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<br /> <br />. '.' In some r~speets dnring the past years our water interests <br />have been well p\'oteetedi in others, negleeted, We should. formu- <br />late a eentralized and eomprehensive program of aetion with re- <br />. 'Spect to 'our diff~rent interstate streams and proeeed to carry out <br />that program step by step, . <br /> <br />"The Colorado River COUlpaetnegotiated' with the, eonsent of <br />the Federal government by the seven states drained by the CO]o' <br />rado River and I)aving for its purpose a division of tl,1e waters of <br />that river ainon~ the four upper states on the. one hand and the <br />three lower states on the other, .sMms. to effect a'division that is <br />fair and at the Same tiine gives to private andpublie eapital that <br />degr~e of eerta~nty. neerssar,y to investment in ent~rprises de- <br />pendmg upon water supply from that source, This Compaet <br />should be promJitly ratified. We' should also. seriously eonsider <br />whether the coinpaet principle may not be extended to some'of <br />our other inters~ate streams, thus saving severaldeeades of .liti- <br />gation with its aceompanying expense and delay of industrial and <br />agrieultural development.. The best time to settle 'litigation is <br />b,efore it .arises i)ut if a' fair settlement eannot, be made, thep. we <br />sho~ld take up with eonrage every weapon that the law allows <br />u~, An adequat~ appropriation should be made for the proteetion <br />of Our water int~restS,". . <br /> <br />MEMORAN):JUM OF SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS <br />BEFORE COLORADO LEGIl?LATURE <br /> <br />Date i <br />1-17-2~ <br />1.19.23, . <br />1.19,23, <br /> <br />Introdueed and. ref. to Comm. on Ag, & In, <br />Comm, orders bill printed, <br />Senate orders printed 1,500 eopies' report of <br />Commissioner for Colorado, for distribution, <br />Comm, on Printing reports bill printei\, <br />Comm, on Ag, & Irr, reports and reeommends <br />bill do pass, with certain derieal amend. <br />mentS. . <br />Senate adopts eommittee report (on seeond <br />relidinll') and reeeives Supplemental Report <br />of Commissioner for Colo. <br />ComUl, on revision and engrossing reports bill <br />revised and engrossed, " <br />Passed second reading in Senate.' . <br />Passes third reading in Senate,. (32 a;yes, no. <br />. nays, 2 ab,) <br /> <br />310 <br />655 <br /> <br />1-29-23 <br />3- 6-23 <br /> <br />. 8S7 .895 3-21.2~ <br />, <br /> <br />908 <br />,911 <br />920 <br /> <br />1 <br />3-21.21 <br /> <br />3.22.23 <br />3.23.2:\ <br /> <br />vi <br />