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o o c..:l ~ c;t ~ the denial of a permit under certain circumstances and explained that it would be stop gap legislation, that the Arkansas Vellay had sufficient infor- mation to intelligently apply it and utilize it, that the findings of the State Engineer could be appealed, and that in his opinion Hie bill had a good charice of passage. By motion made by Mr. Nichols and seconded by Mr. J)ill~y, it was:' ... RESOLVED, lhatthe District approve House Bill 1260. House Bill 1066 for the administration of water develope~ by wells was next discussed. It was pointed out that off channel wells would not be affected. Discussion centered primarily upon the grandfather cla~se and upon motion made by Mr. Milenski, the District approved House Bill 1066 provid€d the grandfather clause would be limited to the effective date of the act. Three I'nolsll were recorded, being the votes of Messrs~ Bauserman, Ciruli and Cooper. Subsequently Mr. Cooper elaborated on his position in that in his opinion the engineer presently had authority to do what House Bill 1066 ap:- proved 3.nd that the bill would contribute nothing. Mr. Boustead pointed out that Senate Bill 93 declaring all waters to be public subject to appropriation had a poor reception and probably would not pass. Mr. Cooper next presented the current situation with reference to proposed litigation between various ditches in the lower valley and suggested that there were several possible organizatiorElto take the leadership in discussing this problem and to determine the precise points of differences and views between the parties and possible solutions, if any other than litigation; that he had discussed this matter with Mr, Milenski; that it was his thinking that the d~s- trict was more able to assume the responsibility of leadership and to make effective its suggestions than would any other existing organization in the Arkansas Valley, even though the District dO€s not encompass the entire valley. Mr. Milenski stated that he had discussed the ~atter with Mr. Danielson and agreed that the district was the logical entity to provide the necessary leadership. [t was finally considered that no such meeting should be held until the legislature had adjourned. By this time, whether or not any bill would pass would be known and the leadership provided by the District made more effective. In the interim. it was suggested that Mr. Ogilvie give consideration to some of the principles that might be advanced at such meeting. Mr. Ogilvie reported that the specifications on the 11 miles of tunnel being the main tunnel and two auxiliary tunnels would be completed by the end of the month. [t was hopeful that a con'tr,aet could be awarded in June or .July; that $10 million was tentatively :allocated in the proposed a.ppropriations for 1966 for the Fryingpan Project; that the specifications on Sugar Loaf Heser- voir could be completed by July, and a contract awarded in the late fall. He reported that most of the right-of-way had been acquired at Ruedi, that they would start the appraisal of the right-of -way for the railroad relocation at Pueblo Reservoir in the near future. He reported that any publicity that power might be dropped was false and that power was an essential part of the project although it is possible that some modifications of the existing plans would be made as the detail planning developed. Mr. Jess Smith reported on recreational potential at Ruedi Reservoir; that an agreement between the U. S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Reclamation existed with reference to recreational facilities on public forest land; and that such agreement included the Fryingpan Project. He commented on the cordial cooperation locally e}(isting between the two agencies, and specifically that the road location at Ruedi had recreational potentials and was hopeful that this .< ..'-' .,' , '. '~ ~":. ~ ~ ' ..,. ".".,..., " ',' '.,' ". . .:'-.:,: ;'-... '-:.<:\ . .~' , ','~\.. '/ :' .~,;, . " . \:~ ,I',.'...., :\'.;' ":. " ..',. .' ':, ,. \.