' .:>n, in the
<br />Western States. That conference adopt.(,: u I23.)lutL'.'n '.llcg!..ng.
<br />as did the Western Conference of the Cc.l''',cL. .)( sta~c GCJvernments,
<br />that the Governors of the Iqestern Stat"J cc' C<lD '_.lsh ~ 'cask force
<br />to consicJt'~r the form;J.tion of a p€.rmancn.~ rc..:d..f). 101 '\..:,~ ;:or '::'olrm,!. GEl j 0\"\.
<br />Thut resoiution also recognized th.3.L ir'~i.lt~ItlC,1 ~~lt:,-(,n shoult; in 110
<br />\'I"y defer or delay thc iJ.censing. B\.1l:.hcn ,;,a1_; )01. or consLrnctioll
<br />of any proj ect.
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<br />On Jenuary .1.]., 1965 Governol' Hark Co _ 'jat:" lold of Ol:eqon,
<br />in hiE; caFaclty as Chairman of: the vJestern G()v(~j~nors I Conference,
<br />callecl a J1leeti..ng of a t<wk force in Po. .tlanc1 on \1arch 15 and 16
<br />to implement the resolutions referred La abovl'. The tas]<, force.
<br />cornpos:=u of representatives oJ~ eleven 1iJ':~stern ~;i:atcs, Ci.ssenlbllJQ
<br />in Portland 011 those da tes I at whi.ch t j.r:1C agLI'2('~mp.l''l \olas rCv.cl1e6
<br />that i) FQr;onunenda.tion .cl1ou.Ld be nlade to ~.h~ ~~.\~:3t.E".:' (} ("rOV(:.:cnors I
<br />Con EoreDc'-' to the effect that a permanen:. ~\"f.~G'::(' rn St;'l~;C:3 \ .alL~r
<br />Council should be est21.hJ..Lshed. ~\vo conun.i.;~tc'~~; '..101:.: f0rmf_'u \:0
<br />eva!.\late the or'Janization of SUcl1 a task 1.')re", "ncl to devise
<br />meanS of prot~ction of the areas of origin.
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<br />Th~ ~':0stern \'J()"t.er Re~Jources Ta.sl:.. '. orce met as ~.... body on
<br />June 9 irru;,.cdiately preceding the \''iestern Go' et-nors' Con['.~rer.ce in
<br />Portland. Oregon. at. ~Jh.ich time suggested rul"" of ');-']a.ni.zation
<br />were adopted and a draft of resolution to be ,'ccommend'2.c1 to the
<br />'V'lestern G:Jvcrnors I Confe.t"cnce \-:as formu lat.-Ot-! 'l'1 (? ~';(:[jt0rn
<br />Governor,,' Conf:erence then at .its meeting on .Tune 10 to 13 if'
<br />Portland adopt'cd a re.soJ.ut:i.on wheL-eby it "'i:'l";T,'!('d the cX"'"ilt:ion
<br />of a ~;Jest('rn States Wat.er Council to be e;~tauli.shec.\ i.~\ general
<br />confo!:rnj.ly w.i.th the organizat..i.onal patter) d",,'c[ope(, by th",
<br />vlestern St.ates r~eSOllrCeG 'llcsk Force. It. fu):ther plec"1}e6 to
<br />provide the su.pport to 'Jive effective n.e:m.i.ng to tbe ce','ution l)f
<br />suel, a c,"'uno:;il, including the estab11shli,~nt ();' it ,3tClII d'tlJ ccntri'l1
<br />off.ic(' t,:o be f'ilh.lllCC'cl ..tn ;)n ':U1l0unt not. l,) (';(Cl ecJ UIC' 011111 'If $150,000
<br />for the first year from equal contributIons hy each of the member
<br />States.
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